2008_RAND_Pacific_View_Air_Combat_Briefing

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USAF has only one basewithin 500 nm of Taiwan StraitUnclassified/FOUO/Sensitive• USAF fighter operationsmost efficient within500 nm of battle area– ODS FighterDistance toBaghdad ~556 nm– OAF Fighterdistance toBelgrade ~366 nmOsan845 nmKunsan785 nmIwakuni885 nmMisawa1435 nmYakota1230 nm• PLA has 27 baseswithin 500 nm of TaiwanStrait - - USAF just oneKadena460 nmAndersen1565 nmAir Combat PPF 14
Central front battle space fits within Philippine SeaUnclassified/FOUO/Sensitive• Current and planned CAF fighterfleet range*payload optimized forCold War Central Front battle• Scale of western Pacific theateris 3 to 4 times as large as CentralFront battlespace~400 nm• Operating current and plannedCAF fighters in western Pacificwill result in:– Low sortie rates/reducedcombat power– Huge tanker demandAir Combat PPF 15
Page 1 and 2: Air Combat Past, Present and Future
Page 3 and 4: Legacy of Desert StormUnclassified/
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Page 19 and 20: “Will the BVR missiles work?”Un
Page 21 and 22: The History of BVR EmploymentUnclas
Page 23 and 24: The History of BVR EmploymentUnclas
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Page 27 and 28: Unclassified/FOUO/SensitiveThe Meas
Page 29 and 30: The Numbers GameUnclassified/FOUO/S
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Page 33 and 34: How Much Can Quality Compensate for
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Page 37 and 38: “It’s not your father’s Flank
Page 39 and 40: “It’s not your father’s Flank
Page 41 and 42: 2020 Employment ExampleUnclassified
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Page 63 and 64: Legacy PlatformsLethal Radius ofAdv
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Aircraft at Kadena and Andersen•
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Unclassified/FOUO/SensitiveMissile
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F-86 Armament a Key FactorUnclassif
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Fuel consumption to support F-22s 2
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Attacking PLAAF Bases Circa 2020SA-
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