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Taiwanese F-16s star flying with live harpoon anti-ship missiles to deter China
August 11, 2020 Andy Wolf 0
Taiwanese F-16s are carrying Harpoon anti-ship missiles on sorties in response to land-grabbing exercises on the part of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, giving a whole new meaning to the term “sea snake.”
The F-16A “Vipers” of the ROCAF’s 5th Tactical Fighter Wing are showing the PLA, PLAAF and PLAN that they mean business, and the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles back up their intent.
As China continues its aggressive incremental expansion in the South China Sea, one target of particular interest to them is the Taiwanese-controlled Dongsha Island chain.
With exercises catered solely to the takeover of the Dongsha Islands, the 5th TFW Vipers are taking no chances that the “training exercise” may end up being the real thing, and are prepared to sent as many PLA troops as possible to the bottom of the sea in smoldering steel coffins- be they landing vessels, the aircraft carrier Liaoning, or assault ships.
The 4th TFW, who also operates the venerable F-16, is usually equipped with Maverick air-to-ground missiles and will likely handle any troops that make it ashore, particularly the armored varieties.
Aviation reported Roy Choo shared stunning shots of the Vipers taking to the sky.
Taiwanese F-16s star flying with live harpoon anti-ship missiles to deter China
Taiwanese F-16s are carrying Harpoon anti-ship missiles on sorties in response to land-grabbing exercises on the part of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, giving a whole new meaning to the term “sea snake.” The F-16A “Vipers” of the ROCAF’s 5th Tactical Fighter Wing are showing the PLA...warisboring.com
Tätä kun rupeaa tarkemmin miettimään, niin ei ole ollut mikään halpa setti. Pelkästään polttoainetta on kulunut aika jäätävät määrät Toki eipä (ilma)sota taida muutenkaan mitään köyhän miehen homma olla...Vuoden 1991 Persianlahden sodan ilmasodan ensimmäinen päivä.
Tätä kun rupeaa tarkemmin miettimään, niin ei ole ollut mikään halpa setti. Pelkästään polttoainetta on kulunut aika jäätävät määrät Toki eipä (ilma)sota taida muutenkaan mitään köyhän miehen homma olla...
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Ison maailman meininkiä!Tarkasti mietitty juttu. F-117 -häivekoneet Bagdadin ylle. Risteilyohjuksia sotalaivoista Persianlahdelta. Ja Apache-kopterit ampuvat Saudi-Arabian ja Irakin välisen rajan tutkat romuksi. Synytyneestä aukosta sitten tulvii sisään koko ilma-armada.
Luftwaffe ja Operaatio Barbarossa.