In the 1950s and 1960s, India began to continuously invade our country's territory. Even in 1962, Indian troops brazenly invaded our country's borders, and our country was forced to launch a self-defense counterattack.
However, the direction of the war was not as confident as India showed before the war. It took only more than a month for our army to defeat the Indian army in full, leaving a deep shadow on the Indian soldiers. After the end of the war, many international military experts were puzzled. India's air force was in the leading position in Asia, but in this battle between the two sides, India did not dispatch the air force at all, but just watched the army be beaten.
Is the Indian Air Force really that powerful? And why would they rather be defeated than dispatch air force?
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What is the real level of the Indian Air Force html
After the end of the Sino-Indian war, made India a huge laughing stock in the international community . This country, which once claimed to be the third in the world, was completely repelled by the Chinese army in just over a month.
Not only that, after the Sino-Indian war, India suffered heavy losses, and even many Indian soldiers, was so scared that they were afraid to move whenever they heard the name of the Chinese army.
However, such a vulnerable Indian army still claims that itself has the most powerful air force in Asia.
The crazy words India made this time are really credible. India's air force strength is not only relatively powerful in Asia, but can even be said to be at the international frontier level.
The predecessor of the Indian Air Force was the auxiliary team of " Royal Air Force ". In 1947, India gained independence from British colonial rule, and after that, India retained the original strength of the British Air Force .
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Indian Air Force inherits the legacy left by Britain on this land. has many British fighters, and their strength is very strong. , such as: Hunter fighter, Vampire fighter, Storm fighter, and British Canberra bomber , etc. It is not difficult to understand that
has such a good air force foundation, and it is not difficult to understand that the Indian air force has strong strength. With this innate advantage, India does not have to work from scratch at all, but directly surpasses many countries.
At the same time, in addition to the performance and advancedness of the fighter jets, another very important factor in is the level and quality of the pilot.
In theory, India, which had just ended its colonial rule in 1947, should not care about strengthening the training of the air force, and its overall strength naturally could not keep up.
But India has adopted very vigorous and effective measures in this regard. directly trains pilots in war . No matter how good it is, go to the battlefield first, and what is eliminated by war is effective.
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Shortly after India gained independence, started a war with neighboring countries Pakistan , which is the first India-Pakistan conflict.
India inherited the British air force, and Pakistan's air force equipment also comes from the United Kingdom. Therefore, the two countries are comparable in strength. The war between also lasted for a long time, giving India a good opportunity to exercise.
In 1960, the United Nations carried out a series of security operations in Congo , and India also sent its own air force as the "peacekeeping force" of the United Nations.
India's move aims to actively demonstrate its image as a great power and to give its air force a good opportunity to exercise. India's "learning" of the air force in the war has proved to be very effective.
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1961, India recovered the Goa region from Portugal, directly used all its air force, and directly suppressed the other side in the battle with Portugal. finally made Portugal flee.
To be honest, in India in the 1960s, really took some thought on the Air Force.
They do not have the ability to continuously develop new models, but with their close relationship with the UK, India has spent a lot of money on the Air Force to continuously update its own air force.
In this way, India has not only a powerful advanced fighter jet, but also is not careless or backward in terms of pilot equipment. can indeed be regarded as the air force leading.
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Compared with this, the strength of our country's air force at that time, was actually not particularly advanced. Before
, our air force was supported by the Soviet Union. Then our engineers were also constantly studying and developed some excellent fighter jets, such as the MiG-15, MiG-17 and J-5 , J-6 , etc.
Later, due to the breakdown of Sino-Soviet relations, the Soviet Union removed all technical personnel in China, which greatly restricted the development of my country's aviation industry.
Judging from the development process of our country, such achievements and development speed can be considered good. However, when faced the Indian Air Force, which had a good history, our country was not fully sure to win.
In this way, in contrast to the strength of this kind, it seems even more strange. Why doesn’t India use its own air force when fighting against our army?
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reveals the secret of not conducting air combat in India
In fact, according to later analysis by military experts, there are three main considerations and reasons why India did not dispatch its air force during the Sino-Indian war.
First of all, is due to the special problem of the combat geographical environment.
This Sino-Indian war was in the border areas of the two countries, and the average terrain here was very high, especially the famous Himalayas , with an altitude of more than 7,000 meters.
In this environment, various uncertain factors such as strong wind, rain and snow often occur . The life safety of the pilot cannot be guaranteed, and flying the aircraft itself also has very dangerous uncertainty.
This section of airspace has not been driven by aircraft, but history has confirmed the sinister geographical environment in this area.
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During World War II , the Japanese army cut off the only land channel for international rescue of China: Yunnan-Burma Highway , , so China and the United States, as the anti-fascist alliance , jointly opened up a " hump route ".
This route takes off from Assam in northeastern India, then passes through the Himalayas and finally transports to in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, which happens to go through the Sino-Indian border area. The reason why the route
is named "Camel" is very appropriate to the pilot's actual driving process. Since the materials cannot pass through high altitude areas with too high altitudes, the flight of the aircraft must be as close to the mountains as possible.
However, the mountains along the route are not only extremely high at an altitude, but also have very uneven heights. Therefore, the pilots interspersed between the undulating mountains, and the entire route is very similar to the twin peaks of camels. Although flight close to the mountains is complicated, it also avoids many unexpected situations that may occur at high altitudes in .
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Despite this, the voyage of is still very difficult to . During the flight, various strong airflows and rainy weather were encountered, making it difficult for the plane to maintain stability in flight.
, sometimes the aircraft cannot be controlled by the pilot at all, but can only sway with the strong airflow. Such a heavy aircraft still carries heavy cargo. In this airflow, the aircraft is like a balloon, and sometimes even hits a mountain.
Although the delivery of materials in World War II finally completed the mission, was considered too dangerous, so this route was not used since then.
Moreover, there is another geographical factor that cannot be ignored. The Himalayas are at the junction of the earth's crust and are squeezed by plates. The height of continues to increase, which causes the surrounding airflow environment to change.
Therefore, is still a very difficult-to-determined in the high altitude environment in the Himalayas, and it is even a problem that has not been overcome in the international aviation field today.
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For the above considerations, India in the 160s did not dare to take this risk . In uncertain circumstances, with extremely high losses, we fought this air war with China.
In addition to this extremely important natural reason, there is another factor with a huge impact. is the wrong judgment of the Indian army on the battlefield situation.
India has invaded our country's territory not a day or two, but it has happened frequently in the past few years before the two countries' head-on wars. They have been constantly testing our country's bottom line and have even been gaining momentum.
At that time, New China was founded , and the country was in chaos. my country needed a peaceful and stable domestic environment. Coupled with the previous war of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, the attitude towards India was: hopes to resolve disputes peacefully through negotiation.
India not only did not appreciate it, but instead regarded it as a manifestation of fear of the Chinese army. Therefore, when China really sent troops, they were a little caught off guard, but at the same time they did not take China seriously.
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After all, At that time, India claimed to be the third largest country in the world . No country in Asia made them feel scared. The proud India believes that it can deal with the Chinese army with its own strength alone.
In fact, the Indian army is very vulnerable. had only been fighting with our country for half a day. India was hit by our army and collapsed. Most of the 7th Brigade of the Indian Army, which was praised by India, were directly annihilated by our army.
Because our army's offensive momentum was very strong, it was not until our country completely defeated the Indian army troops that invaded the border that India regretted it.
When the Indian side found that the situation was not very beneficial to them, it used C-47 and An-12 transport aircraft, and airdropped materials to its army troops.
But when these transport aircraft arrived at their destination, found that the Indian army had been beaten by our country and retreated to nowhere.
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At that time, Indian Air Force Chief of Staff Saberot Mukherjee was very angry about this and said that he did not understand why the Army did not inform the Air Force in advance.
It is precisely because of the arrogant and arrogant Indian Army that they did not call , which had power, in time, resulting in the situation on the entire battlefield, as if the space and the army were completely isolated, and they did not achieve the due cooperation at all.
On November 11, 1962, our artillery troops went deep into the hinterland of the Indian positions. With the tactics of firepower coverage, bombed all major important airports and other aerospace facilities in India, making , leaving the Indian Air Force no longer able to take action.
If the Indian military's pride and arrogance is an important reason why they did not use the air force, then there are actually many rational voices within the Indian military. Some people have long reminded the Indian side that they believe that the strength of the Chinese army cannot be underestimated.
So, India insists on not using the Air Force, and there is another reason, is due to the wrong information received from the United States.
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Until the eve of the war between the two countries, India still did not understand the actual situation in China. Therefore, India's knowledge of China's domestic air force at this time all came from US intelligence.
At that time, the US CIA was kindly sending a secret information to India, claiming that China has deployed a large number of bombers on many airports.
This bomber is a Tu-4 strategic bomber made by the Soviet Union. Its bombing range can even directly cover major cities in India such as New Delhi , Kolkata , etc.
Therefore, the intention of this telegram is to suggest that India should not directly take air force operations against China, otherwise India's infrastructure will not be able to keep up with the supply of in a short period of time, and it will not be a match for China who has already made comprehensive preparations.
However, this is not the case. Before that, our country did not make any relevant air force deployment.
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So, why is the United States so kind-hearted? actually wants to help China?
In fact, it is not so much to help China, is better to say that the United States’ idea is to restrain India’s . In the United States, China’s air force strength is far behind India. Once the two countries fight in an air force, the Americans feel that China’s chances of defeat will be very high.
If India continues to expand northward, then the Soviet Union will not be able to sit idly by , although there are cracks in the international relations between the Soviet Union and China.
But if India becomes the common enemy of these two countries, then they may repair their previous relationship and work together to deal with India. By that time, the Soviet Union will probably become the greatest vested person.
On the other hand, it is not easy for India to surround China on its entire line. Just because China's vast land area is too vast, If India wants to make rapid progress in a short period of time, existing fighter jets are definitely not enough.
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And India wants to rely on the help of the two major powers of the United States and the Soviet Union in this regard. After all, they do have the idea of restraining China, and the enemy of may become friends.
However, unfortunately, these two superpowers were both trapped in the Cuban missile crisis at that time. In this situation, they had no time to pay attention to India, so they did not provide military support to India.
Therefore, based on the above three reasons, India did not use the strongest air force to fight against our country. includes both strategic mistakes and international situations. Naturally, it cannot be generalized.
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Can the Indian Air Force really win a great victory
Even if India is defeated, after the war, the air force will still be an important aspect for them to brag about. Even many Indian experts claim that if India used the Air Force in the first place, then China would not be their opponent at all.
Although history cannot be assumed, things in the past have become settlements. However, since India is so proud, we might as well analyze objectively. Is the Indian Air Force possible to help the entire Indian army win a great victory?
Comparing from the air force alone is indeed better in India, which is why India is complacent.
However, does not stipulate that only the Air Force can be used to attack the Air Force, right? Our country is not like India, who has no understanding of its enemies before fighting and fights an unprepared war.
Long before the war, our army had completely understood the situation of the Indian military and prepared for a complete plan.
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Even if India wants to call the Air Force, we have already prepared for advanced air defense weapons such as anti-aircraft gun and anti-aircraft machine gun .
You should know that in the middle of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, was that directly fought with the US Air Force. At that time, our air force was still younger.
, with our country's air defense weapons, we captured thousands of US fighter jets after the entire war.The United States was not China's rival back then, let alone India?
The Fourth Regiment of the Fourth Division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army has received a special mission since entering the Indian border to fight. is always ready to use anti-aircraft machine guns to prevent India from taking air strikes on , or any form of airdrop supply.
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Therefore, the Chinese army has long been ready for firepower, waiting for the arrival of the Indian Air Force, As for their so-called powerful force, it is completely unilaterally speaking to India.
This is why, when our army did not send air force in India, still destroyed all the aviation infrastructure such as India's airports in order to make complete preparations.
It seems that India's self-righteous cleverness is actually within the control of our army. They will never be able to win the war anyway.
But the reality is that no matter how India boasts about their air force strength and has a dream that cannot be realized, they are easily defeated by our army in a short time.
and Indian soldiers who fought against China, also developed a nightmare fear of the Chinese army since then.
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Since the founding of New China, our country has always adhered to the concept of peaceful development and common progress with all countries and has never actively invaded other countries.
However, there are many bad intentions in trying to destroy our country's territorial integrity. In the face of these foreign enemies, we must protect the integrity and tranquility of the motherland.
Our country has always developed its military strength to defend its country. As our country develops, many countries have tried to suppress China, but we have the ability and determination to safeguard our own interests.
The Chinese people's determination to safeguard their territorial integrity has never been underestimated. We have demonstrated our attitude and ability with our repeated actions. Any foreign enemy, as long as they have evil intentions, will definitely be punished even if they are far away!
