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somewhere in ETCArrrg… and the numbers are not visible again!
Any info where this was taken?
Nice looking bird for its era, but still functional. I recall these birds were flying in the Korean War in the early 50's, when new China was proclaimed on 1 October 1949.
There is a yard where these birds are parked. May be China can convert them into AI unmanned drones with deadly weapons and would be extremely useful for attacking Taiwan if it declares to be an independent country.
plawolf
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Hardened shelters are by design proof against all but the largest explosive blast weapons.
To get at the aircraft parked in them, you need dedicated bunker buster deep penetration bombs.
As such, placing them right next to each other has minimal drawbacks since a bomb dropped between two shelters will not penetrate either, and a successful penetration of one shelter should not also breach any neighbouring ones.
The benefits of building them so close together makes it easier to play shell games since it would be quicker to move planes between shelters.
Such a tight pack configuration could also indicate that these are only the inner layer, and that they ultimate intend to add another layer of armour over the entire cluster of individual shelters to create one big structure.
My friend, these are J-6's or copy of MIG-19's. I believe China only flew MIG-15's in the Korean War. The first J-5 or a copy of MIG-17 did not fly until 1956. General Xu Qiliang, Vice Chairman of China Military Commissions, used to pilot a J-6. At that time, my friend's father was a deputy commander of the division.
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They are unmanned J-6s intended for combat use. The decades long rumor have finally come true.
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