Gallaghan36
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The H-8 bomber was a Chinese military aircraft that was a possible successor to the Xian H-6 twin-engine jet bomber. The prototype aircraft was reported to be an enlarged version of the H-6 with underwing engines, but that the project was canceled in the early 1970s before the bomber went into production. the China military has a stealth bomber called Xian H-8. The bomber has 4 Ws-10A engines derived from Russian and US technology. It is made from carbon fiber and coated with special nanotechnology. well, the Xian H-8 has a max speed of Mach 1.2 and carries stealth missiles in its cargo bay. The bomber also can carry nuclear missiles. China is currently developing stealth fighters like J-XX and J-13 (which is based on the J-10).
It is the world’s second Stealth bomber, and is more advanced than the American B-2. Because the project is top-secret, little is known about the aircraft. It is a Stealth, strategic, and heavy bomber rolled into one. It carries a crew of two. It could fly as fast as Mach 1.4, has a range of 11,000 kilometers (without refuelling), and can carry over 18 tonnes of bomb load. It can carry twelve Stealth cruise missiles (each with a range of 3,000 km) on each of the two weapons bays. It could carry an additional three nuclear missiles (350-kilotons each). The bomber will be mass-produced and will enter active service in the PLAAF by 2010. The bomber will replace the old H-6 bombers that the PLAAF have in active service.
Here are only SOME of the features:
-high-tech blended wing-body design
-fly-by-wire controls
-angled fuselage
-internal fuel tanks.
-carbon fiber and composite materials
-rotating weapons profile bay
-mapping radar, satellite data links and advanced digital mapping systems
-nanometer coating
-4 turbo-fan engines - based on the WS-10A
Here is a picture of the Chinese H-8 bomber.
YouTube - Chinese H-8 Stealth Bomber & JH-7
I got that info from a site recently. If it is true, i would be glad. Currently in the near future, China only has two means to attack carriers. Which are:
1. Low-cost capability to attack carriers: DF-21 ASBMs. However it is unproven technology, making its effectiveness in doubt. Chance of hitting and severely damaging a carrier: 10-20%(My opinion though)
2. Conventional capability to attack carriers: Submarines and surface ships using anti-ship supersonic missiles; However there are many ships guarding a carrier and each ship is armed with lots of defensive weapons SM-2, RAM, CIWS,etc. Chance of hitting and severely damaging a carrier: 20-25%
3. High Cost and High Tech capability to attack carriers: H-8 Stealth Bombers. Such Stealth Bombers, with an unrefuelled range of 6000-8000 kms, low observatility to enemy radar, Mach 6+max speed and equiped with powerful surface-search radar to detect and target enemy ships up to 600kms away and armed with more than 4 Chinese next generation supersonic anti-ship missiles with range of more than 400kms will provide China with the highest probability of sinking a US carrier at 90% probability. Reseraching high powered laser beam cannons with range 100kms and beam focus time of more than 20 seconds to be mounted on such bombers would also help to damage US Carrier's aircrafts and control towers and literally melt the carrier after 20-second beam focus on one spot on the carrier.
China...must speed up the development of that stealth bomber. It is vital to the PLAAF if it wants to deter USA interference in Taiwan issue.:china: It doesn't matter if it takes another 20 years or 30 years for this project to be completed China eventually will need this.
It is the world’s second Stealth bomber, and is more advanced than the American B-2. Because the project is top-secret, little is known about the aircraft. It is a Stealth, strategic, and heavy bomber rolled into one. It carries a crew of two. It could fly as fast as Mach 1.4, has a range of 11,000 kilometers (without refuelling), and can carry over 18 tonnes of bomb load. It can carry twelve Stealth cruise missiles (each with a range of 3,000 km) on each of the two weapons bays. It could carry an additional three nuclear missiles (350-kilotons each). The bomber will be mass-produced and will enter active service in the PLAAF by 2010. The bomber will replace the old H-6 bombers that the PLAAF have in active service.
Here are only SOME of the features:
-high-tech blended wing-body design
-fly-by-wire controls
-angled fuselage
-internal fuel tanks.
-carbon fiber and composite materials
-rotating weapons profile bay
-mapping radar, satellite data links and advanced digital mapping systems
-nanometer coating
-4 turbo-fan engines - based on the WS-10A
Here is a picture of the Chinese H-8 bomber.
YouTube - Chinese H-8 Stealth Bomber & JH-7
I got that info from a site recently. If it is true, i would be glad. Currently in the near future, China only has two means to attack carriers. Which are:
1. Low-cost capability to attack carriers: DF-21 ASBMs. However it is unproven technology, making its effectiveness in doubt. Chance of hitting and severely damaging a carrier: 10-20%(My opinion though)
2. Conventional capability to attack carriers: Submarines and surface ships using anti-ship supersonic missiles; However there are many ships guarding a carrier and each ship is armed with lots of defensive weapons SM-2, RAM, CIWS,etc. Chance of hitting and severely damaging a carrier: 20-25%
3. High Cost and High Tech capability to attack carriers: H-8 Stealth Bombers. Such Stealth Bombers, with an unrefuelled range of 6000-8000 kms, low observatility to enemy radar, Mach 6+max speed and equiped with powerful surface-search radar to detect and target enemy ships up to 600kms away and armed with more than 4 Chinese next generation supersonic anti-ship missiles with range of more than 400kms will provide China with the highest probability of sinking a US carrier at 90% probability. Reseraching high powered laser beam cannons with range 100kms and beam focus time of more than 20 seconds to be mounted on such bombers would also help to damage US Carrier's aircrafts and control towers and literally melt the carrier after 20-second beam focus on one spot on the carrier.
China...must speed up the development of that stealth bomber. It is vital to the PLAAF if it wants to deter USA interference in Taiwan issue.:china: It doesn't matter if it takes another 20 years or 30 years for this project to be completed China eventually will need this.