China's SCS Strategy Thread

ansy1968

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US can and will use Subic and Clark airfields. It's the real reason both Philippines military and Duterte doesn't want to fully utilize the Clark Intentional Airport.
Hi CMFDan,

Subic is use for replenishment and supply, while the BASA airbase in Pampanga is where the American build their Arms Depot. Both Subic and Clark are commercial venture, will never be reverted to military bases again cause the govt invested a lot of money to make it commercially viable. Both will serve as a new growth center in Central luzon to jump start that region economy and to decongest Metro Manila. Now if you had gone to Clark its land price had risen significantly, the govt had relocate a lot of its govt office and function there. It will become a new BGC or MAKATI.

Regarding Clark International airport, you are wrong, the govt had just finish the construction of a new airport terminal, a second runway is under construction. The problem with Clark airport is just to far away from the capital Manila, it will take an approximate 2 to 3hours travel time to reach the airport, the new rail line will solve that problem but had to wait 4 years to complete. Now a new super airport will rise in Bulacan under a private venture headed by SMC under MR Ramon Ang, this airport will have 6 runway and able to handle about 80 to 100 million pax annually. Here you can see the POLITICAL WILL of president Duterte, He ordered it approve against the wishes of his Financial adviser who see this projected as detrimental to Clark airport project and are the one delaying the approval. The private venture will not cost a single peso from the govt and is nearer from the capital.
 

AndrewS

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Any good, modern anti-aircraft defence with radar optimised for VHF/UHF band operation should do the trick.

I don't think that is an accurate statement.

By all accounts, the B-2 flying wing has large enough design features which are effective against VHF/UHF band radars.
 

CMFDan

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But there no guarantees by either the Philippine military or US of not using Subic and Clark in an "emergency".
 

ansy1968

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But there no guarantees by either the Philippine military or US of not using Subic and Clark in an "emergency".
Hi CMFDan,

I'm not a military man so I cant answer that question, from what I know the NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) and Villamor Airbase shared a common runway.
 

silentlurker

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A B2 attack on China is a one way attack. It may be able to hit the target but as soon as it's revealed it's good as dead given it's subsonic top speed. It's fine if you use it to deliver strategic nukes as it was envisioned, but not as a tactical weapon.

Given the price of a B2 I'm not convinced it's actually useful against a near peer enemy.

Why would it be a one way attack? Americans have a claimed 900km standoff missile, couldn't SCS holdings be hit from the other side of the Philippines?
 

Temstar

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Why would it be a one way attack? Americans have a claimed 900km standoff missile, couldn't SCS holdings be hit from the other side of the Philippines?
Because once B2 opens it's bomb bay it's trivial to detect, and it will then be chased down by fighters shortly.
 

silentlurker

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Doesn't that still leave quite a big gap? Unless the B2 was flying higher or the KJ500 was flying inside Philippine airspace
 

Hendrik_2000

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Doesn't that still leave quite a big gap? Unless the B2 was flying higher or the KJ500 was flying inside Philippine airspace

The radius of operation show the KJ500 stuck right at the center of spratly island to show the range. But in reality KJ 500 will be flying in the circle just like KQ200 and skirting Phillipine territorial air space which 12 mile if I am not wrong So the radar range will most likely cover all of phillipine air space !

It is a radar plane after all not stationery radar
 

Hendrik_2000

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I guess the radius of operation will be even greater now that they add IFR


China's world-leading KJ-500 early warning
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has a new variation capable of receiving aerial refueling, which will greatly extend the aircraft's range and endurance. The model is expected to be deployed in the South China Sea: report
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