Ready or not, Japan wants to buy the Pentagon’s controversial Osprey aircraft

[Aepsilons]

But 5 hours of hovercraft time seems even more impractical. They would be easy to spot.

Yes, i completely agree with you. In fact, any nation in East Asia developing a hovercraft to be used in the Sea of Japan -- is absolute stupidity. It would be destroyed.

Now, if they develop these crafts to be used say, in South East Asia, where the nations there have a very weak naval force and limited interdiction capability, it would make sense.

 

[bdslph]

i odnt think japan needs those instead they can buy more tranport latest gerneation planes
but if Japans wants it will be better if they can make this palnes there own version

 

[xunzi]

Wouldn't it be easier to simply cram a bunch of soldiers into some big submarines and be on the shore in minutes?

You could even tow a submersible carrying AAA weapons.

Submarines can swim on shallow water near the island coast? No! Hovercraft will not be alone. It will be heavily defend by fighter jets and submarines to escort it to safety. Speed is not a problem because Diaoyu is close to us.

 

[Aepsilons]

i odnt think japan needs those instead they can buy more tranport latest gerneation planes
but if Japans wants it will be better if they can make this palnes there own version

We already purchased 17 for pilot studies. They will be an inventory for our Carrier Force.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Submarines can swim on shallow water near the island coast? No! Hovercraft will not be alone. It will be heavily defend by fighter jets and submarines to escort it to safety. Speed is not a problem because Diaoyu is close to us.

How shallow is the water like 10km out from the shore?

You could load up your subs with men and drag a submersible behind you with their rafts and stuff.
You'd be on the beach in no time.

 

[xunzi]

How shallow is the water like 10km out from the shore?

You could load up your subs with men and drag a submersible behind you with their rafts and stuff.
You'd be on the beach in no time.

I don't know but it is very shallow water.

Don't forget, there is the issue with carrying arm supply. That is too much weight to be carry to shore.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

I don't know but it is very shallow water.

Don't forget, there is the issue with carrying arm supply. That is too much weight to be carry to shore.

You don't give your armed forces much credit. They can haul lots of stuff onto the shore from offshore subs.

They can airdrop the rest if it is too cumbersome for a sub (including more troops). Plus you have no use for tanks or any vehicles on those tiny islands.

 

[Aepsilons]

@Peter C ,

They can also learn to swim with fishes while they're at it...

 

[BoQ77]

Vietnam is going for landing by mini-sub, just like the way North Korea used.
the force used would be Vietnam water special force, which has very rich experience as rival of US Navy Seal .

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

@Peter C ,

They can also learn to swim with fishes while they're at it...

I'm just harping on how hovercrafts are just silly for a "first strike" on those islands.
4-5 hours...geez...wtf...that's an eternity! Maybe for backup supplies and reinforcements....but you need air superiority for that...and if you already had air superiority you might as well just airdrop things anyway. So what's the purpose?

 

[Aepsilons]

I'm just harping on how hovercrafts are just silly for a "first strike" on those islands.
4-5 hours...geez...wtf...that's an eternity! Maybe for backup supplies and reinforcements....but you need air superiority for that...and if you already had air superiority you might as well just airdrop things anyway. So what's the purpose?

Pure propaganda. We all know that the 7th Fleet and JMSDF would have made shish kabobs out of any hostile threats.

 

[IND151]

The bird had 7 accident records Four while testing and Three during operation, I don't think it's a good buying.

The F 16 too had many glitches when it was introduced.

Give its some time, its producer will fix the glitches.

 

[gambit]

You continue to show your stupity. You boast that our PLA can only dream of "twin-rotor" Osfrey because our aviation industry is not capable. I just show you evidence that we are working on a "four-rotor" and give you an estimation date for the 1st flight test. It is not our style to boast a classified project, so I got nothing to say but to give you a time frame.

As far as this chunk "twin-rotor" with crash history so bad, the US wants to sell them off so other can continue funding this fail project. Also the limitation is why we chose to go for 4-rotor. It is remain to be seen however. Given our record, I urge not to underestimate our ability. We have not fail too many projects that we set our eyes on..

No. It is still YOU who are stupid.

You criticized the Osprey because its wing span is too large to replace the helo, but then you brought on a speculative Chinese quad tilt rotor that would have a larger wing span. How does that make sense ?

 

[gambit]

Real or not real, it's none of your business. We have a plan. That all I'm going to say regarding this chunk "twin-rotor".

Right...We see a clueless Internet Chinese criticizing the Osprey as 'junk' when the Osprey got more combat time than the entire PLA...!!!

 

[senheiser]

waste of money