China Wants To Target US Aircraft Carriers

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rickusn

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"Should it come to war, Chinese strategists have determined that they need only inflict sufficient costs to force the United States to lose its willingness to continue the conflict."

This was the same conclusion that the Japanese came to in 1941.

How did that turn out?

The same type of fallacious thinking caused Hiltler to declare war on the US in 1941.

Remeber w/o that declaration of war a still very,very isolationist US would likely have stayed out of the European theatre.

Hiltler played right into the hands of FDR and WC.

Underestimation of American resolve(Much less Capabilities) is adangerous path for any nation to follow as borne out by historical precedent.

In fact the Korean War was begun under just such false assumptions.

It is true that in some smaller conflicts, most recently Iraq, other considerations other than raw military power have taken center stage.

The efforts by the US to limit civilian injuries/deaths and destruction of infrastructure along with the near abscence of serious opposion by the Iraqi military opened a vacuum instantly filled by insurengency.

Make no mistake that a full blown war with the US which would be precipitated by the sinking of a USN carrier would likely result in a retalitory response of untold dimensions.

I think other belligerent nations and many people both of those nations and apologists/supporters of those belligerent nations in the US are making a grieveous error in belittleing the US in general.

They are in for a rude shock IF another nation(s) underestimation of the US capabilities, determination and resolve leads to war.

It may be that Chamberlainesque appeasement will occur on the part of the US but are you willing to bet the ranch on it?

If so are you willing to pay the consequences if your mistaken?

Or are you that are so opposed to the US believe that will be someone elses burden and fate.

But not yours?

Like I said there are alot of people in for a very rude awakening when/if the rubber meets the road.
 

McTaff

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Correct, with respect to the type of engagement shaping the civilian reaction.

A blindside, unprovoked attack (of course ignoring any sabre-rattling or posturing, with the general public don't care about) will instantly galvanise the public support for retaliation.

If, however, the US waged some sort of callous embargo or unfair harassment campaign against China first, then the defined edge of the attack becomes defensive, and support is lost.

I can't see the US doing anything along these lines, because (a) it is stupid, and (b) because of the international backlash; they'd be accused of trying to blatantly bully any country that disagrees with them.

Any exchange escalating into a full-blown war that touches the home soil, or the unprepared/uninvolved servicepersons of a country immediately empowers the government through popular support. China blasting an aircraft carrier would do the same; unless the US were already engaging in warfare that they had initiated.

Popular support does lend itself to make war more sustainable, particularly when propaganda is administered correctly.
 

tphuang

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LOL, excuse me? I wasn’t the one who came up with the lame-ass excuse “What I posted had nothing to do with what PLAN ships had, but rather illustration of shtil's performance against sea-skimmers and how it's engaged” when he found that he posted information that wasn’t relevant. Now who doesn’t know what?
I meant exactly what I said. I posted it to illustrate test results of an earlier version of shtil against sea-skimmers. I was clearly showing shtil was capable of handling multiple sea-skimmers. I knew exactly which ships had which. Despite not being able to understand the image I posted, you made assumptions. You for some reason without knowing what each ship equipped just talked as you did.
The hull of the 022 is the only technological advancement made. The rest of the 022 is mediocre at best. List more? I thought you were so proud of your expertise on the Chinese military? Why need me to do the work? You don’t even know how they do their ‘R&D’?

http://www.christusrex.org/www2/china/acquisition/acqpage7.html

http://www.christusrex.org/www2/china/acquisition/acqpage7.html

http://www.house.gov/coxreport/pref/preface.html
There are many technological advancements outside of the catamaran part. For example, the stealth technology on 022 and the integration with the high new series for OTH strikes. Both areas are generations ahead of what previous Chinese FACs had. As for your report, that just mentions the Chinese espionage efforts, who doesn't try to steal from their competitors. And more importantly, how many projects have received significant help from this? Do you want to name them? I mean actually go through the projects, rather than the espionage effort.
I noticed how you neatly avoided giving me a source on those figures.
what source do you need? Be a little more specific here. I find too many flaws in 90% of the English based PLA news.
Forseeable future. And how far ahead does foreseeable future mean? Of course the US is not capable of anything close to that. China’s still a developing country. How many developed countries have such high rates of growth? It’s hard to improve at such rates when you are at the top. China has a long way to go to the top.
next 25 years, that's as far their prediction is looking forward to.
I was replying to this : “Would be nice if you elaborate on why you think China has no hope of winning this arms race.”
ok
Let’s see. You claim that China can have more capability because it doesn’t have to develop some assets because it has less global responsibility. You then claim that because of that, it need only maintain 3 carrier groups. So I ask if 12 CSGs and 9 ESGs is less capability than 3 CSGs, and in reply you ask me “when did I say it's not more capability?” ROFLOL. :nutkick
It's clear what I mean, a PLAN CSG can have the same capability as a USN CSG. Since USN has global responsibility and PLAN has regional responsibility, you are talking about the entire PLAN vs the 7th fleet. So, it's less capabilities/fleet size in terms of overall navy. But for the regional scenario, you can eventually reach a parity. For example, you can have the biggest bank account in the world, but you want to help many charities, so you donate 1/5 of your donation to united way. I don't have as much money, but I donate everything I can donate to united way. Overall, you donated more, but at united way, we could be even.
You don’t even know that military ships are not always built to Admiralty standards? Many warships are being built to commercial standards in an effort to save money. Some ‘expert’ indeed. And it was you who made the cock-sure claim that “Clearly, 071 is built to military standard.” So how about backing up your claim for once instead of diverting attention?
I can't voucher for the medical ship, but the military ships have to be built by certain shipyards that are approved by PLAN. In terms of amphibious ships, only HD and Dalian are allowed to build them. Even China's largest and most advanced civilian shipyard is not allowed to built them. In the newly constructed Changxin base, they have a dock just for military ships and nothing else. How can you say these ships are not built to PLAN standards?
But they can see the mistakes made and the lessons learned over the years in the design of amphibious ships. I’m just talking about the hull design. The electronics/weapons suite isn’t likely to be far removed in complexity from other warships, and is much more likely to be far simpler based on what we can see. Any technological leap there is is made in the hull form, and not in the electronics suite.
It might not have met their cost requirements instead of their operational requirements.
There are far more lessons they can learn from frigates/destroyers. Yet, they still had them in building 167 and the Thai frigates. 071 was a huge leap for them and as far as we can tell, they probably made some curious decisions. But in the end, the most important part is that they got the product delivered on time despite having no previous experience in this. They've bought many overpriced Russian ships, but Ivan Rogov wasn't one of them.
That is assuming the costs you cite are reliable in the first place.
I would call them insiders.
And I would call that bovine manure you are producing a desperate attempt to claw back some face.
what face have I lost? People still read my PLAN blogs everyday, I seem to be doing pretty well.
CEC fuses data from sensors on board but not clear what integration it has with surrounding ships? LOL.

ROFLOL. With that sensor and weapons suite? Then Ticonderogas will be able to handle StarDestroyers.
I mean not expected. I'm not saying it has CEC, if you notice, I put a comma after CEC and then said that it fuses data from sensors on board.

Nice way of sidestepping what you know, oh exalted PLA specialist. The 071 doesn’t have the connectivity that the LPD-17s have.
it doesn't need to. It's the lead vessel in the class, the following vessels will only be improved. As we've seen with PLAN, they are big into incremental development.

You’re reading too much propaganda material.
so you say.
Not such a huge leap when they are using Russian equipment as references at least, if not outright copying them.
let's see now, they got licensed production for 176 and 630, which they have since upgraded. It looks like they used the Orekh as reference to produce their own illuminators. Sea Soul looks like bandstand from the outside, but is different on the inside. They bought the helix and shtil directly off the Russians. What else are you thinking of? The Russian equipments simply doesn't fit PLAN requirements. We have to fix each batch of AShM we buy from the Russians, because those imported ships can't fire Chinee AShM. If PLAN really has to rely on the Russians for advancements, it's dead in the waters.
Yeah, when it’s the PLA and there’s something good, it doesn’t mean it isn’t there when you don’t see it. But when it’s something bad, it can’t be there when you don’t see it. :rolleyes:

Wow. What’s your position that the PLAN informs you abut every project they plan, and even every project they cancel? Supervisor of Propoganda?
All the major projects do get leaked. Actually, if you read my blog, you would see that PLAAF is in the same boat, but a lot of it's projects are either behind schedule, not meeting requirements or a combination. In terms of efficiency of development, PLAN is far ahead of the other 3 services.
LOL, I can see that you have reached the limit in your ability to substantiate your stand.
right
You can’t provide an alternative? LOL.
as one example, they got redundant fiber optic cable connecting up the entire main land.
Don’t blame me if you are unable to understand the differences in capability between EO satellites and SIGINT satellites.
Well, in other thread you basically spent the entire thread questioning their EO satellites. I like your saying "Long range satellite based communications, early warning (detection and localisation) of enemy naval surface assets, targeting of enemy relocatable assets, loss of SIGINT. That not bad enough for you?" would indicate that you believe they would feel the effect of loosing both EO and SIGINT satellites. Now, I personally would agree that they would feel the effect, but in the other thread, you totally discounted that their EO would be able to do the job.
How many? Are they even in service? Or did you ‘not bother to check’?
as far as we can tell from the serial numbers in pictures, there are at least 2-3 of each types of high new right now. They already have pennants that indicate they are in service. Generally, they like fielding regiments of 4 surveillance aircrafts. It's not clear whether each high new gets their own regiment or whether they share regiments. This number with certainly increase each year.
 

Schumacher

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.... And more importantly, how many projects have received significant help from this? Do you want to name them? I mean actually go through the projects, rather than the espionage effort.
......
TP, you waste too much time with that kid when it was obvious from early all he has is wishful thinking.

lol, from a simple request to name the PLA projects, he has gone thru numerous posts of wisecracks, one-liners to 'too many to list' to finally to be dragged kicking & screaming to just come up with googling some old reports. Can't wait to see what he'll come up next.
Who can forget the Cox report which basically caused the hysteria leading to the Dr Lee case & scapegoating of an entire community. Not a pretty sight.
 

Firehorse

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Iran has an arsenal of SS-N-22 (“Sunburn”) and SSN-X-26 (“Yakhonts”) cruise missiles, to which the Fifth Fleet has no effective defence if these weapons are massively deployed. For example, both types of cruise missiles use stealth technology, the “Sunburn” moves at 1,500 miles an hour, and the “Yakhonts” (specially developed for use against carrier groups) is considered to be so extremely dangerous that the Pentagon’s weapons testing office earlier this year strove to halt production on further aircraft carriers until an effective defence against the “Yakhonts” was found. There are reports that the White House suggested the Fifth Fleet produce a provocation anyway and then be decimated or destroyed so as to “legitimize” a nuclear counterstrike - since conventional action would cost too much . It is said that this is why the Joint Chiefs of Staff strongly advised against such action, and why Admiral William Fallon, head of Centcom, threatened to resign a month ago.
http://www.unobserver.com/layout5.php?id=4205&blz=1
The PLAN has them also, and the CSG/TF will not be hard to find when in the striking range of the Taiwan strait/China seas areas. And the PLA has more assets at its disposal than the Iranian military!
 

nornavy

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I will ouline a plan of what I would do, as Commander in Chief PLAN, if I was going after US carriers. I assume the conflict is Taiwan related and that the Task Group to be targeted is operating approx 100 nautical miles east of Taipei. Group consists of :
1 Nimitz class
2 Ticonderoga class CG
3 Arleigh Burke class DDG
1 Los Angeles SSN

P3Cs out of Okinawa is providing ASW support. The TG has 4 F-18s on CAP 150 n.miles out, 1 Hawkeye airborne and several Seahawk helicopters on ASW stations.

Full scale war with Taiwan has not broken out, but PLAN invasion fleet is loading on the mainland coast. The area is still full of civilian shipping.

The most potent weapon against a carrier group is my Kilo SSKs. 3 Kilos form a patrol line in the deep waters between Taiwan and the Okinawa Islands chain ( where the US Carrier is ). 3 Song SSKs makes up a patrolline, where the continental shelf rises up.

A Surface action group of:
Main Body
1 x Hangzhou DDG
1 x Luyang II DDG
3 x Jiangwei II FFG

Picket screen positioned 30 n. miles from main body.
2 x Luda DDG
2 x Jianghu FFG

In addition 8 trawlers, fitted with chaff launchers and radar transponders, is deployed as screen
Is in position approx 200nm north west of the carrier group.

My plan:

As long as the invasion force is loading, only the subs will be committed against the carrier. With 6 subs in the area, the chance of atleast one finding the carrier is good.

If the subs fail to sink the carrier in time, I would make an attack with the SAG combined with landbased aircraft. My Sunburn missiles have a range of 87 n.miles and my C-802 have a range of 65 n. miles. To get maximum number of SSMs in the air, I would like to close to about 60 n miles. At 20knots that would take 7 hours.

J-11s will provide CAP for my SAG as well as perform offensive counter air against carrier aircraft.

H Hour: SAG proceeds towards carrier TG. Main body enforces strict EMCON. Screen emitts on search radars. Helicopters and trawlers deploy chaff at random,. Flight of 4 J-11s covers SAG.

Airstrike consisting of 16 H-6s flying in pairs at low level, supported by EW aircraft will attack at H+5. Planes approach from the north.
J-11s is escorting and going after the F-18s.
Target for this strike is the escort. SAG will target the carrier when in range.

The key is suprise. If hostilities break out before the H-6 strike. Chance of sucess will be slightly less. Also, it is vital to electronically cover the main body, as I am inside Harpoon range. Chaff and strict EMCON will make it difficult to positively identify my ships.

I would have to be prepared to take losses. Vital to sucess is the Hangzhou with its Sunburns. If I am attacked before I'm in launch position, secondary plan will be to launch the Sunburns at extreme range.

Other unknowns is the LA SSN and theTaiwanese. So are the American ROEs.
Suprise is vital, so that limited number of US fighters are airborne, and that the US cannot launch a pre-emptive strike.

I hope I have been able to present an idea on how a carrier can be targeted. I give the Chinese in this scenario a fair chanche of sucess, especially the subs.
 

Transient

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I meant exactly what I said. I posted it to illustrate test results of an earlier version of shtil against sea-skimmers. I was clearly showing shtil was capable of handling multiple sea-skimmers. I knew exactly which ships had which. Despite not being able to understand the image I posted, you made assumptions. You for some reason without knowing what each ship equipped just talked as you did.
You were clearly showing you did not even understand what you were posting. we were talking about Chinese ships and now, after exposing that you did not even know what system was on Chinese ships, you insist that you knew exactly which ships had which..

There are many technological advancements outside of the catamaran part. For example, the stealth technology on 022 and the integration with the high new series for OTH strikes. Both areas are generations ahead of what previous Chinese FACs had. As for your report, that just mentions the Chinese espionage efforts, who doesn't try to steal from their competitors. And more importantly, how many projects have received significant help from this? Do you want to name them? I mean actually go through the projects, rather than the espionage effort.
So now it's 'who doesn't steal from their competitors'. That's an improvement, I guess.

what source do you need? Be a little more specific here. I find too many flaws in 90% of the English based PLA news.
That's a new one. You make claims, then you ask people what sources they want?

It's clear what I mean, a PLAN CSG can have the same capability as a USN CSG. Since USN has global responsibility and PLAN has regional responsibility, you are talking about the entire PLAN vs the 7th fleet. So, it's less capabilities/fleet size in terms of overall navy. But for the regional scenario, you can eventually reach a parity. For example, you can have the biggest bank account in the world, but you want to help many charities, so you donate 1/5 of your donation to united way. I don't have as much money, but I donate everything I can donate to united way. Overall, you donated more, but at united way, we could be even.
So now it's less capability/fleet size? Shifting the goal posts now? Thought I couldn't see that? Since when did the 7th fleet become the whole of the USN? When?

I can't voucher for the medical ship, but the military ships have to be built by certain shipyards that are approved by PLAN. In terms of amphibious ships, only HD and Dalian are allowed to build them. Even China's largest and most advanced civilian shipyard is not allowed to built them. In the newly constructed Changxin base, they have a dock just for military ships and nothing else. How can you say these ships are not built to PLAN standards?
After that cock sure claim of “Clearly, 071 is built to military standard.”, now it's "can't vouch"? I'm still waiting for proof. Separating building of military ships for the purposes of security exists. That doesn't prove that 'PLAN' standards, whatever that may be, exists. Your so called 'PLAN' standards may not be using Admiralty standards of construction. Basically, you have proven nothing. Yet again.

There are far more lessons they can learn from frigates/destroyers. Yet, they still had them in building 167 and the Thai frigates. 071 was a huge leap for them and as far as we can tell, they probably made some curious decisions. But in the end, the most important part is that they got the product delivered on time despite having no previous experience in this. They've bought many overpriced Russian ships, but Ivan Rogov wasn't one of them.
Lots of pointless drivel, which still doesn't prove the 071 is a huge technological advancement.

I would call them insiders.
Chinese jails have internet access now?

what face have I lost? People still read my PLAN blogs everyday, I seem to be doing pretty well.
There will always be people still read UFO blogs.

I mean not expected. I'm not saying it has CEC, if you notice, I put a comma after CEC and then said that it fuses data from sensors on board.
What an astonishingly great technological leap! Amazing! Chinese combat system manages to take in data from on board sensors! Oh my god! Tell me, which combat management system doesn't take in data from sensors on board?

it doesn't need to. It's the lead vessel in the class, the following vessels will only be improved. As we've seen with PLAN, they are big into incremental development.
Simplicity makes for cheap ships made on time.

let's see now, they got licensed production for 176 and 630, which they have since upgraded. It looks like they used the Orekh as reference to produce their own illuminators. Sea Soul looks like bandstand from the outside, but is different on the inside. They bought the helix and shtil directly off the Russians. What else are you thinking of? The Russian equipments simply doesn't fit PLAN requirements. We have to fix each batch of AShM we buy from the Russians, because those imported ships can't fire Chinee AShM. If PLAN really has to rely on the Russians for advancements, it's dead in the waters.
So you admit that Russian equipment have been used as references at least.

All the major projects do get leaked. Actually, if you read my blog, you would see that PLAAF is in the same boat, but a lot of it's projects are either behind schedule, not meeting requirements or a combination. In terms of efficiency of development, PLAN is far ahead of the other 3 services.
All? How are you sure you know of those that you don’t know about? LOL.

as one example, they got redundant fiber optic cable connecting up the entire main land.
And fiber optic cables are connecting the ships to land? ROFLOL. Besides, fibre optics networks can be destroyed. As Saddam found to his displeasure.

Well, in other thread you basically spent the entire thread questioning their EO satellites. I like your saying "Long range satellite based communications, early warning (detection and localisation) of enemy naval surface assets, targeting of enemy relocatable assets, loss of SIGINT. That not bad enough for you?" would indicate that you believe they would feel the effect of loosing both EO and SIGINT satellites. Now, I personally would agree that they would feel the effect, but in the other thread, you totally discounted that their EO would be able to do the job.
There is no ability of EO satellites to provide targeting, and I still stand by that. The point is, localization of CSGs isn’t done by EO, which you obviously don’t seem to understand.

as far as we can tell from the serial numbers in pictures, there are at least 2-3 of each types of high new right now. They already have pennants that indicate they are in service. Generally, they like fielding regiments of 4 surveillance aircrafts. It's not clear whether each high new gets their own regiment or whether they share regiments. This number with certainly increase each year.
What highly redundant capabilities the Chinese possess with 2 to 3 of each types. I’m suitably awed. ROFLOL.

TP, you waste too much time with that kid when it was obvious from early all he has is wishful thinking.

lol, from a simple request to name the PLA projects, he has gone thru numerous posts of wisecracks, one-liners to 'too many to list' to finally to be dragged kicking & screaming to just come up with googling some old reports. Can't wait to see what he'll come up next.
Who can forget the Cox report which basically caused the hysteria leading to the Dr Lee case & scapegoating of an entire community. Not a pretty sight.
And so the impotent dog barks. Want a bone?
 
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tphuang

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Clearly your manner hasn't gotten any better since last time. If you insist on putting mocking smilie and name calling at other posters, I will have to start deleting your post, no matter how much time you put into writing it.
You were clearly showing you did not even understand what you were posting. we were talking about Chinese ships and now, after exposing that you did not even know what system was on Chinese ships, you insist that you knew exactly which ships had which..
I specified exactly what each ship in PLAN uses. I know exactly what's on all the PLAN ships. Point to the post where I said a PLAN ship actually used 9M38M2, point to it. Quote it. If you can't, then you are just continuing this cycle of annoyance.
So now it's 'who doesn't steal from their competitors'. That's an improvement, I guess.
everyone takes ideas from others, limited amount of ideas. Now, looking at the sensors on the latest PLAN ships, why don't you point out the sensors that in your opinion were illegally stolen from other countries.
That's a new one. You make claims, then you ask people what sources they want?
It's not my fault that the English sources most people quote are just rubbish. I rely on images, multiple confirmations, official Chinese reports, company websites and certain reliable PLA insiders on Chinese bbs for my info.
So now it's less capability/fleet size? Shifting the goal posts now? Thought I couldn't see that? Since when did the 7th fleet become the whole of the USN? When?
When that's the main fleet that PLAN has to worry about in a 2 week scenario. I've stated right from the start that PLAN's area of concern is in the limited area around China, whereas USN is all over the world. So, USN has to concentrate on building a fleet for the world, China can build one that is effective and powerful for the much smaller area of concern. Clearly, you don't need 11 carrier groups for the first chain.
After that cock sure claim of “Clearly, 071 is built to military standard.”, now it's "can't vouch"?
can't vouch is just for 920. Clearly, you can't read.
I'm still waiting for proof. Separating building of military ships for the purposes of security exists. That doesn't prove that 'PLAN' standards, whatever that may be, exists. Your so called 'PLAN' standards may not be using Admiralty standards of construction. Basically, you have proven nothing. Yet again.
That's rubbish. Have you seen the photos coming out of the Chinese shipyards? There clearly isn't that much security around the PLAN ships. They are built there, because it's built to a military standard. And as I said, the parts used for the ships (steel plating for example) can only come from certain military approved suppliers.
Lots of pointless drivel, which still doesn't prove the 071 is a huge technological advancement.
for China, it is. If you can't recognize that, then you are not fit to discuss PLAN.
Chinese jails have internet access now?
clearly, more ignorance based on your bias and hate toward China.
There will always be people still read UFO blogs.
you just insulted several defense professionals on this forum.
What an astonishingly great technological leap! Amazing! Chinese combat system manages to take in data from on board sensors! Oh my god! Tell me, which combat management system doesn't take in data from sensors on board?
a lot of ships don't have data fusion.
Simplicity makes for cheap ships made on time.
going from having no LSD to reaching San Antonio class is a gigantic increment by any standard. Nobody can do it in one step.
So you admit that Russian equipment have been used as references at least.
Some Russian stuff like AK-176, AK-630 and bandstand are good stuff to work with.
All? How are you sure you know of those that you don’t know about? LOL.
As I said, systems that are going to be built and such are mentionned well in advance. For example, the LCAC that came out as soon as 071 came into service. 039B that just came out yesterday was mentionned to be ready early this year and actually seems like it will be launched ahead of schedule. Similar projects in the AF gets routine delays and cost overruns.
And fiber optic cables are connecting the ships to land? ROFLOL. Besides, fibre optics networks can be destroyed. As Saddam found to his displeasure.
how would they not be used in Taiwan scenario? They got many redundant cables link all the air defense nodes throughout the country.
There is no ability of EO satellites to provide targeting, and I still stand by that. The point is, localization of CSGs isn’t done by EO, which you obviously don’t seem to understand.
they didn't send these satellites up for no reason. We are probably seeing up 2 going up there every year. I don't think they can provide targeting for long range AShM or ASBM as some people have claimed. But given the area they need to scan, they can provide early warning that an opposing fleet is coming.
What highly redundant capabilities the Chinese possess with 2 to 3 of each types. I’m suitably awed. ROFLOL.
they are increasing every year. Once Y-9 comes into service in 2009, we will see a rapid build up. By that time, the surveillance planes should be semi-mature.
 

Gollevainen

the corporal
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Going from no LSD to 071 isn't a gigantic leap. It's just a technological improvement, not a huge technological leap. The 071 already has 072s as a basis for amphibious operations requirements and design, not to mention external design references.
Now is there somesort of plague going on? Or is this 071 proven out be the sad indication of just how much (or properly how little) you guys actually understand stuff? I lectured about somewhat similar stuff in SDF but apparently someones need extra classes...

So you have a 072 LST and 071 LSD and there is not huge technological leap? Well the word technological isen't propably the best word, more like a huge conceptual and operational leap.

Sofar chinese amhpibious fleet has been quite acient when it comes to the actual ideas of how to perform such operations. The PLAN ability was only to perform small tactical landings with only WWII-era beaching methods. Altough there were alot of LST in service, and some of them were quite new, the overall concept of LST prevent chinese to wage any modern type large scenario landings. It was sufficient enough for "large quantity" tactical landings which basicly means supporting a front by swerving to the flank of the enemy via sea.

But now China has fielded its first dock landing ship which importance to the whole amphibious operations of china shouldn't be dishmissed so boldy. It's not sufficient enough to transfer PLAN to operational and strategical landings alone, but its a starting point and the first step to transfer the PLAN landing fleet to entirely new page. It is a milestone, just like the 052 Luhu class was back int he early 90's when it opened the road for modern surface combatants.

So perhaps its viser to actually learn the basics of warfare and looking little bit behind the cool pics and the mild descriptions in globalsecurity and wikipedia before ranging on to these pissing contest.

Also, Thpuang, don't make a fool of yourself either by continuing this meaningless rampage. Do either of you even remeber what was talked in here orginally???
 
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