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To: lentulusgracchus

The Chinese have no aircraft ready for that carrier yet. They have six Prototype J-15s which are a modernized indegenous version of the Russian SU-33...but they are not production aircraft.

it will be two years before they have enough aircraft to form an air wing. Then they have to get trained and proficient...which will be a long road. 3-4 years befoere they are ready to show the flag in any manner desiring to intimidate or threaten anyone with that vessel.

Now, I expect they will take a good will cruise to show the thing off...but they are not ready in the least for any military type ops for it yet.


21 posted on 09/25/2012 3:33:34 PM PDT by Jeff Head ( Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Jeff Head
Thanks for the post, Jeff.

Sorta feels like 1937, doesn't it?

22 posted on 09/25/2012 6:38:01 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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