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| Old Chinese Warships Converted to Fast Transports | ||
| 2005-01-03 | ||
January 2, 2005: China is converting older frigates and destroyers to APDs (fast transports). At the rate the conversions are going, China will soon have at least eight APDs. The first to be converted are the Jianghu class frigates, which were built in the 1970s and are now being retired. To create an APD, most weapons are removed from these frigates, with the now empty spaces modified to transport cargo or troops. The 1,800 ton Jianghu's have a top speed of about 46 kilometers an hour. This enables APDs to move quickly, especially during darkness, to reach their destination.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #14 The German High Command couldn't figure out a way to get acros the 30 miles to Britian without air superiority. Good luck to the Chinese. Establish a bridgehead with lightly armed men coming off shot up air transport? Talk about the Marianna turkey shoot redux. First the Germans, then the Japanese, now the Chinese. Everybody has to learn the hard way. |
| Posted by: Weird Al 2005-01-03 5:54:47 PM |
| #13 And then when Beijing has re-united its rebelious province with ther "Motherland" they will procede to screw up the economic situation |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-01-03 5:10:13 PM |
| #12 Yep, the wiley Chinee could throw down serious Shuck and Jive. Enough for the central government to cave? Who knows. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-03 3:44:27 PM |
| #11 If they throw enough troops at Taiwan, fast enough, they can do it. I am NOT convinced that the Taiwanese government is willing to fight on after a substantial beachead is gained. Remember that the first wave will be preceded by hundreds of IRBM's and shorter range missles. The fixed defenses will get a pasting by the Reds, and C3 may be a problem. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2005-01-03 2:10:04 PM |
| #10 It did work for the evacuation Z man. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-03 2:08:13 PM |
| #9 Spot: think "bridgehead"... Agreed, I think they hope to seize a airfield or a section of highway to use as one. Then under cover of Chinese air force fly in masses of troops to expand the zone. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-01-03 2:02:09 PM |
| #8 The 21st Century equivalent to Ironbottom Sound. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-01-03 1:58:59 PM |
| #7 Spot: think "bridgehead"... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-01-03 12:36:34 PM |
| #6 well well, now Guadalcanal, the slot and Tokio express, Admiral Renzo Tanaka... APDs was the solution for Japanese. |
| Posted by: z man 2005-01-03 12:21:34 PM |
| #5 I once read a story from WWII, of how a B-25 bomber strafed a convoy of Japanese ships with 10 .50 cal machine guns. One ship in particular caught the notice of a different pilot who initially thought that it was loaded with lumber, as what looked like huge amounts of large splinters of wood were being thrown up into the air. He soon realized that it was a troop ship, with soldiers packed onto the decks. He had been seeing arms and legs. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-01-03 11:00:06 AM |
| #4 Cactus will be on alert. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-03 10:52:58 AM |
| #3 A few hundred troops per ships ain't gonna cut it. An amphibious assault on Taiwan would need a hell of a lot more than that. |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-01-03 10:24:36 AM |
| #2 Maybe Taiwan should make a public request to the US for information on how nuclear weapons affect massed naval vessels. Just, you know, out of curiosity. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-01-03 10:00:41 AM |
| #1 it'll be like playing Frogger again |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-03 9:47:18 AM |