Yeah that was off-topic...thats best left for some other group. I'm
sure Taiwan will have to re-structure its air defense to deal
with this carrier. Most of their Patriot and early warning radar
systems are probably oriented to the west generally. I guess that
depends on how close the Chinese air bases are to Taiwan. I figure its
about 200 miles from the Chinese coast to Taiwan and back and if you
come in from the east you would probably stay at least 100 miles out
from Taiwan before attacking assuming the air defense is thinner
on the eastern side. That would eat up a decent amount of combat
radius in their strikers.

So a carrier strike group could create a somewhat credible threat to
Taiwan if its air wing could cripple Taiwan's air force before
evacuating to using the major
highway system. There have been rumors of a plan to do just that if
China can take out its runways. The logistics of that would be truly
nightmarish though...


So, when do you think America will ever elect a communist???

Don't even try to look even more foolish and claim we already have...

Dan