World News

401 readers

323 users here now

Please help and contribute as we vote on rules:
https://quokk.au/post/21590

Other Great Communities:

Rules

Be excellent to each other

founded 9 months ago

MODERATORS

Deceptichum@quokk.au

Quokka@quokk.au

Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com

PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au

119

China Suddenly Building Fleet Of Special Barges Suitable For Taiwan Landings (www.navalnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by PiperTheJournalist@discuss.online to c/world@quokk.au

6 comments fedilink hide all child comments

China is building at least five new special purpose barges which appear tailor made for amphibious assault. The barges may provide the PRC (People's Republic of China) with a unique way to offload large numbers of tanks directly onto Taiwanese roads.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

It's a shame how much human ingenuity is only deemed viable (from a resource expenditure standpoint) in a military context. A barge with a retractable cable-stsyef bridge is cool AF. Fighter aircraft probably feel amazing to fly - their performance characteristics must be fun AF to experience. But they're so resources intensive to operate that it only makes sense in a military context.