If you were the air commander in the Nanjing MR, how would you conduct an air campaign over the East China Sea with current PLAAF air assets to accomplish the following goals?
These are the air assets available to the Nanjing MR
3rd Independent Regiment
3rd Fighter Division
10th Bomber Division
14th Fighter Division
26th Fighter Division
28th Attack Division
29th Fighter Division
PLAAF fighter divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.
Let's assume the fighter divisions are outfitted in the following proportions:
10x J-10B
30x J-11/SU-30MKK
40x J-10
20x J-8/J-7
Assume the attack division has
30x JH-7
20x SU-30MKK
20x J-10S
Assume the bomber division has
20x H-6
Finally, assume your entire air region has
4x KJ-2000 AWACS
4x H-6U refuelers
and as many latest-generation AAMs and ASMs and fuel on the ground as needed. Given the short duration of these operational-tactical problems, we assume missile and fuel inventory is infinite.
Using your best estimates of AAM or ASM loadouts per sortie, fighter cover "loiter time" per sortie, expected sortie attrition rates, sortie rates per hour, and expected array of forces in opposition, how would you use the tools at hand to achieve the desired effects?
each goal on its own, not all at once- Achieve air superiority over the Taiwan Straits within 12 hours, and air superiority over the island of Taiwan within 24 hours
- Achieve air superiority in a 160km radius "bubble" over the Diaoyu Islands within 24 hours
- Conduct a defense of PLAN assets within the East China Sea under conditions of air parity against the US 7th Fleet
- Coordinate with PLAN East Sea Fleet to sink the US 7th Fleet
These are the air assets available to the Nanjing MR
3rd Independent Regiment
3rd Fighter Division
10th Bomber Division
14th Fighter Division
26th Fighter Division
28th Attack Division
29th Fighter Division
PLAAF fighter divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.
Let's assume the fighter divisions are outfitted in the following proportions:
10x J-10B
30x J-11/SU-30MKK
40x J-10
20x J-8/J-7
Assume the attack division has
30x JH-7
20x SU-30MKK
20x J-10S
Assume the bomber division has
20x H-6
Finally, assume your entire air region has
4x KJ-2000 AWACS
4x H-6U refuelers
and as many latest-generation AAMs and ASMs and fuel on the ground as needed. Given the short duration of these operational-tactical problems, we assume missile and fuel inventory is infinite.
Using your best estimates of AAM or ASM loadouts per sortie, fighter cover "loiter time" per sortie, expected sortie attrition rates, sortie rates per hour, and expected array of forces in opposition, how would you use the tools at hand to achieve the desired effects?
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