中程导弹是解放军的一大优势
帕维尔·费库拉接着又写道：In the event of a war between China and the US, China would be able to bring all of its forces to bear immediately. The entire Chinese Navy would storm out of their ports to confront the US and Japanese Navies at once. China would be able to bring its entire air force composed of over 1,000 4th generation fighters to bear immediately. Contrastingly, by virtue of the distances involved, the US would have to bring its forces into combat piecemeal. US ships and planes come into battle as they were ready to make the trip to Asia, not in all unison. This would likely give China a perpetual, significant numerical advantage over US forces.
大意：如果中美发生战争，中国马上就能动用自己的全部力量，所有中国海军都会冲出港口，立刻在日本海和美军作战。中国还能让1000多架第四代战斗机组成的空军部队立刻投入战斗。相比之下，因为距离原因，美军不得不让自己的部队零散地投入战斗；美军的舰船和飞机虽然也会前往亚洲参战，但不会步调一致，这可能导致解放军对美军会形成永久的、显著的数量优势。
大国战争对美国的战略投送能力是一个严峻的考验
从这两个回答可以看得出，美军整体实力仍然占优还是不争的事实，但即便中国军队多年没有实战经历，很多人还是不太确定美军可以轻松击败中国。尤其是考虑到潜在的中美战争的主战场会是西太平洋，所以受距离上的牵制，美军原本拥有的优势也会大打折扣。
另一方面，缺乏实战经验并不影响人们对“中美军事差距正在缩小”的事实的认可；这进而说明了中国军队的水平提升是有目共睹的，而前期快速发展的美军，现在则不可避免地遭遇了发展瓶颈——这对我们来说无疑是最佳的竞争和追赶机会。