Originally posted by dirtyharry
The 33rd fighter division deployed in Choinquin indeed is dedicated reacting to India.

Take a look at the map. This is the position of the Chongqing municipal administration (like Beijing and Shanghai, Chongqing is a national city which governed apart from the province, Szechuan, it’s in.)

It is way out of range of any important Indian target.

If you want the SU-27 to escort a reasonable strike, you put them in an airbase next to the border. You don’t put them 1500 miles away from the India heartland.

The fact is India is still mostly ignored in China. After 1962, it simply doesn’t warrant more than minimal defense. What’s more the China’s position on the Himalayan plateau is perfect for it. Geography makes it easy to defend with minimal forces.

Considering the quality of opposition on the Indian front compared to the first world militaries of the US, Japan and Taiwan, China would have to stupid beyond recourse to place its highly limited modern resources against third world “threat” (one that didn’t put up much opposition the last time it fought China.)

Correct, that was a defected NK J-6. I don’t have the notes to that particular picture but I’ve seen it before with a caption that it was a defection.

A Su-27 isn’t quite Chinese commie but what the heck, Sean 😀

Here’s the Su-27 over Chinese commie soil

Bangladesh Q-5

Sri Lankan F-7B

Thanks fellow Asian, Troung.

You have any J-6s from Vietnam? I don’t have enough in my collection.

Sri Lankan Y8