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@xeji4348 - The air defenses are easily taken out by the HARM missile (as well as an overwhelming barrage of Tomahawks), which has numerous launch platforms. And at this point, the Chinese will have to face the fact that that their man-made island bases are essentially aircraft carriers that cannot move. Once the air defenses are taken out from standoff range, a strike aircraft (likely a combination of F-15E/Xs, F/A-18s and B-1s) can come in and destroy the runways on the airstrips, denying forward operating capability in the South China Sea. China's air force isn't near as capable as some believe it to be. There are a few copies of the Flanker, which is potent but easily dealt with, and the J-20, which seems to have useless "stealth" thanks to its giant canards behind the cockpit. The area where China has an edge is in air-to-air missiles, however the US has reached relative parity the AMRAAM-D variant, and will best the PL-15 with the AIM-260 in the next year or so, which will be the first true BVRAAM missile since the AIM-54 Phoenix. China will also be dealing with the European Meteor missile in air to air combat.
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