Tankers

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China! Beware the aerial refueling tanker!!

Once more thanks to the Forbes Internet web site an article with a military dimension courtesy our good friend David Axe.

"The U.S. Can Send Hundreds Of Aerial Tankers Into A War Over Taiwan. The Chinese Can Send Three"

"If China invades Taiwan, it must win quickly—or risk losing."

"If the invasion drags out more than a few days, U.S. forces could intervene. And if that happens, the Chinese military could find itself at a major disadvantage for one simple reason."

"The U.S. Air Force and Navy have tankers and catapults. The Chinese air force and navy don’t."

"Aerial-refueling tankers help to extend the range of American fighters, while catapults allow carrier-launched U.S. fighters to take off with full loads of weapons and fuel."

THE INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMBAT RADIUS AND ORDNANCE CARRIED. THE MORE THE COMBAT RADIUS [FULL TANKS] THE LESS THE WEAPONRY CARRIED. THE MORE ORDNANCE A WARPLANE CARRYING THE TAKE-OFF WITH LESS FUEL GREATLY REDUCING COMBAT RADIUS!

American combat warplanes in a war with China not so great restrained!!

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