ExAF
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True statement.
Since when did the guard get F22's? Or are you refering to the homework remark? I will agree that the Chinese have a long way to go before they are a real threat.
When I was active, we were terrified of the Mig 25 (Foxbat), until a Soviet pilot defected to Japan. Noting spot welds on structural cracks and vacuum tube avionics, we realized they were not nearly as capable as we gave them credit for.
That's not to say we should overlook the threat. The Chi Comms have purchased 30 subs (granted older boats) in the last 10 years while we have built one. They are about to send their first carrier on sea trials. This ain't defensive in nature, just as the Soviets claimed when they had a 3:1 ratio of troops, artillery, tanks, and jets on the East/West German border in the 1980s.
Thank God Reagan "wasted" (as our left leaning friends claim) so much money on defense. That and a few skirmishes between Isreal and Syria with top of the line equipment both sides were equiped with, showing the Soviets their superior numbers weren't enough.
The Chinese can afford to lose a lot more than the Soviets could though. If they ever get into building a huge merchant marine fleet, then we need to really pay more attention.
Yes, I am a fighter pilot.
No, I won't expand any further.
Scrapdog may not know much about Naval Aviation and the effective projection of power around the globe through our CBG capabilities, but I bet he does have a good sense of ChiCom air offense and defense capabilities.