wild so apparently the Chinese invasion of Taiwan would involve lots of converted, unarmored commercial vessels to carry troops this seems like a bad idea in the sense that they would be easy to sink, and doing so would cripple chinas exporting ability?https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/07/27/thousands-of-ships-millions-of-troops-china-is-assembling-a-huge-assault-flotilla-for-a-possible-attack-on-taiwan/amp/ …
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>Set on fire [laughs in Exocet] We're gonna see a war between converted trucks and converted cargo ships. The HMS Sheffield was sunk during the Falklands War because an Exocet didn't explode. Instead it spewed fuel all over the place and set fires.pic.twitter.com/cXvxqMyv95
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There's also something to be said for the idea of "we can get more merchant hulls than you get guided missiles", which is probably close to true, actually
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yeah seems like one wouldnt have to sink all of them tho? just Enough
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Slow to unload without allied longshoremen
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i assume that the CCP has to assume that we have advanced weapon systems we've been holding in reserve for conflict with major nation states when was the last time we had a major naval engagement?
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I think 1945
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