Analysis of PLAAF Potential Against India

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Highly detailed though dated analysis ( circa 2012-13) on how PLAAF & PLA would fare if they were to mount an offensive across the LAC.



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[Ashwin]

Kinda outdated. But the conclusion stands 'PLAAF will not be able to achieve air superiority, this includes deep offensive airstrikes to support ground forces'. A major threat to Indian infra is conventional PLARF rocket artillery superiority.

 

[Bali78]

Highly detailed though dated analysis ( circa 2012-13) on how PLAAF & PLA would fare if they were to mount an offensive across the LAC.

Came across this article few years back. Though the analysis is little simplistic in nature, but overall provides a glimpse of how difficult it is to completely dominate a country in a full fledged war.
Another practical example was US attack on Syrian air base using Tomahawk cruise missile. US fired 59 missiles, yet Syria started using the same airbase just hours after the attack. China needs 10s of thousands of cruise missiles to keep Indian airbases out of action and that is neither practical nor cost effective. In spite of China's overwhelming supremacy on paper, a full-fledged war between India and China will end up in stalemate.

 

[randomradio]

Came across this article few years back. Though the analysis is little simplistic in nature, but overall provides a glimpse of how difficult it is to completely dominate a country in a full fledged war.
Another practical example was US attack on Syrian air base using Tomahawk cruise missile. US fired 59 missiles, yet Syria started using the same airbase just hours after the attack. China needs 10s of thousands of cruise missiles to keep Indian airbases out of action and that is neither practical nor cost effective. In spite of China's overwhelming supremacy on paper, a full-fledged war between India and China will end up in stalemate.

The only real way to deny the enemy their own air base is by physically occupying it. Neither China nor India are capable of achieving the same.

 

[jetray]

The only real way to deny the enemy their own air base is by physically occupying it. Neither China nor India are capable of achieving the same.

hmm, why not bomb the runway?

 

[randomradio]

hmm, why not bomb the runway?

You need to do a Balakot type mission every few hours.