Lot of baseless rhetoric and bluster, but suffice it to say, they're full of shit.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1182886.shtml
How about this: An armor-piercing shell penetrates deep within the ship. Instead of an explosive, the shell pops open and an EMP device pops out and starts sending out pulses.
Quote from: Patrick2 on May 01, 2020, 01:45:11 PM
How about this: An armor-piercing shell penetrates deep within the ship. Instead of an explosive, the shell pops open and an EMP device pops out and starts sending out pulses.
Excellent point!!!
Hmmm, I wonder if we already have one? That would definitely be a game changer.
Why is the U.S. making incursions into Chinese territorial waters>
Quote from: Mjolnir on May 07, 2020, 06:01:08 PM
Why is the U.S. making incursions into Chinese territorial waters>
Are we talking about the Paracels?
Quote from: Mjolnir on May 07, 2020, 06:01:08 PM
Why is the U.S. making incursions into Chinese territorial waters>
These are not their waters, these are agreed upon as International waters open for free trade and transit. China is the aggressor here in building islands that didn't exist.
Ah I missed that it was referring to Xisha islands in the article. That's why I was asking.
Quote from: Mjolnir on May 07, 2020, 06:25:29 PM
Ah I missed that it was referring to Xisha islands in the article. That's why I was asking.
I think China is playing with fire if it thinks it has the power to change a long standing agreement of free travel, they aren't just dealing with the US in this matter.
Right now the entire world is looking at China as a threat to world peace and it wouldn't take much to blockade their interests.
We need a large fleet of much smaller drone carriers. How much smaller would they be if they didn't have people on board? The air fleet, likewise should be drone aircraft. Everything controlled by computer operators in San Diego.
Quote from: Patrick2 on May 08, 2020, 06:37:01 PM
We need a large fleet of much smaller drone carriers. How much smaller would they be if they didn't have people on board? The air fleet, likewise should be drone aircraft. Everything controlled by computer operators in San Diego.
DARPA is on it, including cargo planes and turning them into aircraft carriers for drones, but that's a different article.
The face of War is changing fast.
https://www.popsci.com/darpa-wants-more-navy-ships-to-carry-drones/