Chinese Mechanized Infantry Brigade vs. US Army Stryker Brigade.

We've all been talking about the rise of China but its been mostly in the context of their air or sea power.  That's a luxury the Think Tanks that are trying to lay the groundwork for Air/Sea Battle can enjoy....Not professional Soldiers or Marines.

The first thing that should be done is a comparison of equipment on a 1 for 1 basis.  This is a first attempt to do just that.

Infantry Carriers.

ZBD -09 8x8 Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle.  The quick and dirty rundown?  It has a 30mm cannon, a coax 7.62 and can be fitted with a 12.7mm cannon for use by the vehicle commander.  It carries a crew of 3 and 7 infantrymen.
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Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle.  Quick and dirty?  12.7mm machinegun on a RWS mount with a crew of 2 and 9 dismounts.

Advantage?  Slight nod to the Chinese vehicle.  The 30mm cannon was the deciding factor.  .  You can't ignore the extra Infantrymen that the Stryker carries.  You also can't ignore the massive fire support that the 30mm cannon of the Chinese vehicle either.

Mobile Gun Systems.

Information is spotty when I tried my Google-foo.  In a way that makes it more dangerous, not less.  Its an unknown quantity.
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The Mobile Gun System IS a known quantity.  Its underpowered, it sports an unusual for western armies 105mm cannon and it features an automatic loader.  Its very unreliable and we'll all know the Army is serious about its Stryker Brigades when it goes for a manned turret like the CV-90/120T sports.

Advantage?  China.  I am NOT a fan of what the Army did with this weapon system and hopefully they'll improve it.  Until then they're at BEST looking at a slight loss. Future combat might indicate that I was being extremely generous.

Artillery

Combat proven, light weight, air mobile and hard hitting.  Extremely long ranged when coupled with the right shells but vulnerable to counter battery fire.
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In this configuration its shorter ranged than the US system but makes up for it by being mechanized.

Advantage?  China.  Mechanized artillery is a major advantage that the Chinese would have in a force on force encounter.  How the US Army failed to provide for this shortcoming in Stryker Brigades is beyond me but its a glaring mistake.  It probably has more to do with operations in Afghanistan than anything else, and I'll notch this oversight as another scalp that the COIN Mafia can claim...but it need to be fixed.

Anti-Air Systems.

Advantage?  Huge plus for China.  I don't even know of a system in development for US forces.  The USAF will keep enemies at bay?  That's your daddy's USAF.  The new guys will leave you hanging.  If the US Army isn't prepared to deal with the reality that support will be MUCH less than they've enjoyed in the past then they aren't paying attention.  Meanwhile China is working on something to kill drones AND keep Apaches from killing everything in sight.  It seems they studied the Deep Strike that Apaches attempted in Iraq.

Summation.  US ARMY LOSES.  As things stand right now, it looks like a Stryker Brigade could be facing a mismatch when up against a Chinese Mech unit.  The years of fighting a COIN war have really taken a toll.  In a perfect world I'd like to see the Stryker Brigade bite the bullet and integrate at least a company or two of Tanks...see some type of mobile air defense added and definitely a Stryker based artillery system added.