Are You Willing To Risk China Shooting Down Nancy Pelosi's Plane?

@beckyromero And what good is that going to do in China's back yard?

@oldschool01

Would put the Chinese Air Force on notice that their pilots better be good swimmers.

@beckyromero What about China firing long rang missiles from land?

@oldschool01 [quote]What about China firing long rang missiles from land?[/quote]

The Dong-Feng?

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You think an aircraft carrier is a stationary island in the ocean?

China doesn't have the OTH radar capability to both track and direct with ballistic missiles to hit a moving target at 34+ knots. They'd need help from the satellites, which are in orbit and not stationary above a target. A satellite can only tell a missile launch site where a target [i]was,[/i] not where it's [i]going[/i]. And their satellites are nice, plum targets. So are their recon aircraft and subs.

You defeat the missile by disrupting its "kill chain."

@beckyromero How do you know so much about China's capability's? I am sure that they keep that information top secret,

@oldschool01 [quote]How do you know so much about China's capability's? I am sure that they keep that information top secret[/quote]

Wishing it's kept secret doesn't make it so.

The United States Navy outnumbers the Chinese navy in vertical launch missile cells on its surface ships by 9:1 (9,000 to 1,000).

Our entire fleet of about 50 attack submarines are nuclear powered; only 7 of China's 62 are.

Their navy won't make it out of port once a conflict were to begin. They'd have to move assets first, thereby telegraphing their intensions. If their assessment of the situation surmises an American intervention, they will almost certainly launch a pre-emptive strike against U.S. military assets in the region, likely those on Guam.

But a surprise attack against a U.S. aircraft carrier(s) is another matter. One, the chance of a successful attack is doubtful and, (2) if it were successful it would almost certaintly result in a massive retaliatory military response by the United States.

Moreover, Chinese sealift capabilities are [b]at the moment[/b] inadequate for an invasion of Taiwan. As such the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN’s) is planning to use civilian vessels to expand the size of its amphibious lift capacity as well as the potential use of other non-military, stateowned or private assets to assist in an invasion of Taiwan. Such ships would be highly vulnerable to U.S. naval power.

We have a window of 3 to 5 years to increase our own capabilities and stop the PRC from closing the gap. But we need to start increasing our capabilities today.

@beckyromero Thanks for the info.👍