now trump can send taiwan some f-15s, or better yet, f-22s...
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I’d think small “PT” type torpedo boats equipped with the best SAMS would work pretty well for them. Send them all the surplus/boneyard F-14/15/16’s and A-10’s they want for $1 each. I’d be looking to outfit some fishing “trawlers” with high powered laser devices that can “loiter” for very long periods or maybe very inexpensive turboprop drones that can target shipping kamikaze style..
The best SAMS are bigger than a telephone pole, or at least comparably sized, and the phased array radars aren’t small, either.
I did not know we had surplus A-10s, unless new production has been slated to restart (?), otherwise I would prefer to hang onto those, especially since PRC might regard them as offensive in contrast to purely defensive, given Taiwan’s mountainous terrain (but what do I know, I don’t even play wargames on computer, lol). Drones, hmm, possibly a no-brainer even for me, never enough lol.