What good is having all the warships if they are made of chinesium by slave labor? Their skyscrapers fall over, their artificial islands have to be constantly built up so they don't wash away, their factories have to have safety nets around the roof so workers can't suicide their way out, etc.etc. I'm not convinced, half these boats will end up at the bottom of the ocean without a shot fired
dear boy. If you'd read the article you would have learned the ships in question are South Korean and Japanese.
"Washington, they say, has something Beijing doesn’t: Allies in South Korea and Japan who are building some of the highest spec – and affordable – naval hardware on the oceans.".
How much you want to bet Jews have a controlling investment in those companies? Japan makes good shit, but the ships will still be chink military operated. I've seen enough video of their war games and exercises to realize it's all a show. They can't even take Taiwan and it's close enough to shell from the mainland. I'm still not convinced
Chinese warships do not need the huge fuel reserves or fuel efficient engines / design that American ships need to travel from the USA to the South China Sea. People underestimate the huge advantage that gives China.
Just one example: You can design a ship to be efficient at it's long-range cruising speed, or you can design it to be faster. American ships have to travel from California to China to fight. Chinese ships just go offshore a few miles. American ships must run at (maybe?) 18 knots for weeks at a time, so making the hull efficient at that speed is a big deal. The Chinese can concentrate on top speed and maneuverability without worrying about fuel economy at lower speed.
Another example: Chinese ships do not need all that fuel, so they can hold more missiles. Many future engagements will come down to who has the last salvo of missiles when the other guy is out of missiles. Then the Chinese have their land-based and air-based missiles to accompany their ship-based missiles while the USA only has ship-based missiles. (I include carrier-based weapons as ship-based weapons.)
Ok but what about the "Australia factor"? The US could build Chinese-type warships and station them in Aus e.g. Darwin? I think Aus is closer to the South China sea than CA?
[ + ] ItsOk2bArian
[ - ] ItsOk2bArian 3 points 1.9 yearsJun 3, 2023 03:15:11 ago (+3/-0)
I'm not convinced, half these boats will end up at the bottom of the ocean without a shot fired
[ + ] paul_neri
[ - ] paul_neri [op] 0 points 1.9 yearsJun 3, 2023 03:20:52 ago (+0/-0)
"Washington, they say, has something Beijing doesn’t: Allies in South Korea and Japan who are building some of the highest spec – and affordable – naval hardware on the oceans.".
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[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 1.9 yearsJun 3, 2023 13:25:25 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] ItsOk2bArian
[ - ] ItsOk2bArian 0 points 1.9 yearsJun 4, 2023 13:15:33 ago (+0/-0)
Japan makes good shit, but the ships will still be chink military operated. I've seen enough video of their war games and exercises to realize it's all a show. They can't even take Taiwan and it's close enough to shell from the mainland.
I'm still not convinced
[ + ] LiberalsAreMental
[ - ] LiberalsAreMental 1 point 1.6 yearsSep 11, 2023 21:02:05 ago (+1/-0)
Just one example: You can design a ship to be efficient at it's long-range cruising speed, or you can design it to be faster. American ships have to travel from California to China to fight. Chinese ships just go offshore a few miles. American ships must run at (maybe?) 18 knots for weeks at a time, so making the hull efficient at that speed is a big deal. The Chinese can concentrate on top speed and maneuverability without worrying about fuel economy at lower speed.
Another example: Chinese ships do not need all that fuel, so they can hold more missiles. Many future engagements will come down to who has the last salvo of missiles when the other guy is out of missiles. Then the Chinese have their land-based and air-based missiles to accompany their ship-based missiles while the USA only has ship-based missiles. (I include carrier-based weapons as ship-based weapons.)
[ + ] paul_neri
[ - ] paul_neri [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsSep 12, 2023 03:56:40 ago (+0/-0)