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My money is on the 'Javelin', with a TKO in the first round. OC

I am VERY impressed! Not sure of how many copies is in a "batch" , but over the next 24 months they should have a total of 22 Su-57s. Then over the next 48 months they will produce 54 aircraft. Near enough to ONE a month. I wonder how that production rate compares with the T-14 tank which is...

That armour looks about 15mm thick, about as much as can handle a 7.62 round?

So does the ADF! Far too many are DUDS! OC

"Xi said it himself that Chinese don't fight Chinese, as long as Taiwan doesn't change its name and foreign troops don't intervene, there will be no war." Old Chinese proverb, "Never start a fight with a bloke that will beat the crap out of you". OC

Having a look at Dongsha and it seems that the airstrip is getting a face lift. Mounds of what look like gravel, perhaps for some bedrock base. A handy little prize for Emporer Xi, but a tricky one if Taiwan are serious about defending it. Any ideas? OC

Would have liked to see a range of over 200kms to be able to hit Pyongyang. With a bit of luck...... OC

I have to say I agree with about all of that. The media is about 95% socialist/communist, and the USA and all the West are the "Great Satan". OC

Poorly expressed by me, but the fact of 3 or 4 incomings no matter what altitude could see 2 of them arrive.

Maybe they are but the result is the same, a group of nations with a common fear preparing itself for all possibilities. We have all learned the lessons of 1938. Only a fool ignores major threats against her very existance. OC

I cannot answer that, I have asked myself the same question. The whole world seems to be doing that, and I cannot see how a CV can defend herself anywhere within 400 kms of an enemy coast. To me the most dangerous weapon against a warship is the truck mountedd launcher. A F35 cannot wander...

Good to see the neighbours of the PRC are waking up. The threats and sabre rattling is having a major effect on the Western Pacific. I expect that the Phillipines etc will follow. OC

Back in the olden days, a 20,000 ton warship was a VERY heavy cruiser. In this new age of the missile, the drone, and the laser, that heavy cruiser is just a TARGET. Just ask our peace loving Russian brothers. OC

Yes, China has nukes but really cannot use them against Taiwan. If she did the the name of China would stink for 100s of years. Think of all the mothers and babies, "innocent civilians" even. The act would trigger an arms race across the world and world trade would grind to a stop or nearly...

Agree about the media, they have NIL cred or integrity.

I know it is, that is why I put the quotation marks, from our media who love the word. Taiwan is doing that. It will be as bloody as the PRC feel. The more doubt the less action. The US and Japan have no role in my assessments, apart from some resupply of weapons. The moment the fleet...

I doubt it! No clear sides, no clear leadership, every man and his dog has a rifle and many have 5 or more, plus LOTS of ammo. They say more than one firearm for every American, and you would have every second house in a street shooting at the others! A "We The People" against the...

On paper they are no match but, it is no good having 5 Million troops, 50,000 tanks, 5000 planes and 500 ships if they cannot get them to the Taiwan coast. I am also certain that Taiwan can do enough to "decimate" any invasion fleet that sets sail. A tank 200' down in the Taiwan Strait is no...

If they do find a PLAN sub then they can send China a firm letter! OC

Agree, the gap between ships and missiles is getting wider by the day, and yes the margin for the PRC will get worse as time passes. Having said that I still firmly believe that if China did make the move today, they would FAIL. Paper dragon! OC