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Monday, September 21, 2020

H-6K


China bombing US Guam base
Original caption: 解放军空军“模拟轰-6K轰炸美军基地”视频
[Google translation: Video of the PLA Air Force "Simulated Bombing -6K Bombing US Base]
[You need to watch this in full screen, the aspect ratio makes it tiny on anything smaller.]
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The Chinese are beating the war drum. Not sure what they expect to accomplish, probably hope to intimidate their neighbors into letting them have free reign over the South China Sea.

I hadn't heard of the H-6K before, not sure whether I've even heard of the Soviet Tu-16 which is what they started with.


This is the only picture of this airplane that I found that shows the upper surface. There are any number of photos of it that show the bottom or the side, but apparently none from above.

The Chinese started a program to develop their own jet engines a few years ago, but I haven't heard any more about it. As far as I know, they are still using engines they are buying from other countries.



Woody Island in the South China Sea

Back in 2018, The National Interest reported:
For the first time ever, the PLAAF has landed Xian H-6K bombers on Woody Island in the disputed Paracel archipelago.

Woody Island wasn't much of a place until the Chinese decided to make an airbase out of it.

Via ZeroHedge, that bastion of clear-headed, foaming at the mouth conspiracists.

Update July 2022 replaced missing video.

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