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At present, Pakistan has been equipped with J-10C fighter jets provided by China, but in the main force of the country's air force, F16 still plays an important role, because Pakistan's F16 fighter jets have almost the best record in the world. It even shot down 15 opponent fighter jets. During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan, with the help of the United States, obtained the first batch of F16s and performed well in actual combat. It is no wonder why Pakistan still plans to continue to upgrade the F16 after having the J-10C. reason.
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In the US equipment system, the F16 is not an advanced model. After all, the F15 is a high-end fighter . The F16 is just a cheap model. Its main function is actually ground attack. After all, the United States has He stated that not a kilogram of his F15 is designed for ground attack. In the early days, the F15 was dedicated to air combat, so who would be responsible for the ground attack mission? Therefore, American General and Lockheed Martin developed the F16. Because it is a mud-legged fighter, the cheaper the F16, the better. Performance comes second. The key is to be able to produce it in large quantities.
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In addition to being widely equipped with the US military, the F16 is also exported to other countries in large quantities. The total output is more than 4,700 aircraft. It is the fourth-generation aircraft with the largest production volume in the world. It is estimated that even the United States has not expected that the F16 is a mud-leg fighter. , but was able to achieve a counterattack. It not only shot down enemy aircraft many times in actual combat, but also successfully simulated shooting down its competitor F15 in exercises, proving its strength. Pakistan was also the first U.S. ally to equip F16 fighter jets , and had rich practical experience. It was precisely because of this that Pakistan later purchased additional F16s. However, due to the deterioration of U.S.-Pakistan relations, the United States withheld the F16s that originally belonged to Pakistan until After the outbreak of the war in Afghanistan, the United States needed to use Pakistan to transport troops and supplies to the US military bases in Afghanistan before resuming the supply of F16s. Many of these recovered fighters were already second-hand fighters, but Pakistan still did not dislike them. .
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Since the Pakistan Air Force likes the F16 so much, why does it want to purchase the Chinese J-10C? Even though the F16 has been discontinued, the number of this fighter aircraft is huge, so it is not difficult to buy second-hand F16s from other countries. Why did Pakistan choose the J-10C in the end? The reason is very simple, because India has already obtained the Rafale fighter . As one of the most advanced models among the fourth-generation aircraft, the F16 no longer has many advantages, and the J-10C can cope with it well, so India purchased the Rafale . This is the main reason why Pakistan chose the J-10C. In addition, the United States is planning to move the F16 production line to India. For this purpose, it has also specially launched the F21 fighter jet, which is actually a special Indian version of the F16, focusing on strengthening its stealth capabilities. The avionics level has also been upgraded to the level of F16V. If India agrees, This means that the F16 in the hands of Pakistan, its mortal enemy, is far more advanced than its own, which is also unacceptable to the Pakistan Air Force. Compared with the F16, the only regret of the J-10C is the lack of actual combat experience. Since the Pakistan Air Force has chosen this fighter, It is enough to prove that it still trusts China, so the J-10C will definitely not disappoint Pakistan's expectations.
