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To: kingu
I must be missing a lot of things on this one.

I think the point here is that sheer numbers of enemy planes can defeat a smaller number of F22s. Let the number be 20 F22s.... and let the Chinese put up (say) 150 or 200 SU27s, which I suspect is well within their arsenal... and you'd get the same result.

The F22s may well shoot down a lot of the Chinese planes ... but there will also be losses of F22s, which are essentially irreplaceable. The math would increasingly favor the side with the most airframes.

66 posted on 09/29/2008 9:55:52 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
I think the point here is that sheer numbers of enemy planes can defeat a smaller number of F22s. Let the number be 20 F22s.... and let the Chinese put up (say) 150 or 200 SU27s, which I suspect is well within their arsenal... and you'd get the same result.

The F22s may well shoot down a lot of the Chinese planes ... but there will also be losses of F22s, which are essentially irreplaceable. The math would increasingly favor the side with the most airframes.

Please see my post at #62.

It's not just math, because there's a lot more involved than sheer numbers.

China wouldn't stand a chance.

67 posted on 09/29/2008 10:03:48 AM PDT by TChris (Obama campaign: Where are we going? ...and why are we in this handbasket?)
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