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2005-08-30 China-Japan-Koreas

First consecutive airdrop of heavy equipment by PLA Air Force successfully accomplished

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Posted by gromky 2005-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wow...they've caught up to the old Military Airlift Command circa 1960.

I'm impressed.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-08-30 07:41|| 2005-08-30 07:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Don't underestimate them - they are busting their asses to catch up and one day they will come close. They have the brains and determination. Its just a matter of time.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2005-08-30 11:12|| 2005-08-30 11:12|| Front Page Top

#3 True, Sam. But what happens to them if we start to bust our asses? What percentage of their budget are they using to get close to what takes us less than 4%?

Posted by BH 2005-08-30 11:23|| 2005-08-30 11:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Not much if they get their friends at Loral and the Clintons to give it to them. Campaigns aren't that expensive. And then they can just steal the rest. Cuts down on R & D a whole lot. Then they can buy second hand stuff from the Russkie Going Out of Nationhood Sale. And no pension/healthcare helps too. It's the Wal-Mart-Military.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-08-30 12:19|| 2005-08-30 12:19|| Front Page Top

#5 And they have MORALE. Lots of decent Chinese are excited at the recovery of pride in their heritage and country.

We need to recover that too, in the face of the destructive far-left.

Posted by lotp 2005-08-30 20:40|| 2005-08-30 20:40|| Front Page Top

#6 gromky---I have the video file at home. The picture of the runaway forklift was a doozy! Forklift breaking off the skid and rolling along in a wide left turn at at least 120kt!

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-08-30 23:34|| 2005-08-30 23:34|| Front Page Top

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