In fact, the Indian Air Force has been planning an offensive, which can also be said to be a Jedi counterattack.

According to the original plan, the offensive was supposed to be carried out after the start of the ground war, in order to crush Pakistan in one fell swoop, or to be precise, destroy the Pakistani command system, and deprive the Pakistani army of unified command, thus laying the foundation for victory in the ground war.

It's just a pity that it must now be implemented in advance.

What offense?

The bombing of Fort *** is precisely the bombing of strategic targets such as the Prime Minister's Office, the General Staff of the Three Services, the Army Headquarters, the National Television Station, and the National Communications Center.

As long as the bombing is successful, the Pakistani army will be paralyzed.

The question is, is it that easy?

India has been preaching that New Delhi's air defense circle is world-class and the most powerful air defense network in South Asia, but unfortunately it is not at all.

If you really want to say it, the air defense circle of Fort *** is world-class.

Initially, Pakistan did not pay much attention to the air defense of the capital, or rather, there was no way to do so, after all, the country was too poor to buy too many anti-aircraft weapons.

After the Third Indo-Pakistani War, the Pakistani army's combat plans included the relocation of the capital during the war.

To put it bluntly, if the capital can't be defended, it can only give up.

The reason is also very simple, *** fort is too close to India.

It was only in this century that the situation changed.

Initially, Pakistan only imported some field air defense systems from China to enhance the air defense of military installations near the capital.

Subsequently, Pakistan began to introduce the Huaxia HQ-9 air defense system.

This air defense system is closely related to the Russian S300 and was once considered an imitation of the S300.

From the outside, it does look like it.

It's just that the inner stuff is completely different from the two.

To put it simply, the HQ-9 adopts a much better missile than the S300, and in terms of guidance, it is more like the American "Patriot" anti-aircraft missile.

Of course, the original model, the HQ-9A, had a significant shortcoming, with a range of only 120 km.

In fact, strictly speaking, this range is not short.

You know, the range of the "Patriot" 2 is only 80 kilometers.

It's just that for the US military, the main force of air defense is not anti-aircraft missiles, but fighters, so there is no problem with the range of anti-aircraft missiles being a little closer.

For other countries, especially those that do not have many advanced fighters, anti-aircraft missiles are the workhorse, so range is crucial.

It is precisely for this reason that Pakistan has only symbolically purchased a set of HQ-9A to strengthen the capital's air defense circle.

It was not until the advent of the HQ-9B that Pakistan found Huaxia again.

Compared with the HQ-9A, the biggest improvement of the HQ-9B is the use of a new missile with a range of 200 kilometers, and the corresponding adjustments to the radar and other fire control systems, and the addition of data link equipment to the missile, which can theoretically be guided by a third-party platform.

In fact, this is also the reason why Pakistan is interested in the HQ-9B.

Why?

As long as the ZDK-05 is equipped with supporting data link equipment, the ZDK-05 can be used to guide the anti-aircraft missile operation, so as to maximize the range of the missile.

Of course, Pakistan has done just that.

The HQ-9B also has a very unique advantage, that is, it adopts a modular system, which can easily and cheaply increase combat effectiveness by replacing modules.

In other words, when a new missile is developed, it is only the missile itself that needs to be replaced.

Have missiles with a longer range?

Of course.

During the Iraqi civil war, the HQ-9C was successfully developed.

This missile, with a maximum range of 400 kilometers when using a high-throw trajectory, is on par with the S400 and is one of the world's largest anti-aircraft missiles.

It's just that Huaxia did not sell such missiles to the outside world.

In China, the HQ-9C is used in conjunction with the HQ-19A, which specializes in anti-missile interception, and three years ago it became the main air defense weapon in the Chinese capital.

Of course, this kind of air defense system is also frighteningly expensive, and one set costs billions of dollars.

Obviously, a country like Pakistan, simply can't afford it.

What to do?

Two years ago, the Pakistan Air Force, after weighing up, still purchased some HQ-9C from Huaxia, and it is two types of missiles, namely the air defense type and the anti-missile type, the latter has the same performance as the PAC-3, which is a terminal anti-missile missile with relatively limited defense capabilities.

Of course, the price is also much cheaper.

It's just that Pakistan only procures missiles.

After the purchase of these missiles, Pakistan began to upgrade the existing HQ-9B air defense system, mainly by installing the corresponding command and control equipment.

To put it simply, it is to use the HQ-9C missile with the system of the HQ-9B.

The biggest advantage of this is that it can greatly reduce the cost of equipment procurement, and if one set is completed, it can save at least two billion US dollars.

The disadvantage, in fact, is obvious, that is, the combat effectiveness is definitely worse than the original HQ-9C system.

Of course, for Pakistan, it is enough.

The point is that with the purchase of 1 HQ-9C, 2 sets of HQ-9B can be modified, and the comprehensive combat capability of the latter is obviously above the former.

The most important thing is that Pakistan's opponent is India, and the Indian Air Force is just like that.

At the same time as the modification of the HQ-9B, the Pakistan Air Force also began to upgrade four ZDK-05s, and four of them were deployed in the north.

In conjunction with these 4 ZDK-05s, the performance of the HQ-9B can be brought to the limit.

At the beginning of the year, Pakistan also transferred another HQ-9B originally deployed in Karachi to strengthen the capital's air defense.

That is, there are 2 sets of HQ-9B in the vicinity of Fort ***.

In addition, at Fort *** there are at least 4 battalions of field air defense systems, as well as about 500 older long-range anti-aircraft missiles.

Interestingly, Pakistan also deployed almost 2000 anti-aircraft guns!

Of course, almost all of them were anti-aircraft guns of small and medium calibers, some of which were still field platforms.

In fact, this is also the current situation of the Pakistani army.

In order to maintain the necessary size of the force, there is not enough money to purchase new equipment, so a large number of obsolete weapons and equipment can only be retained.

In terms of defense density, that is, the density of deployment of missiles and anti-aircraft guns, the air defense circle of Fort *** is not the strongest.

Relatively speaking, it is somewhat worse than the New Delhi air defense circle.

It's just that in terms of air defense combat capabilities, it is obviously a big step higher.

In fact, just 2 sets of HQ-9B are enough for the Indian Air Force to retreat.

Blow up these two escaped HQ-9B?

Not to mention how big the losses are, does the Indian Air Force have this capability?

Let's not forget that the Indian Air Force simply does not have anti-aircraft suppression fighters, nor does it have advanced suppression weapons.

Although when purchasing the F-16E/F, India purchased some "Hamm" anti-radiation missiles and dozens of electronic warfare pods, but the F-16E/F is not an air defense suppression fighter at all, and to deal with the HQ-9B air defense system is basically equivalent to sending it to death.

How will the Indian Air Force fight this battle?