Posted on 08/02/2022 6:50:54 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec
Taiwanese and Japanese media reporting 8x F-15 fighters and 5x tanker aircraft just took off from Okinawa. Only 385nm from Taiwan
8:39 AM · Aug 2, 2022
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Couldn’t they just let the PRC shoot her down?
How much is this costing us?
It would be friendly fire.
Nancy Pelosi making herself the focal point of US-China-Taiwan relations
Selfish, narcissistic byatch!
Good point.
[Posting this for informational purposes only. Folks need to understand the new and as-yet untested in war weapons and dynamics of escalation that might come into play.]
The F/A-18 Super Hornet Is About to Fly Farther Than Ever Before [2018]
[Why does this matter? Please read on.]
The rise of China and Russia has pushed so-called “big power warfare” to the forefront of national security concerns. China in particular has so-called anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs). These medium-range ballistic missiles, such as the DF-21 mobile missile, are designed to attack aircraft carriers. ASBMs like the DF-21D variant, because of their ballistic trajectory, fast reentry speed, and steep terminal descent angle, are difficult (but not impossible) to intercept. The DF-21D’s maximum range is about 1,100 miles. Until the Navy squares away new tactics to defend against DF-21Ds, that creates a 1,100 mile no-go zone around any location with a DF-21D, which includes pretty much all of the Chinese coastline.
In the meantime, the Navy needs a credible way to hold such ASBMs at risk using its number-one strike asset: carrier-based aircraft. The problem: the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet has a range of just over 500 miles, fully loaded with munitions to hunt ASBM launchers. That means to get the Hornets into the fight, the aircraft carrier, and all 5,000 people on board, must be in range of Chinese missiles.
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Spot on.
5 tankers for 8 planes? Something is not being said.
Remember though, if the Rats lose the House, she’s out. So this is basically to try to drum up support for House Democrats.
They got plenty else up their sleeves from now until November. And the Press will gladly help them.
While I hate Pelousy with every fiber of my being, and would love to see her gone from the public eye, this type of stuff is why Loose Lips Sink Ships came about. There are others involved here, not just the pimple on America’s ass.
[Posting this for informational purposes only. Folks need to understand the new and as-yet untested in war weapons and dynamics of escalation that might come into play.]
China’s New Aircraft Carrier Killer Is World’s Largest Air-Launched Missile
H I Sutton sheds some light on China’s latest aircraft carrier killer: The CH-AS-X-13 air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM).
Analysts believe that it may be intended to target high-value warships, particularly aircraft carriers. This makes it an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). And it appears to be carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). This may give it extended range and increase survivability against air defenses.
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The DF-21D is believed to have a range in excess of 1,500 km. The CH-AS-X-13 may have a similar range, or possibly further due to the aerial launch and a hypersonic glide vehicle. Either way, being carried by a bomber will massively increase its overall reach. The H-6N version which carries it has aerial refueling to further increase their range. The CH-AS-X-13 is therefore a threat beyond the first island chain and South China Sea. It could potentially hit targets in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, or Indian Ocean.
Even if the missile has this incredible range it will face challenges reaching its full potential. Finding and tracking an aircraft carrier at extreme ranges may be the Achilles’ heel. And a lot may depend on the survivability of the bomber itself, and the number of aircraft available for the mission.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-killer-is-worlds-largest-air-launched-missile/
Pelosi trip is to make sure the world is at war come November 8th.
[Posting this for informational purposes only. Folks need to understand the new and as-yet untested in war weapons and dynamics of escalation that might come into play.]
Please watch this outstanding 2021 computer simulation of a South China Sea escalation of naval contacts ending with a USN carrier being sunk. It’s really superbly done, and will give you a feel for all the players in motion below, upon, and above the ocean on both sides.
“USA vs China: To Sink a Carrier”
886,551 views Premiered Jul 8, 2021
HypOps simulates a hypothetical clash between the United States and the People’s Liberation Army in the South China Sea. A FONOP gone bad leads to a JH-7 shootdown by an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. Tensions continues to escalate, with air battles erupting between American F/A-18 and Chinese J-11 and J16 fighter aircraft with BVR AIM-120 AMRAAMS versus Chinese PL-15 and PL-12 missiles. Hostilities will escalate to the point where China will launch YJ-83s, YJ-18s, YJ-12s and even DF-21D ant-ship ballistic cruise missiles against the AEGIS missile defense systems. Just how much will it take to sink an American carrier strike group?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJXWJ-Px5tU&t=01s&ab_channel=HypOps
Relax. Nancy is only in danger when she rides in her husband’s car.
Psst. Nancy isn’t on the plane.
Begs the question:
Who’s in charge?
Good point.
FOX reporting Nanci will be landing in Taiwan in the next 90 minutes. So says Stuart Varney.
5 tankers for 8 planes?
That’s either a lot of loitering time, or there’s more planes than announced.
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