Originally Posted by
Asturias56
It's hard to see what sort of tactics you can have when you're on a small island tho..................
Perhaps they think they'll lose their runways pretty quickly?
China's missile program is arguably the most active in the world and has provided the PLA with the ability to launch hundreds of ballistic and cruise missiles at air bases and other critical targets in Taiwan, Japan, or the Philippines. - RAND
The Chinese ship most of their oil and much of their trade through the Malacca Straits. Although they are a long way off securing their maritime routes, allied air bases along the Malacca Straits should be considered prime targets for the PLA's IRBM's and ALCM's.