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USAF has 5,573 aircraft, of which 2,132 are advanced fighters ,450 ICBMs ,32 satellites.
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USAF has 5,573 aircraft, of which 2,132 are advanced fighters ,450 ICBMs ,32 satellites.
no. It is of prime importance. But its not the size of the nuke the Chinese care about.The strategic weapons are always the first priority for PLA.
We have refined our nuclear arsenal first, then our conventional weapons.
And make sure there are enough bunker penetrated nukes to blow out the Supervolcano in Yellowstone Park.
technological gap is more than just ten years. ten years is how I would describe europe and russia in comparison to the Americans.The area PLAAF lag USAF the most now is NOT fighters. But large aircraft.
1. Transport, USAF has C-5 Galaxy and C-17 GlobleMaster in the numbers of hundreds!
2. AWAC, USAF has 50+ E-3 and many more E-2.
3. Air Refeuel Tanker, KC-10, KC-135 you name it.
Curently PLAAF has:
1. 30+ H-6 as Air Refeuel tanker and some IL-78 which signiciantly lag USAF.
2. 6 KJ-2000 and around 30 KJ-200 balance beam. Still lag USAF in large number.
3. Transport, this is the weakest area, China has about 120 Y-8 and only 20 IL-76!!!
PLAAF does not lag behind the USAF in terms of technology that much, maybe 10 years!! Because it is already designing J-20, and C919. But the TIME and funding to accquire them!! Funnding too is now not a problem. So only time.
In 10 years this all would change!
The j20 isn't finished yet but it can be assumed, that the stealth features on this aircraft were not intented to compete with the likes of t50 or f22.designing J-20, and C919. But the TIME and funding to accquire them!! Funnding too is now not a problem. So only time.
technological gap is more than just ten years. ten years is how I would describe europe and russia in comparison to the Americans.
The achievements made by american engineers is large exepcially in the engines area. Today, they are still placing new records with the f-22.
as far as China is concerned.
It lacks the quality, quantity in comparison with the USAF.
This is the reason why large sums off money was spend in purchasing S-300s a decade ago,
and the PLA is still buying more SAMs.
The PLAAF, even though placed of pedestal by many on the forum, lack the quality of the USAF, every one does.
It can be assumed, the USAF will have complete air superiority in weeks if not months, over China.
Something I learned while I was in the USAF...It can be assumed, the USAF will have complete air superiority in weeks if not months, over China.
You are your typical lying and deceitful self for trying to imply that those losses were from air-air combat. Here is the truth about Chinese air training when it mattered the most...Yet in 1960, tiny Vietnam with less SAMs, less AA, less planes, pilots trained by China and a smaller land area downed 3000 US planes and 5000 US helicopters.
Buddy, we'll all be old men, and the US will be still barking about China if it hasn't collapsed already. I'll put my money on collapse though.
Half the MIG-21s were shot down. The other half grounded.For the North Vietnamese (and their Soviet allies who supplied the MiG-21 aircraft and helped set up the integrated air defense network), the two reverses forced them to husband their assets by grounding the MiGs for several months for retraining and devising of new tactics.
The USAF had complete domination of the skies over North Viet Nam regardless of how much you want to lie about the issue. We never had the North Vietnamese Air Force over South Viet Nam, did we?yes, using ground based antiair is "unfair" and "doesn't count". I hope the entire USAF thinks the way you do.
The USAF had complete domination of the skies over North Viet Nam regardless of how much you want to lie about the issue. We never had the North Vietnamese Air Force over South Viet Nam, did we?
and who was supplying vietnam's airforce? and even pilots?Yet in 1960, tiny Vietnam with less SAMs, less AA, less planes, pilots trained by China and a smaller land area downed 3000 US planes and 5000 US helicopters.
Buddy, we'll all be old men, and the US will be still barking about China if it hasn't collapsed already. I'll put my money on collapse though.
our army is already superior to the US army. don't be confused by USAF superiority. their air force being 20 years ahead far makes up for their ground forces being worse.
and who was supplying vietnam's airforce? and even pilots?
but aside from this, that is a different decade. if you notice, the USAF and USN still met objectives, they bombed when needed and more so. that is the aim of air superiority. let it rain iron!
Low flying aircraft of course will be lost in large numbers, be it helecopters, or jet fighters that try low bombing runs!
But this just helps to prove my point.
the PLA is more effective at denying airspace than the PLAAF.