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   Hans Bezemer   wrote:   
      
   >Although China has twice the cannon fodder, it is far less capable to   
   >project that power.   
   >   
      
   >Combined these make up for 269 of the 314 vessels difference. Concerning   
   >air power there is no comparison.   
      
   What?   
   The heart of the air force is the fighter jet. These are comparable:   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor   
   USA 185 F-22   
   Last built 2009, the production line is dismantled.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_J-20   
   China 300 J-20   
   They have improved the earlier designs and   
   they are in full production at 70-100 per year.   
      
   6-th generation:   
   F-47  A power point aircraft   
   J-47  operational and can be launched from aircraft carriers.   
      
   The USA has 800 military bases. They have less than a quarter of   
   a fighter jet for each base.   
      
   >Hans Bezemer   
      
   Groetjes Albert   
   --   
   The Chinese government is satisfied with its military superiority over USA.   
   The next 5 year plan has as primary goal to advance life expectancy   
   over 80 years, like Western Europe.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)