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PLA Air Force will dominate Vietnamese airspace
To date, I've covered Chinese H-6K "God of War" bombers implementing Rolling Thunder on strategic Vietnamese targets. Also, we've discussed a naval blockade by the PLA Navy with surface ships and submarines to strangle military supplies for Vietnam.
In this post, we will cover PLA Air Force refueling of J-10 Vigorous Dragons to control Vietnamese airspace and bomb anything worthwhile that tries to move from one sector of Vietnam to another.
For example, if the Vietnamese try to move a convoy of military supplies along the roads then the Chinese J-10 Vigorous Dragons will pounce.
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J-10S mid-air refueling from H-6U tanker
A PLAAF H-6U tanker refuels a J-10S combat-capable trainer over the Guangzhou MR (military region) Coast.
Chengdu J-10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"J-10S: Twin-seat fighter-trainer variant of the J-10A. The forward fuselage of the aircraft is stretched to accommodate an additional pilot seat, two pilots sit in tandem with a single large bubble canopy. Also incorporates an enlarged dorsal spine which may accommodate additional avionics equipment or fuel. As well as serving as training aircraft, the J-10S may also be used for the ground attack role where the rear-seat pilot would act as the weapon systems operator.[34]"
[Note: Photo credit belongs to PLAAF (PLA Air Force). Caption credit belongs to Australia Air Power.]
To date, I've covered Chinese H-6K "God of War" bombers implementing Rolling Thunder on strategic Vietnamese targets. Also, we've discussed a naval blockade by the PLA Navy with surface ships and submarines to strangle military supplies for Vietnam.
In this post, we will cover PLA Air Force refueling of J-10 Vigorous Dragons to control Vietnamese airspace and bomb anything worthwhile that tries to move from one sector of Vietnam to another.
For example, if the Vietnamese try to move a convoy of military supplies along the roads then the Chinese J-10 Vigorous Dragons will pounce.
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J-10S mid-air refueling from H-6U tanker
Chengdu J-10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"J-10S: Twin-seat fighter-trainer variant of the J-10A. The forward fuselage of the aircraft is stretched to accommodate an additional pilot seat, two pilots sit in tandem with a single large bubble canopy. Also incorporates an enlarged dorsal spine which may accommodate additional avionics equipment or fuel. As well as serving as training aircraft, the J-10S may also be used for the ground attack role where the rear-seat pilot would act as the weapon systems operator.[34]"
[Note: Photo credit belongs to PLAAF (PLA Air Force). Caption credit belongs to Australia Air Power.]