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gunnut · 01-10-2008, 06:17 AM

But all these questions about fighting abilities are moot if the PLA can't land enough troops and sustain them.

New Zealand doesn't have an airforce. But who has the ability to even threaten New Zealand from the air?

PLA needs to do these things before ROCA's fighting abilities even comes to the table:
1. have enough transports
2. protect those transports
3. sustain the landing once troops land
4. mass enough troops for a break out
5. break ROCA morale

PLA hasn't even done 1 yet, let alone 5. And that's assuming the US and Japan don't interfere with the landing operation.

01-10-2008, 06:17 AM	#185 (permalink)
gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 10,274 Country:	But all these questions about fighting abilities are moot if the PLA can't land enough troops and sustain them. New Zealand doesn't have an airforce. But who has the ability to even threaten New Zealand from the air? PLA needs to do these things before ROCA's fighting abilities even comes to the table: 1. have enough transports 2. protect those transports 3. sustain the landing once troops land 4. mass enough troops for a break out 5. break ROCA morale PLA hasn't even done 1 yet, let alone 5. And that's assuming the US and Japan don't interfere with the landing operation. __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb. Last edited by gunnut : 01-10-2008 at 06:20 AM.