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April 10, 2009 at 5:06 pm in reply to: JMSDF 16DDH #2037840

Don Chan
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(Off-Topic Alert)

] For example, Japanese-owned aircraft have been shipped to the USA, for integration of new equipment.

For example, in middle ’80s, some retired JASDF F-104J/DJ made by Mitsubishi in Japan, were shipped to USA, then transferred to Taiwan.
Other retired F-104J/DJ were converted to UAVs as targets for JASDF F-4s and F-15s, or preserved, or scrapped.

See
http://www.i-f-s.nl/index87.htm

April 10, 2009 at 8:49 am in reply to: JMSDF 16DDH #2037863

Don Chan
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] Any discussion anywhere on what her fate is now or what her materiel condition might be?.

Don’t know. Probably will be scrapped.
Since one or two years ago, a retired JMSDF sub, now nicknamed (in Japanese) “Iron Whale”, was raised and displayed at a museum in Japan.

Further, Japan won’t export weapons; although Japan has exported some civilian aircraft same as the types used by SDF, such as CH-47, MU-2, and YS-11.

April 10, 2009 at 2:42 am in reply to: JMSDF 16DDH #2037872

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http://www.asagumo-news.com/news/200904/090402/09040208.html

30 March 2009:
501 JDS Souryuu, JMSDF, at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Koube, Hyougo Prefecture.

26 March 2009:
404th Hikoutai, JASDF, established at Komaki AB, Aichi Prefecture.

March 23, 2009 at 8:33 am in reply to: US pilots breaking neutrality #1233206

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http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090323/5/1gixn.html

美國飛虎隊遺址公園在廣西桂林開工
中央社更新日期:”2009/03/23 10:07″

An AVG park will be built at the ruins of the AVG command post, at Yang Tang AB, Lin Gui County, Gui Lin City, Guang Xi Province; the only former AVG command post that survives.
The park will have a memorial hall, monument, dioramas, &c.

March 20, 2009 at 3:44 pm in reply to: JMSDF 16DDH #2038485

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http://mytown.asahi.com/kanagawa/news.php?k_id=15000000903190003

18 March 2009:
Two of 17 women on JDS Hyuuga.
Left is Lieutenant Sei Kaori (27), from Yokohama City. Right is Lieutenant Nagata Megumi.

March 19, 2009 at 3:15 am in reply to: JMSDF 16DDH #2038528

Don Chan
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In practice, in recent years, JMSDF has used its helo- and LCAC-equipped (nominally amphibious assault) defense ships to deliver disaster relief supplies, and evacuate refugees, inside and outside Japan.
For comparison, the PLAAF has also used its AWACS as an airborne comm relay hub, after the 5.12 earthquake in Si Chuan, Commie China, in 2008.
War marchines used under an humane/peaceful banner.
Besides, in Asia; India, Russia, and Thailand already have aircraft carriers. Other Asian countries, including Commie China, Japan, and South Korea, would logically want to develop at least helo carriers.

March 18, 2009 at 1:10 pm in reply to: JMSDF 16DDH #2038561

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http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090318-00000023-jijp-soci.view-000
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090318-00000022-jijp-soci.view-000
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090318-00000019-jijp-soci.view-000
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090318-00000006-maip-soci.view-000

18 March 2009:
DDH-181 JDS Hyuuga.
Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Her crew include 17 women.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090318-00000036-kyt-l26

18 March 2009:
DDH-141 JDS Haruna.
Maiduru City, Kyouto Prefecture.
Retired, after 36 years, since 1973 February.

March 15, 2009 at 3:23 pm in reply to: PLAN South Sea Fleet Projecting Power and Showing the Flag #2038675

Don Chan
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FYI, every year, the JASDF announces the number of JASDF scrambles in the past year, and against aircraft of what nationalities. I used to be a wee bit puzzled when these intercepts included Taiwanese aircraft, as the ROC military aircraft are usually professional, admire/respect the JASDF/JMSDF aircraft (as they share the Chicom as their mutual opponent), and probably wouldn’t intentionally intrude Jap ADIZ to test JASDF/JMSDF alert reaction time.

March 15, 2009 at 1:48 pm in reply to: PLAN South Sea Fleet Projecting Power and Showing the Flag #2038678

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http://ku0811.hp.infoseek.co.jp/200kairi.jpg

For reference, the pink areas are 200 NM areas that Japan can claim.

Also, last week, Yahoo! Taiwan News has an article
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090309/78/1fpi8.html
about the Yonaguni Island (of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), only 110 klicks east of Taiwan, where the Jap and Taiwanese ADIZs overlap.

Yonaguni Island is only three minutes flight by a ROCAF F-16 scrambled from Hua Lian AB, Taiwan. When the F-16 patrols along the Taiwanese ADIZ, and minds it own business, the JASDF would suddenly contact it and warn it to get out of town.

OTOH, in the F-16 flight simulator back at the ROCAF AB, the virtual reality programmed into the flight simulator includes all the Okinawa Islands.

March 15, 2009 at 4:16 am in reply to: PLAN South Sea Fleet Projecting Power and Showing the Flag #2038688

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] provided they were not actually involved in direct combat operations, have full legal rights to transit.

IIRC, the PLAN warships sailed through the international channel in the Tsugaru Strait, en route to a joint exercise with the Russian Navy, and JMSDF P-3s tracked them.
BTW, local radio news just reported the Chicom coast guard is sending a ship to the islands that Philippines passed a law last week, and claimed as Filipino.

March 14, 2009 at 2:31 pm in reply to: PLAN South Sea Fleet Projecting Power and Showing the Flag #2038711

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Naturally, the last time I read anything substantial about an EEZ was Operation Corporate, where Shars were tasked to, and did, shoot down unarmed Argentinean military transport planes near the Falklands, and the HMS Conqueror sank the General Belgrano that IIRC was departing the EEZ, which scared the 25 de Mayo back to her home port.

OTOH, I predict the 1.4 bil Chinese angry youths will be again disappointed because the Chicom coast guard or PLAN continues to not send anything to the DYT Islands (Diao Yu Tai Islands), which are owned by Taiwan, but administrated by Japan; no thanks to the cunning USA… although a few weeks ago, some PLAN warships sailed through the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaidou and Honshuu, which is definitely Jap EEZ. XD

March 13, 2009 at 3:16 pm in reply to: PLAN South Sea Fleet Projecting Power and Showing the Flag #2038738

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http://www.rimpeace.or.jp/jrp/umi/northd/0903tagos.html

5-8 March 2009:
Estimated locations of USN intelligence ships with passive sonar arrays, including T-AGOS-23 USNS Impeccable.

March 10, 2009 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Pearl Harbor Dec 7th 1941. #1169201

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http://www.recordchina.co.jp/group/g29333.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090308/17/1fol8.html

8 March 2009:
Taiwan newspaper claims: one week before IJN attacked Pearl Harbour, ROC military intel deciphered Imperial Jap military communications, and immediately warned USA, but USA ignored it as a trick to antagonise Japan and USA relations.

(IIRC, Pearl Harbour command was warned about a possible attack, but they thought it would be by local saboteurs, and not by enemy fighter-bombers?)

March 7, 2009 at 12:35 pm in reply to: The terrorism of the piracy #2039256

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http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090115-00000031-rcdc-cn

Screen cap of an on-line game where the player is a crew member of the Commie China civilian ship Zhen Hua 4 Hao that successfully resisted pirates.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090102-00000003-rcdc-cn

According to a German newspaper, over the past eight years, the PLAN added 60 ships, and now has 860 ships.

March 2, 2009 at 6:32 am in reply to: What else is in Taiwan? Mirage 2000-5 #2445647

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http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090302/1/1fba5.html

2 March 2009:
A shipment of ROCAF Mirage 2000-5 spare parts, originally scheduled to export from France in February, is being delayed, as leverage by France in the court case WRT the bribery involved in the purchase of ROCN Lafayette Class warships.

ROCAF claims effect on Mirage 2000-5 flights is limited.
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