China can and will achieve total air superiority over Taiwan

台湾的花莲有60架F-16,嘉父60架F-16,新竹机场驻有60架幻影2000,清泉岗机场驻有70架IDF,屏东驻有E-2T,这六大机场驻有台空军主力,是攻击的重点对像.西方專家认为,对于单跑道机场,6枚导弹可摧毁,双跑道需12枚.
对于台湾的佳山和志航洞窑基地,可用巡航导弹攻击其出入口.至于高速公路的所谓备用跑道,实际上用处不大,因为它没有维修设备和供给保养.

above article that I found from the reliable magazine,Taiwan has 6 main airbase,2 tunnel airbase,the expert point out that 6 ballistic missile able destroy single runway airbase, 12 ballistic missile are able destroy double runway airbase.
about that 2 tunnel airbase, just launch crusemissile attack and destroy the entrance of the tunnel,that all fighters can not get out.
about Taiwan airbase information use to publish in many magazines, and I use to see the pic of those 2 tunnel base door of entrance.
Taiwan also has so call" highway air runway",but that only like politic show, because those runway have no supply and maintenance.
I do not rule out Taiwan's another secret air base, but in time of war, fighters must be dispatched if they deployed, the base exposes front of the PLA's missile Therefore, I can say that the war in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan is at a disadvantage, unless the US sending troops.

...secret air bases on Taiwan??

How long were they a secret for China's intelligence community?

Probably at least the second before their inception.

I am not for sure, I just don't rule out this possibly.
any country should have their defence secret, do you think so? Violet Oboe.

ROCA has a small island, PLA regularly conduct survaliance with a fine tooth comb.
In order to keep anything a secret, a site must be underground and have little surface activity.
In a time of war, such a base cauldn't be very effective immediately .

The ROC ministry of defense simulated that in a full invasion the ROC air-force would be eliminated in 5 days by PLAAF. By the time the base is fully operational the air war is over.

However both air forces are very green, in a time of war green forces are unpredictable. The air war cauld be less than 5 days or more that 2 weeks.
We all know how effective USAF/USNAF are, no need to question their professionalism.

@Mao:
Well, it depends simply on how much secrecy your potential adversary allows.

The ´one million dollar question´would be whether ROC's ´protector´ or her potential ´nemesis´are actually in the lead in this very opaque game...

in fact, secret air base only underground hangar, to PLA leader,no "secret",Taiwan Affairs For them, as if their own palm-prints,secret just for public.
Taiwan and mainland, just like two brothers,I believe in Taiwan senior military officers the PLAs people are working,even they know Chen Shuibian"s toilet.When Nationalist party Chiang Kai-shek's Ministry of Defense, there are senior officials of the Communist Party.

maozedong said:

Taiwan and mainland, just like two brothers,I believe in Taiwan senior military officers the PLAs people are working,even they know Chen Shuibian"s toilet.When Nationalist party Chiang Kai-shek's Ministry of Defense, there are senior officials of the Communist Party.

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Ever since president Lee Teng-hui (who consider himself japanese) and now , Chen Shui-bian (a green party member who advocate sussession from china) took office. Relation has deteriorated from brother to arch rival stance.

Please refrain from political issues on this thread.

no more politics got it.

akinkhoo said:

wouldn't the war start with... an missile attack? if you could crater half of the airfield and force their closure for repairing the runway. how bad of a position would taiwan be? does taiwan have defenses against an all out missile attack numbering close to a 1000?

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The best option of attack against airbases facing the mainland is (beidou guided artillery). A barrage from longrange guided artillery should render open airfield useless within an hour. On the other hand ROCA cauld also be researching GPS guided artillery as well, so I can't discount ROC.

The US Excalibur is just devastating. (92% of rounds falling within 4 meters of the target)

The best option of attack against airbases facing the mainland is (beidou guided artillery). A barrage from longrange guided artillery should render open airfield useless within an hour. On the other hand ROCA cauld also be researching GPS guided artillery as well, so I can't discount ROC.

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Did I got it rigth? You are planning to shoot cross the straigth with artillery? ...so much I have heard...

In really optimal conditions and in purely scientifical nature, South Africans managed to reach 70km with 155mm/52 combo with special rounds mented to reach this range, but in tactical situation, you can easily take out of 30 km from that figure. So as a someone that has actually served with 155/52 artillery, Im eager to learn about the new innovations you have in mind that would make this sort of miracle possiple