willedoo Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 4 hours ago, old man emu said: Not the 7th Battalion "Rats") Do you mean 9th. Division (+ 18 Brigade, 7th.Division) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 China's second of their Type 055 missile cruiser has just been declared combat ready after recent war games. It doesn't look big in the photo, but they say it's the second largest non carrier naval vessel in the world, second to the American Zumwalt class stealth destroyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I do get the feeling a heft fireworks event isn't too far away 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 29/12/2020 at 1:30 PM, willedoo said: Work started on it this year and it doesn't look too far off launch date. Maybe we should get the Chinese to build our submarines so that we get them within our life times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 34 minutes ago, old man emu said: Maybe we should get the Chinese to build our submarines so that we get them within our life times. Under current plans I doubt I'll see them in my lifetime. Or is there a plan? With the French deal, there was some degree of planning and process. But I can't get my head around this new nuclear thing. It seems like instead of submarines, all we have is a wink and a nod plus a dubious handshake agreement on some sort of submarines that they don't even know any details on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 8 hours ago, willedoo said: all we have is a wink and a nod plus a dubious handshake agreement on some sort of submarines that they don't even know any details on But it's a handshake agreement with the USA and Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 A couple of days ago the US Navy released a design concept as one possible replacement for their Arleigh Burke class destroyers. Most noticeable about it is that it's near identical to the Chinese Type 055. The main difference between the two is that China already has two commissioned and combat ready, whereas if the American DDG(X) design idea is accepted, it will probably be a couple of decades before they hit the water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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