check the JF-17 threadtp,
i hope this won't turn into a "i know more than you do" thing, because i'm sure everyone here knows something different and there's always something that you know and i don't and vice versa.
i guess you've seen more than i have then. would be nice if you can post a link though, or at least tell us on which aircraft these were installed?
take a look at this,well, if we're talking about experience in air-to-air combat with missiles, no air force can beat the US. the standard A-A loadout for the F-16, which the J-10 is designed to match, is 6 AAMs + 2 ext. tanks + 1 ECM pod. the F-15 has 8 AAMs + 2 tanks; F-14, 8 AAMs + 2 tanks; F-18, usually 8 AAMs + 2 tanks with a max. of 12 AAMs.
check at what the loads were when the combat radius were measured. Does that look like 6 or 8 AAMs to you?
J-7s will be deployed too. And they are going to destroy enough air fields that Taiwan would not be able to use all of those 330 planes.in the case of taiwan, keep in mind that not all of the PLAAF's 500 or so Su-27/J-11, Su-30, J-10, and J-8II can be deployed in the theatre at once -- which means that when it comes to BVR-engagement-capable aircraft, the PLAAF would barely have numerical superiority against taiwan's 330, and at a disadvantage if the US decides to get involved. and don't forget that in vietnam, the US enjoyed BOTH numeric and qualitative advantage. and US strike packages still get intercepted by MiGs quite often.
depends on the mission.i guess it comes down to doctrine, but at least we can agree that 4 MRAAMs is better than 2, right?