According to Yankee( he is CJDBY's Air Force forum moderator and also reporter and military talk show anchor) he think the rumored Chinese version of SU-34 doesn't fit Chinese needs and don't make much sense to build when it's not that much better than J-16 in terms of capability.
But since the H-6K's ability to penetrate potential modern adversaries air defense is insufficient, even though DF-26 ballistic missiles and submarine launched cruise missiles will be helpful in war scenario, but not as flexible as intermediate to long range stealth bombers.
And cruise missiles exposure time also too long for modern air defense to defend because it's too slow. Therefore developing a intermediate to long-range stealth bomber that's able to penetrate air defense like the LRS-B is the sensible option for China.
However, the requirements of LRS-B and China's needs are not entirely consistent also. For example, the U.S Air Force needs LRS-B to have enough loitering time in the theater to prepare for the attack of any potential targets, but China may be more inclined to focus on speed and stealth characteristics and more on improving fusion and penetration effectiveness, therefore the new intermediate Chinese stealth bomber may not be as multi-functional as LRS-B.
But whether it's the intermediate stealth bomber aim for the second island chain or the real future strategic long range bomber, Chinese military fans still needs to be more patience, as there is still a big gap for China comparing to U.S and Russia in the area of development and manufacturing of large planes.
I'm also looking forward to the birth of a Chinese strategic bombers, as the old H-6 air frame improvements still can not meet the strategic needs of China, particularly high payload, long range, aerial refueling, electronic warfare, high-speed, and stealth. A modern strategic bomber is a very important tool as deterrent against China's potential adversaries, and bring opponents to the negotiating table and subdue the adversaries without combat.
And he also posted a picture claiming H-6K combat radius is at least 4,600KM plus and not 3,500 km like it was claimed on wikipedia. During June last year's exercise H-6Ks were successfully completed it's mission attacking targets 4600 km away in the NorthSouth area of China.
The point of translating Yankee's post is just adding more evidences or chatters that something might be up with the JH-XX......
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His description, "but China may be more inclined to focus on speed and stealth characteristics and more on improving fusion and penetration effectiveness" definitely sounds similar to H-18's alleged description, since he mentioned speed, the H-18 is allegedly suppose to be a supersonic bomber/striker which definitely sounds about the same.According to Yankee( he is CJDBY's Air Force forum moderator and also reporter and military talk show anchor) he think the rumored Chinese version of SU-34 doesn't fit Chinese needs and don't make much sense to build when it's not that much better than J-16 in terms of capability.
But since the H-6K's ability to penetrate potential modern adversaries air defense is insufficient, even though DF-26 ballistic missiles and submarine launched cruise missiles will be helpful in war scenario, but not as flexible as intermediate to long range stealth bombers.
And cruise missiles exposure time also too long for modern air defense to defend because it's too slow. Therefore developing a intermediate to long-range stealth bomber that's able to penetrate air defense like the LRS-B is the sensible option for China.
However, the requirements of LRS-B and China's needs are not entirely consistent also. For example, the U.S Air Force needs LRS-B to have enough loitering time in the theater to prepare for the attack of any potential targets, but China may be more inclined to focus on speed and stealth characteristics and more on improving fusion and penetration effectiveness, therefore the new intermediate Chinese stealth bomber may not be as multi-functional as LRS-B.
But whether it's the intermediate stealth bomber aim for the second island chain or the real future strategic long range bomber, Chinese military fans still needs to be more patience, as there is still a big gap for China comparing to U.S and Russia in the area of development and manufacturing of large planes.
I'm also looking forward to the birth of a Chinese strategic bombers, as the old H-6 air frame improvements still can not meet the strategic needs of China, particularly high payload, long range, aerial refueling, electronic warfare, high-speed, and stealth. A modern strategic bomber is a very important tool as deterrent against China's potential adversaries, and bring opponents to the negotiating table and subdue the adversaries without combat.
And he also posted a picture claiming H-6K combat radius is at least 4,600KM plus and not 3,500 km like it was claimed on wikipedia. During June last year's exercise H-6Ks were successfully completed it's mission attacking targets 4600 km away in the NorthSouth area of China.
The point of translating Yankee's post is just adding more evidences or chatters that something might be up with the JH-XX......
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Well, hehehe, it sounds like Yankee and I agree then.
Jeff Head said:
At least that's my interpretation of the recent Chinese version of Su-34 rumors and all the CG JH-XX pics lately. Of course this also could just be my own wishful thinking.....
I don't think Yankee would make that kind of mistake when he clearly stated H-6K's combat radius is at least 4,600 km in his article. And if you can read the Chinese in the picture I posted eariler it also stated H-6K successfully attacked targets 4,600 km away during one it's longe range strike exercise mission last June.
It would be hilarious to flown the H-6K 4,600 km and landed on an airport near their targets, and then takeoff again and attack the targets near the airbase and considered that long range strike mission. What's the point of this long range attack exercise then if the H-6K have to landed near their targets first, if that's the case can H-6K do that in a real war scenario and landed on enemy aribase first to take a break and refuel before attacking their targets?
I honestly don't think Yankee is that bad that he can't tell the difference between the distance H-6K flown and it's combat radius. The guy is a well respected man and a professional.