China builds armed container ship

[Cavedweller]

China has built a container ship carrying missile launchers and various radars and defensive systems.

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[Provincial]

That is a concept that has been discussed for decades. In the developed countries, military spending is steered to the Military-Industrial Complex, and cheap, economical, logical alternatives are ignored.

 

[gmerkt]

We may see more of this as sanctions are used to detain merchant vessels.

 

[GWS]

Imagine the value of everything on a container ship. It would be worth defending. Now imagine a shooting war with swarms of missiles or drones coming at your convoy. Having more detection capability and missiles to add to the "basket" is never a bad thing. We should be doing the same.

 

[1911Fanatic]

Well….

 

[CamoDeafie]

Didnt the British do something very similar with their Q-Ships, way back in WW1?

Heavily armed merchantmen ships with concealed weapons and stuff to lure U-boats into attacking them and then ambush the said submarines.....

 

[Provincial]

A container ship has a large, flat deck area. That provides a spot to put lots and lots of vertical launch pods. Being so large, it also takes a big punch to sink. Even more punch if it is modified into numerous watertight sections to control flooding. The only drawback is that they are not very fast.

 

[nehalemguy]

Logical response to the fleets of privateers that are about to set sail.

-E-

 

[Caveman Jim]

I'll have a Coke…

 

[bcp]

Defense against pirates?

Number of pirate attacks worldwide 2025| Statista

In 2025, the number of pirate attacks against ships worldwide increased compared with the previous year.

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Bruce

 

[nehalemguy]

Defense against pirates?

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Number of pirate attacks worldwide 2025| Statista

In 2025, the number of pirate attacks against ships worldwide increased compared with the previous year.

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Bruce

That steep decline is due to Somali pirates relocating and then opening up daycare and health centers. Probably.

-E-

 

[Cavedweller]

Defense against pirates?

I doubt if you'd need vertical launch tubes to defend against pirates.

 

[GWS]

Defense against pirates?

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Number of pirate attacks worldwide 2025| Statista

In 2025, the number of pirate attacks against ships worldwide increased compared with the previous year.

www.statista.com

Bruce

You don't need missiles for rag tag pirates. A couple of .50 Cals would be more than enough

 

[bcp]

They can use the missiles to send the captured pirates back to their home ports.



Bruce

 

[trevi]

Venezuela needs this!

 

[CamoDeafie]

Venezuela needs this!

Why?

 

[CamoDeafie]

I doubt if you'd need vertical launch tubes to defend against pirates.

Well some VLS can accommodate Hellfires and the like.... So a vertical pop up profile and then top down attack?

 

[GrayGoose]

China has built a container ship carrying missile launchers and various radars and defensive systems.

With typical made-in-China quality...

Sum Ting Wong Captain?
Ho Lee Phuk

 

[trevi]

Why?

Because a certain someone likes to over reach and take inappropriately.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Because a certain someone likes to over reach and take inappropriately.

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