To: Jeff Head
Looks like good target practice for Navy fighter pilots.
Seriously, I think that 7th Fleet could destroy the entire PLAN in a maximum of forty-eight hours of combat once the PLANs positions were known. The real threat from China comes from its air force which makes up for its inferior technology with its enormous size.
29 posted on
10/10/2005 10:38:51 AM PDT by
JamesP81
To: JamesP81
Well, initial hostilities with them will most probably center in the relatively close-in waters of the China Sea under the umbrella of that large air force. They will not venture out into blue water conflict with us for quite some time.
31 posted on
10/10/2005 10:40:41 AM PDT by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: JamesP81
The real threat from China comes from its air force which makes up for its inferior technology with its enormous size. Enormous air force implies enormous consumption of fuel.
Enormous consumption of fuel implies enormous tanker traffic to Chinese ports.
Enormous tanker traffic implies dominance at sea.
Not a chance.
To: JamesP81
I think you're a little optimistic. The USN war-gamed a war with the PRC and, according to the results, its carriers were forced to retreat. Their carrier makes this equation worse.
Mind you, the USN might have been trying to improve its budget situation...
157 posted on
10/10/2005 2:40:17 PM PDT by
Little Ray
(I'm a reactionary, hirsute, gun-owning, knuckle dragging, Christian Neanderthal and proud of it!)
To: JamesP81
The real threat from China comes from its air force which makes up for its inferior technology with its enormous size. I think that underestimates China's asymmetric warfare plans. They are already starting to hit us on a number of economic fronts. I have my suspicions about proxies currently in use as well.
207 posted on
10/11/2005 11:04:24 PM PDT by
Colorado Doug
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