H-20 bomber (with H-X, JH-XX)

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gongolongo

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One thing I think many of us are missing is that the H-20 will be detected a lot later than H-6. This means reaction windows to incoming strike missions are smaller from the enemy perspective. It is also much more survivable when threats like Meteors or AIM-260's appear.
 
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TK3600

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gongolongo said:
One thing I think many of us are missing is that the H-20 will be detected a lot later than H-6. This means reaction windows to incoming strike missions are smaller from the enemy perspective. It is also much more survivable when threats like Meteors or AIM-260's appear.
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It is clear it will make reaction harder. What is more interesting is what is the consequence? Perhaps US would need to up their investment in sensors and air patrol intensity to compensate. These will surely jack up the cost and logistic pressure. End of the day I am not expecting H20 to do a lot of damage, but its mere presence alone will have immense strategic consequrnce.
 
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no_name

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gongolongo said:
One thing I think many of us are missing is that the H-20 will be detected a lot later than H-6. This means reaction windows to incoming strike missions are smaller from the enemy perspective. It is also much more survivable when threats like Meteors or AIM-260's appear.
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Well rather I think part of the role of the H-6 is to let people see it flying around.
Like those Tu-95s that the Russians occasionally send out.
 
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Lime said:
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As we can observe, this can be stealthy, perhaps even invisible, visually, in certain conditions :D
TK3600 said:
It is clear it will make reaction harder. What is more interesting is what is the consequence? Perhaps US would need to up their investment in sensors and air patrol intensity to compensate. These will surely jack up the cost and logistic pressure. End of the day I am not expecting H20 to do a lot of damage, but its mere presence alone will have immense strategic consequrnce.
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They are doing it already, upgrading PH and TW survellience capabilities, i think we will see this trend continue over the coming years.
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charles18

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This is where I take some issue in that people should apply a consistent standard of expectation that VLO bombers on either side either can penetrate modern heavily defended enemy airspace/radars or can't. If the former, that means we should also expect the large fleet of B-21s to be repeatedly entering Chinese airspace with impunity and wreaking massive damage. If the latter, it means the H-20 will also be limited to a standoff missile truck role. It's one or the other. Personally I lean toward the latter.
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I agree.
I do not think stealth bombers can sneak into enemy airspace with impunity. Maybe over 20 years ago when it was still considered a new technology and the enemy was unprepared it was possible. However today everybody including their grandparents have heard of stealth bombers. There is nothing new about it. Surely all the major governments of the world, with the financial means to do so, have created anti-stealth weapon systems / counter-measures to erode the effectiveness of stealth aircraft.

I think the H-20 will end up being more of a "standoff missile truck."
Of course stealth capability will play a role, just not as much as some people think.
 
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