Still compared to Irkutsk that is like 100 degrees.
Prob yes, but Gaijin is Gaijin. Also that will drive up fuel consump a bit, although I guess the flankers don’t really care.
I didn’t see any Meteor? Is there a pic anywhere, I know they had them but not necessarily in the mission. Likely very few even brought meteor, and I don’t think rafale can even spot targets from that are beyond PL-15’s range. My best guess is that Indians didn’t expect resistance since this is so called ‘antiterrorist’ so Pakistan won’t react fiercely.
I mean that has always been the theme of Russian/soviet weapons, from T-series to Su30s to BMPT, they allow even the most noob players to make the most out of it.