- Raja Porus lost.
Ask the school education department and the concerned text book board .
First, I sense confrontation in your posts, which is disturbing. I don't think this is that kind of a shop.
These are again our own modern precepts and reconstructions without taking the actual events that led to the Battle of Hydaspes between Alexander and Porus into consideration. If anything, the entire event reeks of 'disunity' and ill-intents of the locals. When Alexander arrived in what is present day Punjab some of the local rulers submitted to him almost immediately and in their sycophantic submission manipulated him to fight Porus, whom they styled as belligerent. Although Alexander had his own interest [mainly conquest] in picking up this fight the support of these local rulers was one of the key triggers. Additionally, Porus was defending his own kingdom, not the whole region, and in anycase agreed to become Alexander's vassal - meaning he accepted subordination to Alexander.
Also that was for JCF going from 16 -> 32
It's likely a combination, but yes, doctrine is the main player. For the PN, these surface ships aren't a primary warfighting option. Rather, they'll operate in waters closer to home to help with ASW operations (hence the emphasis on speed via CODAG, i.e., better responsiveness). The AAW will be just enough for self-defence more so than a naval IADS element.
Yup 16 is usually the minimum even for corvettes. Even the Ada class technically has 21 missiles even if they are very short ranged. It's definitely something to think about.
I'd look at it this way: the PN's choice here shows that it understands that frigates and corvettes aren't going to amount to much in an active hot war. So, most of the money is going into the most crucial warfighting assets, i.e., submarines.
Frankly this is a poor way of looking at the role of such an investment. Ships that are not designed to be effective in pitched battles should not be bought for $300M/ship. If you dont find it worth protecting then get smaller or cheaper ships that can perform most of those peacetime policing duties while still able to perform antiship strikes with Harbah. Basically Yarmook/Yarmook batch 2 were exactly that. Batch 2 will basically have most of the surface strike capabilities and anti air capabilities as babur. But its commercial grade steel hull is far less expensive. Its not the sub hunter Baburs are but is half the price or less.
The PN won't be putting the corvettes and frigates in a situation where they'd need to expend every single one of their SAMs, though. That was my point. The PN isn't going to rely on these ships for war-fighting far from Pakistani shores. During a full-scale war, they'll primarily serve as responsive ASW platforms within the PAF's coverage layers. Basically, the frigates and corvettes won't be the primary source of anything in a full-scale war. That's not their job. Their job is to ensure Pakistan's maritime security in the ambiguous phases, such as high-tension situations where, potentially, an IN warship, submarine, or FAC could try something to pull points and force an escalatory issue.
