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2015-11-03 China-Japan-Koreas

~~Political Correctness~~ Espionage is fueling China's development of high-end weapons systems

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Posted by gorb 2015-11-03 02:55|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The Chinese have reportedly been trying to also set a copy of the National Training Center, as in Fort Ord. This is where you find out if equipment meets capabilities.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-11-03 08:07|| 2015-11-03 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Proxy wars are a great way to test your equipment also to see if it works against the enemy as planned. Look to see who is buying what. Russian and western arms are in high demand. Czech knock offs and Chinese rifles are being sold to those that can't afford the other stuff.

But when you look at the high tech side, ie fighter jets, anti tank missiles, SAMs, etc. there simply isn't a global demand for Chinese versions.

Why?

The few times they have been used in combat by proxy forces the performance was worse than the old Yugoslav knock offs of the Soviet versions. Which is to say barely functional. While the Chinese versions are cheap, they just don't work worth a damn and so there isn't a demand around the globe for high tech Chinese weapons.

The quality is improving in China as it really is trying to upgrade its military and get stuff to them that actually does what the copied version does, but that is still a long road for them and with the systematic corruption in their government it will be a long time, if ever for their shit to actually be worth a damn.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-11-03 10:06|| 2015-11-03 10:06|| Front Page Top

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