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So fighter production is going to have to go up as well as technological modernization if you are to become competitive. More J-10s, J-16s, J-35s and more J-20s. Would doubling the numbers of these platforms be enough?
The problem is not at how many fighter China can produce, it lies in how many pilot China can train.
You will need to expand the entire network to increase the number of pilot you can train, you can produce 100 fighter a year, but then you will need to get 100 pilot and possible 300 crew to fly it. The personnel issue is the problem, not the fighter.
Can’t attack helicopters be deployed on LHDs, or at least use them as refueling and rearming points. LHD production is going to have to increase, such that you have at least a dozen to surround the island.
3 issues here
1.) There aren't that many Type-075 in service in 2025, which the game was set. We estimated 4. So you would have to balance on either using it as Air Interdiction platform or Amphibious Assault platform.
2.) LHA/LHD only useful if you are further away from your sphere of influence, it wouldn't make much difference if that is 500km from mainland...
3.) China lack of navalise attack helicopter. There is currently 3 attack helicopter China have, Z-9, Z-10 and Z-19 (Not counting Mi17 loaded with heaps of rocket) Only Z-9 and Z-19 are navalised. And they are light attack helicopter.
Your also going to need at lot more carrier battle groups as well as SSNs to keep an eye on all the areas you mentioned, at least 8 if not 10 to allow for downtime for some of them.
One of the parimeter for this game is US will not move fleet around from Europe/Middle East to Asia. Because otherwise US would have won outright as there are no way PLAN can withstand the entire might of USN. Whatever US have West of San Fransico, they can use.
Artillery range with ramjet shells using a 203 mm may be 200-300 km, fires from Fujian it maybe able to cover at least the entire west coast plus some of the northern west coast. Battleships with 8 inch guns like old ww2 battleships could provide shore bombardment fire support of the rest from around the island and be protected by the carrier battle groups and their air defense umbrellas
China Brings Back the Broadside
So, is this a viable way to deploy artillery at sea? I see no problem with it under the right conditions. More from David Axe.newwars.wordpress.com
The narrowest point between China and Taiwan at Taiwan strait is 505km. If a Ramjet 203mm shell can fire at 200-300km, then it will hit water about halfway mark to Taiwan if you fire it from mainland China.
I don't think China have those kind of fire support ship.........