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2004-04-25 China-Japan-Koreas

Chinaâs military buildup raises concerns in US

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Posted by TS (vice girl) 2004-04-25 2:24:44 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Looks like it's time to get our hands on some of those European made weapons that China's been buying, evaluate them from top to bottom to determine their strengths and weaknesses, and act accordingly with appropriate strategies and countermeasures.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-25 2:46:37 PM|| 2004-04-25 2:46:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Good weapons are good to have.... but I still wonder about the day to day quality of their other ranks and small unit officers.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-25 6:09:03 PM|| 2004-04-25 6:09:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "... but I still wonder... "

This is our old friend the Quality vs Quantity debate. Quality is always good, but as someone said Quantity has a quality all its own.

Not exactly a statistical survey, but the VietNamese guys I know consider China to be a serious future threat. It isn't just us warmongering capitalist running dog lackeys that are concerned. Some of China's other neighbors besides Taiwan feel a little prickly too.

Posted by SteveS 2004-04-25 9:14:22 PM|| 2004-04-25 9:14:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Iraq had a lot of French SAMs and other European weapons during the first Gulf War. They did cause some losses to Allied Aircraft, with the majority of the losses against the Saudi planes since they weren't given the most advanced jamming pods. But the losses they inflicted were well below the forecasted loss rate. I believe the military did take some of the equipment back to the US to evaluate it and I am sure they have looked at how to defeat it too.

Posted by mmurray821 2004-04-25 11:26:23 PM|| 2004-04-25 11:26:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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