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Posted on 01/02/2008 2:41:33 AM PST by Flavius
TAIPEI--Aggressive military action by China's air force in the East China Sea triggered alarm in Japan that resulted in emergency scrambling by Self-Defense Forces fighter jets on two days in September.
Chinese bombers made more than 40 sorties in airspace around the disputed Chunxiao gas field, known as Shirakaba in Japanese. SDF jets were scrambled 12 times, according to Taiwanese military sources.
Japanese government sources later confirmed the account.
China's action initially was seen as provocative. However, Japanese experts say the exercise could have been part of the Chinese military's readiness in the East China Sea in the event of an emergency situation in Taiwan.
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Spot on.
Power FROM the people... from the Japanese people ... and to China, that is, indeed. The Chinese know how to abuse such silly language - typical communist lying and sub-exploitative language for the gullible.
You can shoot down a Hong-6 bomber with a sling shot. They are just Chinese kit version of ancient Tupolev bombers from the 1950’s.
the Chinese underestimate the Japanese SDF at their own peril...
Now coming armed with stand-off cruise missiles.
To think we are funding the ChiCom military with all this free trade....
“You can shoot down a Hong-6 bomber with a sling shot. They are just Chinese kit version of ancient Tupolev bombers from the 1950’s.”
Yes, but they have more bombers than you have slingshots. The chinese will happily sacrifice their people to expend your ammunition stores.
The Japanese tried that and failed. You will run out of pilots before you run out of hardware. The best potential pilots know better than to get into the program just to be fodder.
“The Japanese tried that and failed. You will run out of pilots before you run out of hardware. The best potential pilots know better than to get into the program just to be fodder”
The Japanese don’t have a billion people. Communist states don’t give their subjects any choice.
They have 120 of these bombers. They’re ancient junk. Some have been fitted with SLAM capabilities though. Japan can take care of these guys, no problem.
Did you notice that they used F-4’s to intercept?
LLS
We will be forced to nuke them so hard that only cockroaches are left... nothing kills roaches.
LLS
“...in the event of an emergency situation in Taiwan”
Let’s complete the logical thought here:
...such as launching an invasion.”
Japan is sending a message we ought to appreciate in responding to these drills: they’ll be our ally because they know it is in their best interest.
You can harldy call them ancient-it’s production continued into the 90s,making the airframes younger than most US bombers.The strategycenter article says that the newest versions were produced in 2006-with new engines,electronics & weaponry.
I’m wondering if the human fodder factor has changed any since the Korean War era. Will they all march lockstep, or have times and perceptions changed inside China? The Iraqi pilots certainly knew when to say, “Screw you very much, sir”; will the Chinese do the same, or are they still thoroughly brainwashed?
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