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Old 10th Jul 2015, 13:33
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melmothtw
 
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Oh dear

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/no-...r-5508913252dd


Two dozen Chinese J-11 fighters brought nearly 250 long-range missiles to the mock fight. The same number of F-35s carried fewer than 100 AIM-120s. Beijing’s jets easily overwhelmed the Americans.

From me on 2 July:

China's 400+ J-11s will blow right through the USAF's 184 (ish) F-22s before they know what's what. That's before you even start to take into consideration the J-20, J-31 etc. The same is true for Russia and its Su-27-series aircraft, plus PAK-FA.
From Ken:

You're welcome to believe your wild fantasy. USAF and USN both disagree. And they have some hard data to back up their opinions. You have less than none.

It would appear that my 'fantasy' of the massed ranks of the PLAAF (and others perhaps) blowing through the West's comparatively small number of frontline fighters is shared by others....
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