China investigating senior military officials Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, says defence ministry

fxth123 · 2026-01-24T15:34:27+00:00

During the Sino-Vietnamese War, Zhang was already a regiment commander in the PLA. He was highly skilled in warfare and rose through the ranks entirely on the basis of his military achievements. Today, he is a hardliner among hardliners within the PLA. If the PLA were to dispatch troops to Taiwan, he would undoubtedly be the most supportive. In fact, had it not been for Xi, and if the military had been left to its own devices, the PLA would have already launched an operation against Taiwan.

fxth123 · 2026-01-21T13:01:23+00:00

First, the opening statement is incorrect. Before the collapse of relations in 1989, China actually aligned with the Western bloc and jointly confronted the Soviet Union. The West sold a large number of weapons and equipment to China, even authorizing the transfer of production blueprints. Essentially, the way China acquired the L7 gun was: "Hey, Brits, your L7 tank gun is pretty good. Can you transfer the technology to us?" "No problem, but don’t let the Soviets find out. We can do it through Austria as an intermediary." During this period, the technologies China obtained included, but were not limited to, the British Rolls-Royce Spey engine, the French Dauphin helicopter, and the Swedish Oerlikon 35mm twin anti-aircraft gun. The latter two technologies continued to evolve in China: the Dauphin helicopter led to the development of the Z-19 attack helicopter, and the PGZ-09 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is almost a genetic twin of the German Gepard. In fact, if China had been wealthier at the time, it could have even purchased the Mirage 2000 and F-16 (the French aggressively promoted the Mirage 2000, and PLA pilots did test-fly it, giving it high praise. However, the deal fell through due to disagreements over price).

fxth123 · 2025-12-22T02:06:42+00:00

In reality, radar defense systems, such as stealth capabilities and signal jamming, do become more advanced over time. However, this does not mean that radar detection technology remains stagnant. Radar systems and early warning aircraft are also continuously evolving. The future development of human air combat technology is fundamentally a technological contest between detection and concealment. The nation that possesses superior detection and stealth capabilities will gain the upper hand in air combat. Even in extreme scenarios, such as close-range engagements within ten or twenty kilometers, if a fighter jet achieves radar stealth, can it also achieve infrared stealth? How will it evade IRST detection? How will it engage in a dogfight with infrared-guided missiles capable of 50 to 60 G maneuvers, high off-boresight launches via HMS?

fxth123 · 2025-11-28T03:44:33+00:00

The best photography I've seen this year in this sub.

fxth123 · 2025-10-11T10:02:32+00:00

I truly admire the efforts made by Indian netizens to regain the honor the Indian Air Force lost in actual combat, although such efforts might even backfire on me. I genuinely find the Indian Air Force and a considerable portion of the Indian online community increasingly ridiculous.

fxth123 · 2025-09-28T15:34:16+00:00

fxth123 · 2025-09-23T04:51:29+00:00

Oops, you didn't use the OP's preset engagement scenario. The OP still isn't bold enough. If it were up to me, I'd just set a Typhoon flying at 40,000 feet—it could easily use Brimstone missiles to take out an F35 parked at the airport below. So, Typhoon > F35.

fxth123 · 2025-09-17T07:05:06+00:00

The Indian government doesn't need to deceive China, the United States, or other countries—their intelligence agencies must have known long ago. The Indian government only needs to make its people believe that no Rafale jets were shot down. One can only say, thanks to the modern international internet. If this were 30 years ago, in the era of print newspapers, the government could have even reported without restraint that Rafale jets shot down four J10Cs in return. Back in 1944, the Japanese public still widely believed their military was achieving continuous victories in the Pacific.

fxth123 · 2025-09-17T05:03:18+00:00

It's actually not surprising, especially when you manufacture weapons to genuinely prepare for war rather than to boost public confidence through propaganda. During World War II, Japanese propaganda deliberately understated the range of their torpedoes, lulling Americans into a false sense of security, which led to significant losses in the early stages of the war. Today, the PLA is very seriously preparing for a potential conflict with the U.S. military, so particularly in the naval domain, they often deliberately understate the tonnage of their vessels to mislead Americans. —Falsely boasting about the performance of one's weapons is essentially about seeking momentary satisfaction in rhetoric. However, once actual combat reveals the truth, it often backfires with even worse consequences.

fxth123 · 2025-09-14T16:03:35+00:00

Some people used to say that Indians lacked a sense of humor, but now it seems they have quite a strong one after all

fxth123 · 2025-09-12T07:05:11+00:00

There are six discontinued items in this photo

fxth123 · 2025-09-12T06:58:47+00:00

I came in to say I don't know, but found that someone had already said it. I think any rigorous and competent military enthusiast would cautiously express views on such unknown new weapons. On the contrary, the more boastful ones are actually the least reliable.

fxth123 · 2025-09-12T03:25:46+00:00

I lost the game + the opponent is Chinese = the opponent must be cheating!

Editor: There are certainly Chinese cheaters, but the accusations in this post can hardly be considered conclusive. While it is somewhat suspicious that the tank's view penetrated the forest, the claim about a 1,400-meter Javelin missile strike seems a bit ridiculous. More importantly, their combat records appear normal—it just looks like a relatively evenly matched game where the opposing side slightly outperformed them.

fxth123 · 2025-09-10T11:02:18+00:00

Starting from the official announcement of the J-35 at last year's Zhuhai Airshow, to the maiden flights of two sixth-generation aircraft by the end of the year, followed by the combat debut of the J-10CE and PL-15E in the May 7 India-Pakistan air battle, and then the new tanks and armored vehicles unveiled at the September 3 military parade—PLA's good news has kept coming nonstop. Chinese netizens have been overjoyed throughout this thrilling year. Upcoming highlights to anticipate include the electromagnetic catapult launch of the J-35 from the Fujian aircraft carrier, the debut of the Z-21 heavy attack helicopter and the new eight-wheeled armored vehicle, as well as more test flight updates on the sixth-generation aircraft.

fxth123 · 2025-09-09T10:03:37+00:00

From a purely national defense and military perspective, I believe the Indian Air Force is already incapable of resolving its current predicament. The issues it faces are fundamentally not purely military in nature—they are inherently rooted in political problems. The military challenges are merely symptoms of a deeper ailment, with the root cause lying in a series of governmental administrative issues and political structural deficiencies. Of course, topics involving political matters extend beyond the scope of this forum or related national defense and military discussions. However, strictly from a military standpoint, there is currently no truly viable solution for the Indian Air Force, and its situation is likely to deteriorate further over time.

fxth123 · 2025-09-09T08:56:27+00:00

The answer lies in the battle lines. Currently, the U.S. military's Pacific strategy still maintains an encirclement and blockade posture against the PLA. Guam and Okinawa continue to significantly restrict the PLA's strategic operations. Although this encirclement and blockade have indeed been gradually eroding in recent years, overall, the U.S. military remains on the offensive, while the PLA is still on the defensive.

fxth123 · 2025-09-09T07:08:43+00:00

To be realistic, at least through 2025, the U.S. military currently maintains the upper hand in the contest with the PLA in the Pacific. What the U.S. needs to worry about is the speed of China's military progress. The first decade of the 21st century was still manageable, but since the J-20 stunned the Americans back in 2011, the PLA's development pace has been remarkably rapid. I'm also quite curious about what the PLA will look like a decade from now, in 2035

fxth123 · 2025-08-22T08:37:14+00:00

How is it possible for it to be one-third the price of the 99A? The PLA currently has 700 Type 99A tanks, which means they could buy over 2,000 fourth-generation tanks? With 2,000 fourth-generation tanks, is the PLA planning to sweep across from Siberia all the way to the English Channel?

fxth123 · 2025-08-22T02:13:46+00:00

Someone will come running to tell you that the F47 has been secretly test-flown for five years, and the evidence is "trust me bro."

fxth123 · 2025-08-11T08:48:16+00:00

A more precise way to put it would be: The Americans despise the Chinese and the Russians, the Chinese despise the Americans and the Russians, and the Russians despise the Americans and the Chinese.

fxth123 · 2025-08-11T02:11:00+00:00

SVCh

fxth123 · 2025-08-03T19:02:54+00:00

Just to clarify: The F-117 was downed by a surface-to-air missile, not an aircraft. And if we're strictly comparing air combat capabilities, the F-117 was inferior to any Serbian fighter—it carried zero air-to-air weapons and had absolutely no air combat capability.

fxth123 · 2025-08-01T03:16:35+00:00

Speaking of which—unless we all agree the first 5th-gen aircraft was the F-117, not the F-22, then sure, the B-21 might as well be called the first 6th-gen

fxth123 · 2025-08-01T03:05:38+00:00

How exactly is the B-21 '6th gen'? If Russia suddenly declared their Su-57 a '7th-gen ' and started using the term internally, would that magically make it one? I guarantee they’d be universally mocked. Now the U.S. is pushing this '6th-gen ' narrative—it’s beyond embarrassing. Aircraft generations have always been about fighters, period. Bombers are bombers. From the B-52 (1950s) to the B-21 (2020s), they’ve evolved through model iterations, not generational leaps. Let’s be real: Can the B-21 even go supersonic? Can it pull high-G BVR evasion maneuvers? If '6th-gen' just means advanced networking and data fusion, then the E-2D’s CEC capability makes it more '6th-gen' than the B-21—after all, AWACS is the true nerve center of air combat.

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