To say that the PLA is far from well trained compared with the USarmy based on GlobalSecurity.org is simply inaccurate, now what GlobalSecurity.org does no tell you is that the PLA is actually divided in2 classes, A and B class, A class as Elite unit and B as secondary units, while A units gets most of the funds ,new equipments and trainings, B units only get a fraction of everything, considering that the PLA is the largest army in the world, you average it at GlobalSecurity.org etc. and gets the conclusion that the PLA gets alot less training compared with the US, not exactly an accurate estimation.
Ppl were arguring here about whether China should adopt a smaller but hightech and highly welltrained expeditionary force OR a conventional large coldwar style military, well, the truth is that China is getting both. Considring the relative limited funds the PLA gets and the massiveness of it, also considering the border situation of China, its building up a smaller but hightech based, well equipt and trained rapid-reaction expeditionary force(the A Class units) while also keeping the old conventional military(the B class units) for any possible bordering conflict.
The PLA soldier is volentier soldier, serve in the military for average 3 years period before discharged, 3years is far more time than most other military in the world, which means soldier in the PLA gets more time for training and to learn and ajust to their duty to be more professional than those soldier in ther contries who only serve for 1-2years in their military.
The PLA might be undermanned but definitly not undertrained, when I say undermanned I mean personel that can handle high tech military equipments, cuz of huge amount of new equipment been acquired in resent years, the PLA start to feel a shortage of capable personel to operating them all, this is the however overcomable with time and the reason why the PLA now is increasingly signing contract with college students to give fund for the entire college in return for service in the military when gratuated.
Granted the average flight hours of PLAAF is less than the USAF,but considrig china still have 2-3000 operational aircraft, most of which is old J6, its not really suprising, but the Su27 pilot training hour is reported to be around 200-220 hours/Y, not 300h/y like the USAF maybe, but not low at all if compared with other AF in the world.
About the claim that chinese fighter pilot only train in old tactic, I dunno where ppl get that impression from, but even if the PLAAF never invented new tactic in decades, the PLAAF is known to have pilot send to both Russia and France for training and exchange on regulary basis, they never learn anything there?
And I dont really expect Taiwan to be much of a guerilla warfare battleground after/If the mainlandChina invaded it, I mean pls, guerilla warfare in a wealthy and stable society vs. a civilwar foe that speak the same language, eat same food, have same religion, same historical and ethnical background? No, I dont think so, I even doubt how many of the ROC military will actually fight and not deserting or rebel from the reward of the PRC once the war started. The number of Taiwanese living and working in PRC will soon reaching a million, even more if you count in their families in Taiwan, and there is only 20million inhabitant in toltal in Taiwan.
Ppl were arguring here about whether China should adopt a smaller but hightech and highly welltrained expeditionary force OR a conventional large coldwar style military, well, the truth is that China is getting both. Considring the relative limited funds the PLA gets and the massiveness of it, also considering the border situation of China, its building up a smaller but hightech based, well equipt and trained rapid-reaction expeditionary force(the A Class units) while also keeping the old conventional military(the B class units) for any possible bordering conflict.
The PLA soldier is volentier soldier, serve in the military for average 3 years period before discharged, 3years is far more time than most other military in the world, which means soldier in the PLA gets more time for training and to learn and ajust to their duty to be more professional than those soldier in ther contries who only serve for 1-2years in their military.
The PLA might be undermanned but definitly not undertrained, when I say undermanned I mean personel that can handle high tech military equipments, cuz of huge amount of new equipment been acquired in resent years, the PLA start to feel a shortage of capable personel to operating them all, this is the however overcomable with time and the reason why the PLA now is increasingly signing contract with college students to give fund for the entire college in return for service in the military when gratuated.
Granted the average flight hours of PLAAF is less than the USAF,but considrig china still have 2-3000 operational aircraft, most of which is old J6, its not really suprising, but the Su27 pilot training hour is reported to be around 200-220 hours/Y, not 300h/y like the USAF maybe, but not low at all if compared with other AF in the world.
About the claim that chinese fighter pilot only train in old tactic, I dunno where ppl get that impression from, but even if the PLAAF never invented new tactic in decades, the PLAAF is known to have pilot send to both Russia and France for training and exchange on regulary basis, they never learn anything there?
And I dont really expect Taiwan to be much of a guerilla warfare battleground after/If the mainlandChina invaded it, I mean pls, guerilla warfare in a wealthy and stable society vs. a civilwar foe that speak the same language, eat same food, have same religion, same historical and ethnical background? No, I dont think so, I even doubt how many of the ROC military will actually fight and not deserting or rebel from the reward of the PRC once the war started. The number of Taiwanese living and working in PRC will soon reaching a million, even more if you count in their families in Taiwan, and there is only 20million inhabitant in toltal in Taiwan.
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