ajay_ijn said:
PAF forget about 5000 SAMs but do u know the cost of 500 Long Range SAMs.
I think by Long Range SAMs u mean greater than 100km,
If u take the cost of S-300(Generally people think russian weapons are cheaper.),A Single S-300 System which consists of 12 Launchers costs 166 Million Dollars.
For 500 Launchers it costs somewhere about 7 Billion Dollars.
Is it possible for Pakistan to afford 7 Billion Dollars for just Air Defence.
P.A.F said:
you have to keep in mind that pakistan already has many SAMs. we however need quality long range SAMs. by the way do you have any idea of how much 5000+ SAMs would cost us. 500 long range SAMs would do perfectly to fit a already very tight budget.
SAM's can do half of the work which the fighter aircrafts do i.e overcoming the thread of aircrafts i think some types of SAM's are locally produced in WAH but we also have cortale and SA-2 for air defence WAH has to produce some long range SAM's that will help in the over all defence of the forces
Pakistani, Surface To Air Missile (SAM)
SA-2 Surface To Air Missile
Class: Medium Range, Surface to Air Missile System
Origin: China Length: 10.7 meters
Diameter: 70.0 cm
Tail Span: 54.0 cm
Weight: 2300.0 Kg
Warhead: 130 Kg High Explosive
Propulsion: Solid Propellant Booser with Liquid Propellant Sustainer
Guidance: Radio Command
Max Speed: 3.5 Mach
Max Range: 60 KM
Ceiling: 85,000 feet
Cortale Surface To Air Missile
Mobile, Automatic, All Weather Surface to Air Missile System
Origin: France
Length: 2.94 Meters
Diameter: 16.0 Cm
Weight: 80.0 Kg
Warhead: 15 Kg High Explosive
Propulsion: Single Stage Solid Propellant
Guidance: Command to Line of Sight
Max Speed: 2.3 Mach
Max Range: 11 KM
Reload Time: 2 min Intercept Range: 10.000m max or 500m min
Anza Mk I, II, III
Class: Manpad, Short range Anti Aircraft Missile
Origil: KRL, Pakistan Length: 1.5 meters
Diameter: 07.2 cm
Weight: 15.0 Kg
Warhead: 0.37 Kg Shaped Charge
Propulsion: Solid Propellant
Guidance: I R Homing
Mistral
In addition to these missiles PAF & Air Defence Command also use French made Mistral missiles with following details avalible
Max Speed: 3.5 Mach
Max Range: 6.0 KM
Warhead: 130 Kg High Explosive