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Ignore clickbait War is Boring title...[;)]

https://warisboring.com/china-is-offici ... .gizd7c8pm

Some useful stuff here from a Rand report onto PLAAF pilot training for those creating current/future Chinese scenarios and wondering what skill level to set pilots at.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1415.html

Short version: PLAAF making efforts to introduce 'Red Flag'-style less-scripted tactical training to challenge/push. However still lag USAF in combat tactics thanks to deep history/experience of Soviet GCI doctrine.

Just set all PLAAF units into Novice and/or Cadet, so you can have the Rand version of PLAAF strength.

Both article and Rand's PDF are dodged one thing that PLAAF pilots are chasing, since 2012:

https://www.strategypage.com/dls/articl ... 7-2012.asp
https://www.wired.com/2013/02/china-mock-air-war/ (reported in 2013)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2014-03/2 ... 299500.htm (reported in 2014)

Oh wait, Rand did paid attention about it at the same year (2016), but never explained in detail. I presumed it's an extension of the previous edition about PLAAF only do trainings in theory, until they searched the term "Golden Helmet".

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1416.html

In that case, PLAAF can have Ace too for CMANO.