Re: Nato intervention
Not officially I don't think but they'll find ways to weasel their way around Nato agreement stipulations e.g. "Volunteers"/foreign legion from said nations donning non-identifiable uniforms etc. Singapore sort of does it with 星光部队 (starlight troopers) for strictly training purposes.
I imagine KMT soldiers will be in for a bit of an awkwardness when forced to fight side by side in due time.
I was wondering if NATO could use these C-17s and C-130s to enter and land on Taiwan using justifications like for "humanitarian purposes" and "evacuated stranded citizens", while secretly offloading military supplies and NATO mercanaries + military advisors into Taiwan in the process?Friend who is USAF who got to ride the C-17s few months ago. It was the exact scenario as i described. i can't show more pics but he sent a lot (not illegal or classified). it was cool seeing C-17s all around the Airfield and flying about rushing to another loaded with fuel trucks.
he can't tell me much more than that though other than there is consideration for RedAir and that several TW fighters and C-17 are already downed at the start. maybe you can find out it took place in may-june 2022.
It's been an open secret that US has been sending their soldiers to taiwan for years, contravening the Shanghai communiques. Iirc ex-ambassador Chas Freeman mentioned before on one of his talks.Recall this:
I was wondering if NATO could use these C-17s and C-130s to enter and land on Taiwan using justifications like for "humanitarian purposes" and "evacuated stranded citizens", while secretly offloading military supplies and NATO mercanaries + military advisors into Taiwan in the process?
Unless these NATO mercenaries are Captain America and the rest of the Avengers (including Spider-Man), how many soldiers do you think they can unload from a few airplanes to make a meaningful difference in capability?Recall this:
I was wondering if NATO could use these C-17s and C-130s to enter and land on Taiwan using justifications like for "humanitarian purposes" and "evacuated stranded citizens", while secretly offloading military supplies and NATO mercanaries + military advisors into Taiwan in the process?
I don't think the context of the discussion was during wartime.Unless these NATO mercenaries are Captain America and the rest of the Avengers (including Spider-Man), how many soldiers do you think they can unload from a few airplanes to make a meaningful difference in capability?
Furthermore, why would China allow US/NATO military planes to land for any reason during war time? If that is happening, just give up, PLA clearly lost already.
The major problem with the report is political, not technical. In their base case scenario, the US is fighting from day 1, which isn't very realistic in a surprise attack. If the US were ready and willing to fight, of course China wouldn't launch an invasion immediately. In their "Taiwan stands alone" scenario, the whole south up to Taichung is liberated in 42 days. Taipei could fight on to the last man, but would probably surrender at that point.
They also consider the scenario that the US only gets involved 14 days after the beginning of hostilities, which is much more likely if we're talking about a Chinese surprise attack. They don't discuss the results from that scenario, unfortunately.
If the PLA can take everything from Kaohsiung to Taichung in 14 days, there will be no American involvement. If China looks weak and struggles to take any major territory, they will try to strike.
If a conflict start, they will need airfields to land... not sure that airfields will exist anymore after a couple of hours.Recall this:
I was wondering if NATO could use these C-17s and C-130s to enter and land on Taiwan using justifications like for "humanitarian purposes" and "evacuated stranded citizens", while secretly offloading military supplies and NATO mercanaries + military advisors into Taiwan in the process?
Compare what China capabilities can directly be used on Taiwan from day one and what US capabilities can be used to help them... You don't need to compare, US don't have enough quantity or quality there to help at all beside disturbing the process.Realistically, when can China military capabilities match up with the U.S? President Xi said modernization will be completed by 2035. I also heard 2050 as a possibility too.
People actually unironically use CMANO in this forum?A modern AESA can still detect them as soon as they break the horizon so the biggest benefit is during the transit phase or against older systems. To get the long ranges they have to fly in a High flight profile for most of the trip which increases the chance of intercept.