The Chinese military is severely lacking in accountability and professionalism. The pilots think this kind of flying projects skill, when really it shows their incompetence.
this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2023
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And? They’ve been doing this shit for 20+ years and nothing ever comes of it.
Exactly. The Chinese pilot who collided with the Navy EP-3 was honored. He was pretty dead at the time but none the less. The Chinese want their pilots to fly like this.
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Shouldn't all bombers be flying with fighter escorts? How did a Chinese fighter plane manage to get so close to it?
What difference would that make? They're not going to shoot it down.
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There are only fighter escorts if there is a specific threat with hostile intent that requires them. Most non-fighter Air Force aircraft don’t fly with escorts routinely.
There were fighter pilots from 3 nations escorting a B52 on Sunday. The articles I can find for the Tuesday flight do not mention any fighter escorts.
https://www.flyingmag.com/us-japan-south-korea-conduct-trilateral-b-52-escort-exercise/
No, we don't really do that any more. It's not really necessary.
We put the fighters where they need to be when they need to be there. This bomber is just flying its patrol route, they don't need to be protected along their path to the target, they don't need to be anywhere near their targets, they're loaded with cruise missiles and they strike from dozens or hundreds of miles away.
How many houses for poor people could that interaction have paid for?
China can just forcibly move people whenever they want so this isn't really a concern for them.
At least we know it’s not the Grinch, because that’s much closer than 39 1/2 feet.
Presumably the pilot would have been ordered to do this. To what end? Why?
Yes China, we know you want Taiwan back. Either commit to solid action or don't. This bizarre behaviour just risks lives and expensive aircraft.
Seriously, what's the point?
They explain why in the article.
From China's point of view, the US regularly sends planes thousands of miles from its coast to go to harass China. They view it as the equivalent of when an other kid starts waving their hands in your face and saying, "I'm not touching you. I'm not touching you." They feinting back.
Both the freedom of navigation exercise and the response are messages. The US is saying, "We can project force all the way to your front door. If push comes to shove, we can start blowing up your shit." China is essentially responding with, "You got yours and I got mine. You wanna fuck around and find out?"
That's what it boils down to. It's an extremely angry conversation between superpowers.
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