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    China isn’t a democracy and its government doesn’t work like a democratic government.

    And guest what, no one cares, the ideological struggle ended decades ago.

    When <………………>’s existence is threatened, the easiest way out is to start some kind of crisis to redirect the public’s attention away from internal problems toward an external enemy. Starting a military crisis does exactly that.

    Fill the gap with your favorite democratic regime to obtain an identical conclusion, it’s a traditioal recipe for success.

    And the Chinese communist party knows whom they should target to divert the public anger.

    It’s not like anti Chinese blogs aren’t popular in Ameblo or anti Chinese rants aren’t shared through Mixi “check” button. Asian nations are spoonfed nationalism on a daily basis, it doesn’t matter the country of origin it’s the same bulls*it that’s why everyone hates everyone in the region.

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    It’s happening every day in the East China Sea, where Japanese and Chinese warships and fighters are locking on FCS radars against each other daily. Just push a button and the war starts.

    Sorry but no. The world is more complex than Tom Clancy’s novels and no one is going to start a war with one of it’s main trade partners to please some Internet keyboard warriors.

    in reply to: NORTH KOREA Airforce and Air defences #2305436
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    The second North Korean war is a two week war at most, barring any Chinese intervention.

    There’s not going to be any “Second Korean War”.

    in reply to: Future of Venezuelan Air Force #2309611
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    They bought Su-30s as a replacement for the aging F-16 fleet so it’s only a matter of time until they are finally retired; the question about what to do with the spare money is going to arise when those vintage airframes are not airworthy anymore not before.

    in reply to: Which attack helicopter for Iraq? #2309678
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    Anyway, why would Saudi and Iraq be in conflict? There’s little to fight over in the north of Saudi.

    Battling impious Shias is enough for the sheiks, the idea of a pan Arabic caliphate is very appealing for them.

    in reply to: RuAF News and Development Thread part 11 #2310774
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    Ok i give up, what else? I can see the two small antennas under the wingtips like the indian UPG, but i can’t notice anything else. (oh and the GLITs badge)

    Faceted IRST housing.

    in reply to: Any new pic's of the WZ-10 #2311434
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    Why the WZ-10 does not appear to be similar to other Kamov designed choppers? If it were Eurocopter or AgustaWestland it would make sense but not Kamov, heck Mil would be more reasonable.

    Because we all kow Kamov can only design coaxial rotor helicopters :rolleyes:.

    If it was truly made by Kamov, why didn’t they market the design?

    Exclusivity and non disclosure agreements, nothing new when doing business.

    Is it because the design inferior to Blackshark/Alligator and they merely trying to use to imply their products are better thereby market and make sell their own helicopters during the Heli-Expo?

    Nonsense.

    For all we know they decided to slap on a signature and date to line drawings of the helicopter and claim its theirs.

    They did it for the lulz, seems legit.

    It’s too early to say what is what but more information would definitely be useful before deciding whether its fake or true.

    WZ-10 designed by Kamov at request from China is nothing new, the info has being floating around for several years, this only confirms it.

    in reply to: What if: Shah does not get toppled in 1979 #2263836
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    Anyhow why let boring things like facts get in the way of a good grudge…

    The fact is that wars are politics and politicians decide when going war and there’s also the fact that millions of people around the globe don’t believe the idea of a country going to war out of generosity against countries located thousands of miles away.

    It doesn’t matter the fate of the Shah, at the end of the day the rule of thumb was “better green than red” so unless politicians experienced a collective epiphany Middle East politics of the time were the preface of disasters to come more than 30 years ago.

    in reply to: PS90 vs D30 #2264582
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    Can China buy PS90 or the engine is not available.

    From Aviadvigatel’s PS-90A site: If you are interested in our engines and would like to receive further information, please fill in the questionnaire.
    Although the final word depends on Rosoboronexport approval.

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2264597
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    Is there a particular reason why the Argentine Airforce is against a Russian purchase btw?

    Inherited hatred from emigrated White Russians and Jews :dev2:.

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265049
    Owlcat
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    Unfortunately, the proven falsification of the inflation rate & concealment of other figures makes all official statistics in Argentina suspect. We can’t tell how far the lying goes.

    Unfortunately estimated figures from independent sources are also suspected of bias because everyone has a dog in the fight.

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265114
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    It’s not going to happen. It’s one thing updating a few fighters but totally another to gain a ballistic missile capability (and we all know that any major rearmament by Argentina will guarantee that the Falklands will never become Argentine).

    Ballistic missiles aside, whatever Argentina buys in the future is going to be pointed as a major rearmament that threatens regional stability, the problem is that FAA, for example, is in dire need of new aircrafts so unless they decide to replace jets with biplanes they’re going to rearm themselves sooner or later just to keep pace with their neighbors.

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265147
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    Ok lets look at this and after I have finished laughing and got off the floor we can get to work

    It’s more feasible to see Artentina buying some potentially threatening Chinese hardware than a wunderwaffe demonstration from Royal Navy.

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265240
    Owlcat
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    And how do you believe the Argentine government would treat the Islanders without the British military behind them?

    Since islanders are not South American precolumbian indigenes I’m quite confident that they could forge a deal mutual beneficial to both without spilling blood under a self governing formula.

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265329
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    I just have a problem with bullies, like the Argentinian government

    Maybe my dictionary is wrong but a “bully” is someone that uses his superior strength to intimidate those who are weaker forcing them to do it’s will. Hardly the case, not even on paper, empty threats are just cheap talk and even kids know it.

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