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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Airspace incursions are a more or less legal (definitely closer to the less side) way of forcing an opponent to incur attrition. Just fight hours on planes is extremely expensive and somewhat dangerous. So forcing jets to scramble causes the other side to spend money you might be in a better position to absorb.

[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean just shoot rockets from ground, way faster and easier.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But those aren't reusable, so would cost even more

[–] Its_not_Dave@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Neither are the enemy planes you take down

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Oh, your advocating just full on shooting them down rather than turning the missile off when the other plane turns around? That'll escalate things super quick. Tiwan doesn't want to go to war, which it why China can do this.

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