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The world has known for awhile that things were shifting toward drone warfare, but China just showed off, Air recon/strike craft and VTOLs, Naval surface and subsurface drones, Ground light forces(robo dogs), and heavy forces(mini drone tanks).

They could effectively wage a war without losing a single soldier. Combined with their industrial capacity, and the defensive capability they showed off (Directed energy anti missile systems for example). Its now clear that China would defeat the US in a conventional war. Many of the things shown off in Chinas parade are technologies still in the prototyping phase in the US. The tech gap is closed. Or honestly in Chinas favor at this point.

They had for example drones integrated into their heavy tank forces. With launch platforms on top, and likely piloted from inside. So their tanks can now get a birds eye view of their surroundings at all times. This philosophy is likely an example of how theyll operate in general. With large armored ships, and vehicles acting as mobile control platforms for their vast drone forces. Its the modern equivalent of the air craft carrier. Drone warefare taken to its logical conclusion.

Our comrades in the PLA arent fucking around.

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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The most scary thing for the west right now has to be the ability for China to organize these massive operations almost flawlessly. The US showed recently that they cannot even manage a small parade, while France also had a terrible Olympics inauguration, these things are often downplayed by people as meaningless but they really showcase the skill of planning and organizing. There is a clear erosion in these skills in the West while there is a clear refinement in China, i still remember the beijing olympics in 2008 being jaw-dropping and it's been almost 20 years by now.

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly like say a war breaks out. Whoever launches fighters fastest takes the skies. China was launching them within feet of each other one after another. Meanwhile the US has theirs crashing while trying to land alone lol.

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

one thing that always strikes me is how disciplined and stylish the PLA looks in their parades. Not a single person out of step

[–] SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

BECAUSE THEYLL BE GENOCIDED IF THEY DOOOOOOOOO !!!!!

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

WONT ANYONE PLEASE THINK OF Xinjiang?! ANYONE?!

[–] Conselheiro@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Have any cool sources on this new equipment? Sounds promising.

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

You can watch the parade on youtube. Actual info is going to be classified tho

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm really curious to know who would have the advantage in cyber attacks as well. China would probably knock out key US satellites at the beginning of any war. I wonder if the US would have anything other than its massive nuclear arsenal to pose any sort of threat to China.

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The US certainly poses a threat. Theyd do massive damage im sure. China could withstand it but they dont want to sacrifice their peoples well being to a war if they dont need to.

As for cyber war im not too confident in the US. Many of their systems are outdated and even rogue hackers have gotten into them. But i also dont think China would target civilian infrastructure like power grids unless they had to. Since the human cost would be huge. I think their goal in a war with the US would be to simply outlast the US and let it collapse.

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i don't imagine most of us civilians will escape suffering when the war happens. The US just doesn't give a fuck about its citizens.

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thats not what i meant. I just meant unlike Israel, and the US, China will likely abide by international law and not target civilian areas.

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

no i know, sorry, but i meant, no matter what happens US civilians will suffer this go around, but we should be so lucky to fight a war against China who wouldn't purposely kill us at home