Unfortunately, this is a serious problem. It doesn't matter that the enemy has a shit army if you don't have any.
This is one of the reasons I'm concerned about Taiwan. They have a military force, but it is in worse shape compared to China, which is saying something. They've only recently started updating their forces, but there's a real chance that Biden could be bribed to delay the deployment of a US Naval fleet in the event of an invasion for several months. Could Taiwan survive 90 days without reinforcements against a Chinese invasion? Maybe, at best. They should be able to go for a year, but I'd seriously doubt it.
That would also depend on Japan not getting involved too, in order to attack Taiwan they'd need to attack Japan and the Philippines too, not with an invasion but with a huge ballistic missile strike.
If Japan's Navy and Air force is still functioning after then they can harass the hell put of any amphibious assault force, plus Japan can easily be made the staging area for relief forces to be deployed.
I know it won't happen, but in the event of a war between China and Japan I really want Japan to suddenly unveil that they've been working on a secret Giant Mecha program for decades now and have hundreds of the things ready to deploy.
I'm not sure that Japan and the Philippines are going to risk it if the Americans won't back up Taiwan, and China pinky-swears not to invade them next. Those countries are going to feel awful lonely out there.
If China invades Taiwan, they HAVE to attack Japan and the Philippines too in the initial bombardment. Not doing so leaves them vulnerable to attack by the Japanese Navy and means that the nearby American base and Carrier with F35 are in range.
Also when it comes to airpower, fun fact, the number 4 is deemed extremely unlucky in Asian culture as it sounds the same as death, so a lot of places skip the 4th floor or in the military they'll start after 4 so there's no risk of using it.
Unfortunately, this is a serious problem. It doesn't matter that the enemy has a shit army if you don't have any.
This is one of the reasons I'm concerned about Taiwan. They have a military force, but it is in worse shape compared to China, which is saying something. They've only recently started updating their forces, but there's a real chance that Biden could be bribed to delay the deployment of a US Naval fleet in the event of an invasion for several months. Could Taiwan survive 90 days without reinforcements against a Chinese invasion? Maybe, at best. They should be able to go for a year, but I'd seriously doubt it.
That would also depend on Japan not getting involved too, in order to attack Taiwan they'd need to attack Japan and the Philippines too, not with an invasion but with a huge ballistic missile strike.
If Japan's Navy and Air force is still functioning after then they can harass the hell put of any amphibious assault force, plus Japan can easily be made the staging area for relief forces to be deployed.
I know it won't happen, but in the event of a war between China and Japan I really want Japan to suddenly unveil that they've been working on a secret Giant Mecha program for decades now and have hundreds of the things ready to deploy.
I mean they HAVE a full size giant Gundam on display in Japan, it just isn't armed.....yet.
I need Nips to go to war. Need them to make cool shit. Peace no fun.
I'm not sure that Japan and the Philippines are going to risk it if the Americans won't back up Taiwan, and China pinky-swears not to invade them next. Those countries are going to feel awful lonely out there.
If China invades Taiwan, they HAVE to attack Japan and the Philippines too in the initial bombardment. Not doing so leaves them vulnerable to attack by the Japanese Navy and means that the nearby American base and Carrier with F35 are in range.
Also when it comes to airpower, fun fact, the number 4 is deemed extremely unlucky in Asian culture as it sounds the same as death, so a lot of places skip the 4th floor or in the military they'll start after 4 so there's no risk of using it.
So about China's 5th generation aircraft...