China builds armed container ship

[Cavedweller]

And that's why reliable intelligence is very important.

No doubt.

 

[CamoDeafie]

I would honestly think they'd attack/invade Taiwan in order to reunite the island with the mainland, before going against Japan and then the US.... Theres still those disputed Senkaku island between Taiwan and Japan. And then there's the northern (Kuril) islands in dispute between Japan and Russia, North of Hokkaido.

Edit. Probably Communist China also would support North Korea against South Korea as well.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Chinese Merchant Ship Sports Electromagnetic Drone Launcher, Vertical Launching Systems - USNI News

A Chinese civilian ship was equipped with several armed and aircraft-launching configurations over the last few weeks, highlighting Beijing’s ability to equip its civilian containership fleet for wartime roles. In recent weeks, a Chinese merchant vessel was seen at Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhudong...

news.usni.org

Seems they have added electromagnetic launch systems for launching drones, specifically the FH-97A copy of the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone, onto the armed container ship. Also seen are CIWS type rotary cannon mounts
Some FB comments claim AI generated imagery.

 

[made in china]

Chinese Merchant Ship Sports Electromagnetic Drone Launcher, Vertical Launching Systems - USNI News

A Chinese civilian ship was equipped with several armed and aircraft-launching configurations over the last few weeks, highlighting Beijing’s ability to equip its civilian containership fleet for wartime roles. In recent weeks, a Chinese merchant vessel was seen at Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhudong...

news.usni.org

Seems they have added electromagnetic launch systems for launching drones, specifically the FH-97A copy of the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone, onto the armed container ship. Also seen are CIWS type rotary cannon mounts
Some FB comments claim AI generated imagery.

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I've always said, if SpaceX (in this case, SpaceX talent) gets involved:

View: https://youtu.be/5CmQU24A4cg?si=J_IDL6TO46bgqzbU


As cool as Castelion is, all I can think of is over-proliferation, and that could get messy.

TLDW: Castelion is developing "cheap" high production hypersonic systems to be deployed as soon as 2027 to address the disparity with China, especially in regards to Taiwan

 

[GWS]

I'm wondering how the Chinese container ships will recover those planes and drones.

 

[CamoDeafie]

I'm wondering how the Chinese container ships will recover those planes and drones.

Good question. Kamikaze drones? Sea ditching? I don't see evidence of manned aircraft though. Maybe operate just far enough from their main carrier force... They do have the ability to do air to air refuelling, which would enable the drones and such to ferry back to mainland China or to their carrier force for landing...


Edit. There is a rather dark possibility. The crew of the tanker and the support people are literally disposable, they're not expecting the tanker to make it back in one piece after discharging it's load of missiles and attack drones..the CIWS is there to protect the tanker until its mission is complete?