Title: Sorry, China: J-20 Stealth Fighters are No Match for an F-35 or F-22 Source:
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Michael Raska, an assistant professor at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, was quoted as saying in the article. “Among the issues,” Reuters noted, “China’s J-20 and J-31 stealth fighters cannot super-cruise, or fly at supersonic speeds like their closest rivals, Lockheed Martin’s F-22 and F-35 stealth planes, without using afterburners.” China’s first fifth-generation aircraft is having a major issue.
As Dave Majumdar previously covered , China recently declared that its J-20 fighter jet had attained initial operational capability. “China's latest J-20 stealth fighter has been commissioned into the air force's combat service,” China’s Defense Ministry said on February 9. Chinese analysts touted the country’s achievement as breaking the Western stranglehold on stealthy aircraft. "The J-20 will also change the history of the air force in Asia-Pacific region. In the past, only the U.S. and its allies like Japan were capable of arming stealth fighter jets. But now, their monopoly in this region has been broken by China's J-20," Song Zongping, a military expert, was quoted as saying in official media.
But they cost 10 times as much so for the same cost they can have 10 to 1 advantage and against those odds our fighters don't have a chance.
Do you recall the movie, Red Dawn where the girl comes upon a downed American pilot? When he got to talking with them they found out there were 5 Red jets against him. He got four of them before the fifth got him. ;)
there were 5 Red jets against him. He got four of them before the fifth got him.
That is the problem when you are outnumbered 10 to 1. You may be far better and you may kill 5 or more, but 1 of the 10 will get you. Ever watched a wasp against a hive of honeybees. The wasp kills a lot of honeybees, but in the end, the wasp is killed because it is stung too many times.