On the 25th day of the war, after the deadline for the ceasefire was reached, India and Pakistan launched almost simultaneous attacks.

Of course, it was the Air Force that started the attack first.

As before, the Indian Air Force was absent after a symbolic sortie of fighter jets to engage the Pakistani Air Force.

Why?

I can't beat it.

In just a few air battles in the morning, the Indian Air Force lost more than 10 fighters, while the Pakistani Air Force suffered zero losses.

It's not that the Indian Air Force doesn't give strength, but it can't.

So far, the Indian Air Force has lost almost 300 fighters, and more than 150 fighters have been shot down in the air alone!

What is this concept?

Having left behind the necessary forces to defend against China, the Indian Air Force no longer has fighters to call on.

In fact, all the fighters sent by the Indian Air Force to Kashmir at that time were drawn from the east!

Although the Indian Air Force has not announced its combat losses, and the Indian authorities have not admitted that it has lost the ability to seize the entire air space, according to some information released after the war, the Indian Air Force has basically lost the ability to compete with the Pakistani Air Force for air supremacy 20 days after the start of the war.

In addition, the Indian Air Force suffered extremely serious non-combat losses.

What?

According to inexact statistics, in these more than 20 days of fighting, about 30 Su-30MKI alone fell!

What is this concept?

In total, the Indian Air Force lost about 140 Su-30MKI at that time, almost half of which were blown up on the ground, so that they fell in the air and were almost as good as those shot down.

In addition, of the remaining Su-30MKI, two-thirds are largely incapacitated due to the lack of necessary maintenance.

Comparatively, the American vs. French fighters were slightly better.

At that time, in the Indian Air Force, the sortie rate of French fighters was the highest.

Only, it's not that French fighters are of the best quality.

Why?

Because the French fighters of the Indian Air Force, especially the Rafale, are almost all concentrated in the eastern region and are not involved in the fighting against Pakistan.

That is, the sorties of these French fighters were not large in the first place.

Because there were not much combat losses, the intact rate of the French fighters was higher.

As for the American fighters, the main thing is that they are of excellent quality.

You know, in terms of sorties, the F-16E/F surpasses the Su-30MKI, while the F-16E/F is far better than the Su-30MKI.

Why?

India is able to get enough spare parts!

At that time, the main assistance provided by the United States to India was to ensure that India's F-16E/F fleet was in the best condition.

To this end, the United States has provided India with hundreds of additional engines.

Of course, the American personnel in India have also been extremely helpful, especially the American technical experts who work for Hindustan Aeronautics.

Suffice it to say that without the support of the United States, the F-16E / F fleet would not have performed much better than the Su-30MKI.

It's a pity that India's industrial strength is really poor.

Despite the full support of the United States, Hindustan Aeronautics has not been able to increase the production efficiency of the F-16E/F!

In these more than 20 days, Hindustan Aeronautics has delivered only 15 F-16E/F to the Indian Air Force.

Of these, at least 9 were built before the war, and only need to be tested for the final time.

That is, in almost a month, Hindustan Aeronautics produced only 6 F-16E/F.

Is this efficiency considered high?

Of course, with the capabilities of Hindustan Airlines, it is indeed very high.

You know, in normal times, there will definitely be no more than 4 planes per month, and generally around 3 planes.

However, when compared horizontally, it is frighteningly low.

During the same period, Pakistan Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation delivered nine new JF-20s and 22 JF-17s to the Air Force, and at least five more JF-20 and 14 JF-17s were delivered within a few days.

In addition, during this period, Pakistan aircraft manufacturing companies repaired at least 40 damaged fighters.

Of course, the Pakistan aircraft manufacturing company can not have this ability, and it is inseparable from the support of Huaxia.

According to the information disclosed after the war, during the war, at least 500 personnel from China, especially engineers and technical experts, worked in the Pakistan Aircraft Manufacturing Company, helping the Pakistan Aircraft Manufacturing Company to improve production efficiency, and even directly participated in the production work.

Of course, the same is true in other ways.

For example, in terms of ground equipment.

Pakistan's state-run arsenal delivered nearly 100 Khalid 2s to the army in more than 20 days, and all of them have reached combat status.

In addition, the Pakistani Arsenal repaired hundreds of damaged tanks, most of which were captured Indian tanks.

What about India?

Not a single tank was produced!

In more than 20 days, India also repaired only more than 100 tanks, and most of them were slightly damaged, and almost all of the seriously damaged tanks were directly abandoned.

Why not fix it?

There is no ability to do that, and there are no critical spare parts that must be repaired.

According to post-war statistics, at least two-thirds of the T-90S lost by the Indian Army could be repaired, but they were directly abandoned by the Indian Army.

Funnily enough, many of these tanks abandoned by the Indian army fell into the hands of the Pakistani army.

At that time, the Pakistani army repaired many captured Indian tanks, which were originally intended to be used by combat units.

It is also true that part of it was handed over to combat units, but the response was very bad.

After the war, Pakistan maintained these captured tanks and then brought them to the international market as second-hand goods, mainly for African and other countries.

In addition, Pakistan has modified some of its tanks to act as heavy infantry fighting vehicles.

Interestingly, some of the second-hand tanks sold by Pakistan eventually returned to the Indian army, and they were used by the Indian army for decades.

The main thing, of course, is the T-90S.

Why did India buy these second-hand tanks?

Cheap.

In addition, there is maintenance equipment for the T-90S in India, so routine maintenance is much easier.

It is not difficult to see from this that India simply does not have the basic strength to conduct a large-scale war.

It can be said that without foreign assistance, India would not have been able to turn the tide of the war, let alone defeat Pakistan, and it would be nice to be able to hold the current line of defense.

So, is it possible for India to receive foreign aid in the short term?

In other words, what does India do to get foreign aid?

Clearly, India needs a victory, and only by winning on the battlefield can the United States and Japan be convinced that India still has a chance to win.

It can be seen that this is precisely the fundamental reason why the Indian army chose to take the initiative to attack.

It's just that with the strength of the Indian army, it is almost impossible to achieve a decisive victory, let alone take the initiative to attack.

Judging from the situation at that time, the Indian army fought a defensive battle, and maybe there was a little more hope.