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Still very capable against less than stellar military but will have trouble getting through to good air defense. My guess is China plan on using these as long range bombers but will release them at missile range.
It is just a launch vehicle for increasingly potent missile tech that will be integrated into the next generation bomber.. Pretty good longevity of a platform.
PLAN Media: We have a new bomber to announce!! H-20: Finally, after all these y... H-6L: Yup, I know y'all excited about a new H-6 model, just like the new CoD every Christmas!
The war in Ukraine tough China good lesson that its need more kamakaze drone which is cheaper and pilotless which mean safe life. US aircraft nows and days don't dare to sail frequently into China doorstep like back in 1996 and before that, because now they knows that China have the fire powers and takes its out.
In 2016, an former Soviet pilot (aged 92 at that time) visited China and met with his students. When he was in China in the 1950s, he was their instructor and taught them how to pilot Tu-16. He said, "you must have stopped using this antiquated model, right?"
PLAAF: Invites a Soviet Era pilot who trained the PLAAF to fly the TU-16 back in the 1950s to an airshow. Old Andreievich: You guys no longer fly the TU-16, right? PLAAF: emmmm.....
I sense some potential for export. Since h20 is coming anyway. High value reliable bomber! Low maintenance cost! 1 simple trick to deter warships! Buy now at 6999!
Well, it is designed to use super long range missiles so it could be effective in modern combat. But the international treaty limited export missiles to have a max range of only 300km.
To my understanding, the Badgers were meant to fire their SSMs at standoff distances from American CVs, beyond the effective reach of their CAP. Either way, it's just another area-denial weapon to keep the Americans from effectively intervening in the upcoming Taiwan campaign.
They've been improving their a2ap abilities for years, USN have always been developing their naval force capabilities to be capable of defending themselves from PLAN's threats, but to do all the things in the ship is rather difficult
Though it was designed as a medium range bomber, not a strategic bomber, with advancements in missile technology, avionics, engines, and composite materials, it almost has strategic capabilities. Great example of a good airframe design that can be upgraded to meet modern requirements. It may look like a Badger, but it most certainly is not!!
If the DF 21 or 16 missiles can already reach the second island chain or Guam..why endanger the planes to be send out...just launch those DF missiles whereever they are after all tney have the range ?
Probably because ground-based missile launchers are fixed-position or lack the mobility of air-based launchers. After the United States created the Strategic Air Command back in the 1950s, the doctrine at one point was to keep an amount of strategic bombers in the air at all times, ready to deliver the first strike or retaliatory strikes at any moment.
@@rationalthinker2200 The only thing preventing them from being shot down is their ability to stay out of range. The same reasoning is keeping the B-52s in service until the 2050s. I assume the Russians have similar projections for the TU-95.
A long range bomber is always needed as a backup to fix large missile because what if the DF-21 miss hitting ships or land base target on a island. The bomber will act as the backup.
Why China keeps tu-16 fleets? There’s a better aircraft Y20, which has similar play load of B52. Y20 can be redesigned to the multi purpose aircraft with pods launching cruise or ballistic missiles , and refueling, even anti sub torpedo. Tu16 is too old.
Personally, I never liked how the H-6 series. It always looked so primitive to me, and honestly would be put at greater risks as USN A2A missiles begin to catch up with PLA variants in reach. Hopefully the H-20 or the new shorter-ranged Chinese tactical bomber addresses these deficiencies with superior signal optimization and kinematics.
@@qiyuxuan9437 That's indeed the intention, but you can't always expect adversary forces to be cooperative. Being able to approach adversary targets without being noticed by long-wavelength radar would put the bomber at far less risk whilst increasing the probability of kill of any cruise missile that's launched.
Hardly comparable tbh, PLAN would likely seek to have something similar in the distance future. Right now capabilities offered by the B-52 like the ultra long range, immense payload and such is pretty much non-existent for China.
@@grandgao3984 China got ICBM both in land base and sea. China doesn't really need a long rang bomber because China objective is self defend in her own backyard. B-52 flying elephant its will be easy spot and shot down before its reach Maind China airspace.
@@haroldong4616 More expensive, that why many airlines are not ordering A-380 or BA-747. Twin engine is the best more efficient, lesser time for maintenance.
@@Frog13799 But is fat and slow and bigger target for SAM and fighter jet. B-52 won't be able to enter Chinese airspace because its will be eat alive by eithers HQ-9 or PL-15.
Its pronouced "baamr", not "bomBer". :) Edit: bomb is pronounced as "bom", not "bomB". The b is silent. English can be weird. Fun fact, did you know that the "Plaid" in Tesla model Plaid is pronounced as "Plad", NOT "played"? lol xD
This plane is nothing else, but Russian Tu-16, built back in 1955. So, this "great military power", a.k.a. PRC has nothing better than a plane developed 70 years ago? BTW, the fatality rate of TY-16 (i.e. plane lost due to non-combat failure) is 16%. It means 16 out 100 planes made are lost due to mechanical failures.
