If usa went to war with china right now who do you think would win?

Question

I think china is messing with us with the lead in it toys also they demostrated this year that they can shoot down satelites in space with missles,which would cripple usa miltary

Answer 1

Chinese Military Ability vs. American Military Ability

Many people ask who would win a war, the Chinese or the Americans; I will now answer that question. First off, China has a much larger army (possible that the number lies somewhere around 2.4 million) than that of the United States (less than 2 million). China also has nuclear capability but only has a known amount of twenty ballistic missiles with intercontinental range where as the United States has over 2,000 nuclear weapons with the ability to hit any location on the planet.

The Chinese has a low technological development as most of the weaponry they utilize is imported from Russia. The Chinese main armored vehicle, which is numbered above 8,000 units, is the T-55 main battle tank. Chinese have a number of total armored vehicles near 10,100, including their new T-96 main battle tanks which may not be deployed until the many flaws are fixed. China’s T-55 tanks are over 40 years old and require massive amounts of money to repair.

Chinese air power is measured to be around 4,350 aircraft which are also out of date. Their newest fighter aircraft are the Russian Mig-29s or the Russian Su- 47s. Information about the Chinese military is not completely known or publicly shown; so much information about this topic is disputed. The main Chinese fighter is the 1970 Russian Mig-19. The Chinese do not invest much of their budget in air power, so during any attack on Chinese territory, the Chinese will lose all air actions.

China does have a navy with submarines. The Chinese are not building a navy, but they are selling older vessels to purchase newer Russian ships and submarines. The Chinese have only about 1,000 ships which are still outdated by American standards. The newest aircraft carrier in the Chinese navy is equivalent to America’s WWII aircraft carriers.

America has a much more modern military: Our newest main battle tanks are called the M1A2 Abrams. These tanks are the heaviest in the world, weighing in at over 72 tons. Each M1 tank has a 120 mm smoothbore cannon that can fire either rounds that explode on impact (HEAT) or rounds that act like an arrow with no explosive charge (sabot). America soldiers are equipped with modern body armor that can protect the wearer against 7.62 mm bullets. The American military also issues camouflage for the terrain, M-16A2 assault rifles with a M203 grenade launcher underneath the barrel, M4A1 assault rifles for special operations soldiers, and has armored personal carriers that can survive .50 caliber bullets. The Chinese offer no body armor and no camouflage.

The American air force just released the new F/A- 22 Raptor fighter aircraft with stealth ability; this means that the Raptor is nearly invisible to radar. The Raptor can also fire a missile at a target over fourteen miles away and just turn around knowing that the missile will not miss the target. F/A-35 aircraft are also new to the year of 2006. the F/A- 35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) comes in three different versions: The air force version which takes off of a runway carrying more weapons, the navy version that can be launched from an aircraft carrier, and the marine version that can takeoff and land vertically.

America has the largest and most advanced navy on the planet. Nuclear-powered submarines that carry nuclear missiles are called “Boomers.” Boomers remain underwater for over six months; there are nine boomers out at sea at the same time while nine other boomers are being maintained at their docks. America nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the largest ships in the world; they carry a range of aircraft that can strike any target of any kind in any place on the planet. Destroyer ships are equipped with various missiles which can target and destroy aircraft, ships, submarines, and land targets.

If a war was to break out between China and America, nuclear weapons would not be used. If China would to launch a nuclear missile at the United States, he radioactive dust would drift with the wind right into China’ s major cities along the coast. If America would to launch nuclear missiles, China would respond by firing theirs, which just lead to more Chinese deaths. America is located at a great pace because wind blows west towards China, so nuclear weapons would damage both countries.

China has very little allies and many enemies. North and South Korea hate China, Taiwan has been in a cold war with China for a long time, Mongolia does not like China, Russia wants Shanghai harbor within Chinese territory (Shanghai does not freeze in the winter, and Russia has most of its factories located near the Chinese border), India has not been in good relations with China because of several military “accidents,” European countries do not like China, and America and all of America’s allies hate China because of communism. You can be sure that Russia would help America fight against China, the United Kingdom and Australia would help America, and most European countries would help out America too. China might get some help from countries that are nearby and afraid of nuclear weapons, but they may not be that powerful anyway.

In the end, the one with the most friends will win. America would beat China and distribute its territory to allies in the area in exchange for free or cheap oil. If a war ever does break out, we would not have to worry about too much, as China is too old to fight.

I wrote this a while ago. Most of it is now out-of-date, but I don't care.
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Answer 2

ok this depends where the battle is, either over in China or in the US. i'd say America for the win, China has 2.5 million enlisted while america has round 600,000. But its quality over quantity. China's equipment is obsolete compared to American stuff. Their weapons are from the 60's, while America has adopted newer stuff, the Chinese new stuff isn't the best quality and they dun have much to make it standard issue, though its better than whats in current use. China is still developing when it comes to military, what they don't have is a special forces, though word is they're currently doing some testing. Now as in for "lessons learn't" the US has seen its fair share of war so it knows whats the do's and dont's not to say they're not learning, China on the other hand has not seen much war compared to America. Though if a war were to break out between China and the US is would be because of Taiwan, and i think theres a strategic air or naval base their which belongs to the US and to safe guard this they would have to aid Taiwan. (Taiwan wants or has its inderpendance from China so thats why theres a bit of tension)

But it would be a hell of a fight, 2.5 mil vs 600,000
If a war did break then other countries would get involved. China would receive aid from Russia and North Korea (Russia has a estimated 800,000 enlisted and N.Korea has 600,000) America would then receive help from South Korea (500,000), Japan and some of the other coalition Countries, so it would end up being a new World War, worst thing is both sides has nuclear weapons.

china has a 5th generation fighter in the making while america already has one the f22. Russia has one on the way but they working with India on that. Most of china's stuff is Russian that has been reverse engineered so they release their own.

Answer 3

People will be executed (bite the silver bullet) over these incidents.

Without the US and Europe to buy the products made in China they are back to the bad old days. They do not have a large enough Army to control their own population coming after the Party Elite. They have a unique way of getting the attention of people that make trouble for the Masses.

The US, China and Russia are like brothers. Always bickering, always making up, always planning the next attack and making up again. They rely on each other for many things.

As long as the US has 12 floating Battle Groups and they have "0". Nothing will happen. By the time they up a Navy oil will be a thing of the past here. It will take that long.

Answer 4

china has many more defensive systems than the usa does, and they also have more money than we do. they have a larger army in general. they have about 5,000 nukes that can hit the us, while the usa has about 25,000 nukes....on the hole i would say an invasion of china by the us would fail. technology is not really an issue because china is only 4-5 years behind the us, and two years behind Russia. if china tried to take over the us, they would be decimated.....but they would win in the end. because they can drum up more troops that the usa population, remember that china has a draft in place.


p.s nato995......china has been around for over a thousand years, while the usa has only been in existence for around three hundred. and they are on the same pace with the usa in developing a 5th generation fighter.....Sun Tzu anyone.....propoganda failed.

the f22 is in test phase right now, it wont see major deployment till 2012

Answer 5

We are in a great disadvantage considering the fact that our military is already stretched thin between Iraq and Afganistan, add to that all the military bases that Clinton closed down during his presidency, and the benefits that were stripped from our military so why join other than patriotic duty? We can't handle another war. We just don't have the resources.

Answer 6

Honestly, China. Mostly due to the fact they control a ton of the worlds market. They can cut off supplies to the United States that can very much devastate a bunch of companies, bringing down the United State's market, and soon the world will follow. On military power, the Chinese have powerful weapons, but so does the United States, it may be up to our allies assistance to maybe shift the power to our side.

Answer 7

In the end..the US would win, but after extreme consequences on both sides. Going to war with china is like a double edged sword, both countries economically need each other.

China has a powerful military, but they lack a navy. There would be many deaths, but in the end America would win.

Answer 8

china has the advantage as far as military numbers go (heck ive read their military is larger than the population of the US!!) but when it comes right down to it, the president will use drastic measures if need be.

as far as numbers go, there are too many troops in iraq afghanistan as well as in s. korea. u cant fight a war effectively if ur troops are spread out on many different fronts.

Answer 9

If the bulk of our military is still stuck in Iraq and Afghanistan, China would have the edge.

Which is another reason to get the heck out of Iraq and Afghanistan...

Answer 10

The United States of America, hands down!