Comments by "VisibilityFoggy" (@VisibilityFoggy) on "The US War Plan Against China is Crazier Than You Think" video.

  1. I believe he was referring to planes deploying from Kadena, which have historically been F-15Cs and have now been rotated out for F-22s. Technically, the F-16CM still officially has the SEAD mission, but I guess this would be subsumed by the F-35 in a high-end fight. The thing is, there aren't a ton of F-35As anywhere near the region. The USMC's F-35Bs would have a presence, as would the UK's F-35B fleet if they were deployed to the region (which they probably would) but I'm not sure of the extent to which they focus on SEAD versus something along the lines of support for ground forces. The F-35C is a wildcard, as it depends which carrier is on station at the time. This all changes once airframes and munitions are ferried in, but the most likely planes you're going to see on our side in the beginning of this conflict would, indeed, be the F-22 and F-15C. We'd also have to see what Japan brings to the table. Unfortunately, Australia doesn't operate carriers or LHDs (at least not yet). On the other hand, they have E-7s that will be a HUGE help playing quarterback for all of this.
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