Hi if possible to answer some Q by somebody with more knowledge will be appreciated
1 Is it necessary to for Chinese Navy ( now im not saying at the moment ) to have stealth for carrier operations
2 what is the first chain of island radius from the mainland & a possibility for Chinese airforce to back & forth till
the end of the chain
3 can it a be a possibility because of only 3 ACC on line Navy is not feeling much vulnerable to defend their shores
at the moment because of less ACC to petrol around the world and going much deeper outside their area so often
as my thoughts are that’s why J31 or Jxx is not coming online before overcoming its deficiencies
4 what is the possibility of detecting F35 from the mainland or the island of chains with radar detections
if it’s possible for someone to answer
thank you
1) Obviously it's necessary. If Side X has stealth and the Side Y doesn't, Side Y's carriers are going to be sunk pretty quickly.
2)
The First Island Chain is in range of mainland aircraft.
3) I think that the J-XY has some problems or deficiencies that are slowing the progress. From my understanding, they weren't satisfied with the J-15, so there are a lot of issues that need to be worked out. The shores are vulnerable, but you need time to overcome those problems.
4) The only way to know is in a war.
The Chinese say they can detect it with their systems, particularly the S-400. The Americans say that the F-35 is invisible.
My intuition is that the F-35 is still very difficult for the Chinese to detect.
