The Chinese, as we know, have been semi-successfully outbuilding the US Navy. Seems like their coastline is littered with giant shipbuilders, and in numbers of ships they are outbuilding the US Navy exponentially.
They have had their share of problems…one of their latest surfaced recently.
Well, actually not.
China’s newest nuclear attack submarine has sunk in a shipyard accident, in a setback to the country’s attempts to overtake the United States in a naval arms race, according to US official.
The newly built vessel, which features a distinctive X-shaped stern, was sighted on satellite images alongside a pier at Wuchang Shipyard as it was being equipped for sea in late May.
It is claimed to have sunk later that month or in early June. Suspicion was said to have been raised when floating cranes were seen at the site soon afterwards.
Undersea warfare has become a Chinese priority in its arms race with the US as tensions rise in the Pacific.
Submarines would probably play a key role in any future conflict over Taiwan, with a Chinese fleet potentially attempting to invade, while blockading the US from arming and supplying the island.
Submarine warfare has traditionally been an area of significant US supremacy, but China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) navy has been closing the gap.
I’m getting the impression that they are not closing the gap quite sufficiently?
There was speculation this spring about that odd X-shaped stern…apparently it really means “X marks the spot.”
Courtesy of a diet of Tom Clancy and Larry Bond, I’ve a great grounding in fictional submarine sea trials, and know that ya gotta sink ’em. Then ya gotta bring ’em up, right?
The submarine is thought to have been salvaged from the site, but experts said that it will require a huge refit to make it seaworthy. The Telegraph
The Chinese make most of the electronics in the world, but that doesn’t mean they make them waterproof.
Luckily, through the miracle of modern intelligence gathering, we know PLA Navy Lt. Bu La is responsible for the incident:
I heard it went like this; “The Chinese sub sank, but you know what else is sinking? The American middle class. I’m middle class and I can tell you that we can’t afford four more years of what is going on on this country. On day 1 Kamala will implement her plans to save the middle class and that will also save Chinese submarines.”
President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neande
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Yeah, the DeMSM is all breathless over the Chinese navy outbuilding the US Navy. But having more ships doesn’t matter if they don’t float. Then they become anchors and breeding homes for fish.
The media was awaiting comment from the PLA Navy Officer Sum Ting Wong.
And for the CCP representative in the US, Tim, to come Walz-ing up to the microphone to spin a suitable explanation.
I heard it went like this; “The Chinese sub sank, but you know what else is sinking? The American middle class. I’m middle class and I can tell you that we can’t afford four more years of what is going on on this country. On day 1 Kamala will implement her plans to save the middle class and that will also save Chinese submarines.”
Deck Hand Ho Li Phuc was unavailable for comment.
Yeah, the DeMSM is all breathless over the Chinese navy outbuilding the US Navy. But having more ships doesn’t matter if they don’t float. Then they become anchors and breeding homes for fish.