Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers

Something called maintenance. For every 4 birds that leaves the factory, 5 are going back in. The Russian factory keep the Chinese numbers ahead of the rotation game. Without them, it will be 5 years before this maintenance cycle is complete and the start of a new one. Thus, it will be 3 years before enough birds are out of maintenance for the numbers to start rising.



Like I said, you don't read the footnotes. I do. That's how I know your articles are garbage. I recognize Gertz's work anywhere.

It's people like you who do the most damage to the PLA's reputation. You try to build them to supermen by referencing articles that just plain garbage to begin with. Did you even read that article you posted? Did you check the footnotes? I knew exactly where each article came from, especially the WT which is notoriously blue group and not above exergerating capabilities and projections.

In the meantime, what the PLA is doing is impressive in its own regard. Alot of it is wrong and alot the PLA is just pushing forward for propaganda sakes and do not take seriously themselves. The best example is Unrestricted Warfare and I suggest you read that before posting anything else.

In either case, CDF has earned its reputation, even in China.

And must be my old age because I can no longer stand idiot wannabes. Another member of the ignore list.