tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post6006825896483638927..comments2024-03-29T14:20:26.555+11:00Comments on Submarine Matters & Australian Nuclear Weapons: Chinese Missiles of May, Spratly Islands & Paracels, South China Sea Pete2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06134037393078707072noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-21788259227956128422018-05-07T11:41:32.850+10:002018-05-07T11:41:32.850+10:00Thanks KQN [at 4/5/18 4:04 PM]
Longer, 1,500 km r...Thanks KQN [at 4/5/18 4:04 PM]<br /><br />Longer, 1,500 km range, Chinese CJ-10 Land Attack cruise missile could also be deployed on the South China Sea reefs. They can carry 500 kg warheads and are subsonic with turbofans (much like Tomahawks). They can be mounted on TEL trucks and other platforms. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ-10_(missile)<br /><br />J-11, YJ-12 and HQ-9, Radars and EW on Subi, Fiery Cross and Mischief reefs Together could even equal a whole CVN Carrier GROUP of firepower and sensors.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Pete<br /><br />Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-43739036012725862662018-05-05T20:46:47.216+10:002018-05-05T20:46:47.216+10:00Welcome back Josh
The US Pacific bomber equation ...Welcome back Josh<br /><br />The US Pacific bomber equation gets more complex.<br /><br />Making Guam's bomber capability more complex is rotational basing of 2 or 3 B-2 bombers [1] - the most potent bombers against China, North Korea, Russia and Iran. <br /><br />F-22's in bomber mode might also rotate through Hawaii? Alaska, Guam, Kadena? or Yokosuka. F-35A's will follow.<br /><br />[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit#Operational_history<br /><br />It seems supercruise and easy to full jet power, jet engines are the hardest quality of stealth (rather than aircraft structure, RAM or sensors) for Russia and China to catch up on.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-44213969149976819742018-05-05T00:45:44.461+10:002018-05-05T00:45:44.461+10:00An argument could be made for increasing the bombe...An argument could be made for increasing the bomber detachment on Guam to a full squadron. Currently there are a half dozen B-1 or B-52s at any given moment; given the priority these targets will have in any Sino-US war, it seems upping this number to a dozen is warranted.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JoshJoshhttps://squidjigger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-89463900344705682892018-05-04T16:04:20.929+10:002018-05-04T16:04:20.929+10:00Looking at the map, we can see why China plans to ...Looking at the map, we can see why China plans to build up Scarborough Shoal in the northern Spratly's, which is almost at the same latitude as Manila. Deploying YJ-12 and HQ-9 9as well Radars and EW there will give significant overlapping and supporting coverage with Woody and Hainan islands.<br /><br />From the public satellite photos of Subi, Fiery Cross and Mischief reefs, China has built fortified hangars sufficient to house 12-24 J-11 fighters on each of those strong points. That is a total equivalent to (1) USN CVN for just the Spratly's. (2) CVNs if we factor in the fighter garrisons on nearby Woody and Hainan, even without the Liaoning.<br />KQN<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com