| Tango01 | 04 Sep 2015 3:50 p.m. PST |
… began their war attacking The U.S.(smile) link Amicalement
Armand |
| Oddball | 04 Sep 2015 4:13 p.m. PST |
Seems about right with the way the US and Western Europe are crumbling right now. Watching Rome burn. |
| Rod I Robertson | 04 Sep 2015 4:53 p.m. PST |
Tango 01:
I would be very wary of anything the Council on Foreign Relations says comes from the PLA. Maybe the PLAystation.
China just announced cuts of 300,000 personnel from the Chinese armed forces recently, so I would take this stuff with a large grain of salt.
Rod Robertson. |
| Jamesonsafari | 04 Sep 2015 5:37 p.m. PST |
it sounds like a trailer for a Chinese video game. Looks like the Chinese have teen age boys who want to play video wargames too |
| Rod I Robertson | 04 Sep 2015 5:50 p.m. PST |
Kyoteblue:
For dyslexic Chinese teens that would be, "The Great Lead Forward"!
Cheers.
Rod Robertson. |
| Mako11 | 04 Sep 2015 6:12 p.m. PST |
Much better than "leading from behind", I suspect. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 04 Sep 2015 6:59 p.m. PST |
Nice toys. Note how they included the bit where the J-20 shoots down the F-35. |
| Mardaddy | 04 Sep 2015 7:13 p.m. PST |
"China just announced cuts of 300,000 personnel from the Chinese armed forces recently," Which cuts them down from being the country with the largest military force to being… wait. That STILL makes them the nation with the largest military force. Really says something when you can cull what equates to the entire population of Pittsburgh (or, say, Coventry for our UK brethren) from your forces and still have the largest in the world. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 05 Sep 2015 1:47 a.m. PST |
'Which cuts them down from being the country with the largest military force to being… wait. That STILL makes them the nation with the largest military force.' Now apply the same logic to US military budget cuts in terms of other countries… |
| PMC317 | 05 Sep 2015 2:29 a.m. PST |
The PLA has been downsizing lots over the last decade or so, and will continue to do so for a while to come. This is because its aim is to create a highly professional, well-equipped, well-trained force that can go toe-to-toe with western armies and win. They know that human wave attacks just don't cut it any more, and are investing in soldier modernisation programmes just as other nations are. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 05 Sep 2015 2:09 p.m. PST |
China's modernization and streamlining of its military is progressing well by all accounts. They are gradually modernizing their equipment and improving their technology, but equally important is the elimination of corruption and graft within its ranks. The traditional culture of giving favors based on personal relationships or "guanxi" makes it challenging. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 05 Sep 2015 2:09 p.m. PST |
China's modernization and streamlining of its military are progressing well by all accounts. They are gradually modernizing their equipment and improving their technology, but equally important is the elimination of corruption and graft within its ranks. The traditional culture of giving favors based on personal relationships or "guanxi" makes it challenging. |
