China ADIZ Again

December 6, 2013 · Posted in Command

The speculation about the new ADIZ declared by China continues. After Tim Robinson at the RAS, Kyle Mizokami at War Is Boring has also played out a hypothetical hot episode based on this new issue, using Command. But he added a twist: USAF F-22As covertly joining the rumble.

China plans to ambush one of Japan’s air patrols—a P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft and an accompanying pair of F-15J Eagle fighters—as it makes its daily flight through the Ryukyu and Senkaku islands, hundreds of miles south of mainland Japan. […]

If the attack on the Orion is successful and the opportunity presents itself, the Chinese could also shoot down an E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft orbiting southwest of Okinawa. The destruction of four planes and the deaths of as many as 21 aircrew would be a great loss for Japan.

The Chinese air force plans to send up three groups of planes. The first, with four J-11B fighters, will try to take out Japan’s F-15 escorts, leaving the Orion patrol plane defenseless.

The second Chinese group, composed of four J-10 multi-role fighters, will then dart in and shoot down the Orion—and potentially also the Hawkeye.

Providing radar coverage and command and control will be the third group, with a KJ-2000 airborne early warning aircraft flanked by fighter escorts. The early warning group will stay out of the battle zone, instead holding off the coast of China.

So how did this clash play out? Interestingly, to say the least. Read the full AAR-style account HERE.

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