A Guide To China’s Bomber Fleet

H-6Ks long-range bomber

One of two H-6Ks that flew Dec. 19 on what appeared to be a simulated mission for striking Guam.

Credit: Japanese Defense Ministry
China has plenty of firepower for hitting targets out to the first island chain, the line of islands stretching from Japan through Taiwan and the Philippines to Indonesia. Its greater challenge is how to strike ships, bases and other installations beyond the chain. Or, more precisely, how to do it...

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