Thread: China vis-à-vis Taiwan
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Old 02-15-2008, 15:19 PM   #255 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tphuang View Post
I don't have the specific figure, but the one stationed in 3rd division is close enough to Taiwan that in a mission where it is escorting the 28th division JH-7A, it probably has a 1 hour CAP time. The one in 5th regiment probably will need one refuel to escort the SSF JH-7A to Taiwan + loiter.
There are 24 hours in a day. And when was the last time any PLAAF regt practiced night time refueling over open water away from the sight of land?
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