China's J-20 Stealth Fighter now in service

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20..._136645789.htm

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the...-20-who-225584

Perhaps the most compelling evidence that would point to the J-20 being optimized for the strike role is the fact that the airframe is enormous but has relatively small wings. It’s also seems to have huge weapons bays. While such a configuration works well for a fast supersonic strike aircraft, it’s not ideal for an air superiority fighter that needs be able to sustain high rates of turn.
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there is a strong argument to be made that short-range tactical fighters like the F-22 and F-35 are ill-suited for operations in the Western Pacific where distances are vast and bases are scarce. The same geographic constraints also apply to the Chinese. That means that jets like the F-22 and F-35 need tankers to operate over those vast distances. The most logical way for the Chinese to tackle American and allied airpower is not to confront those forces head-on but rather by removing their ability to fight. That means going after U.S. bases, tankers and communications nodes. Thus in that sense, the J-20 could be China’s means to establish air superiority if viewed through that lens. In that sense it might have the upper hand against the F-22.

That is my argument against the hightech American force: its lethal dependency on stellar-sized logistics and sensory and comm networking. If I were an opponent, like that article above suggests I would not confront the American military giant head on, but go for the eyes and the soft underbelly, cut the aortas, and let them bleed out, so to speak. And indeed, what I never oiked about the F35, and the F22 as well: the short legs. Thats fine in America. Or Europe. But the distant pacific...???