Didn’t we think the same thing about Japanese naval power prior to World War II?
Good point, I think China is basically trying to do what the Japanese couldn’t, create the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
History is full of “They couldn’t/wouldn’t possibly...” statements, proven wrong. You reference a good example. It is noteworthy that had the good men at Pearl Harbor not been caught asleep, the outcome may have been very different. But the point you made is remarkably valid none the less.
I don’t know, I wasn’t here...oh wait...let me ask my uncle that was here...oh he is dead
Well...if I am not mistaken, the Japanese Aircraft Carriers were new technology and we didn’t have good Intel on where they were.
These aircraft carriers are old technology that you can smell 500 miles away..and pick them up live via satillite.
So it is a little hard to swallow.
Now, if they had a aircraft carrier that submerged that the Chinese were fielding. That would be a fair comparison....otherwise, nope .... invalid.
“Didn’t we think the same thing about Japanese naval power prior to World War II?”
Nope. Japan had already demonstrated their naval power long before WWII. If I am not mistaken, the Emperial Japanese Navy had existed since the 1600’s. They were an established naval power in the East and even defeated the Russian Navy in 1904 or 1905.
No
Two questions, if anyone knows the answer:
How much does one of the new PRC aircraft carriers cost to build?
And how many more will we be FUNDING each month, with our massive trade deficit?
I’m guessing offhand they’re less expensive than ours. Already our trade deficit would literally pay for FOUR NEW CHINESE CARRIERS EVERY MONTH.
That would be at the cost of our versions.
Wake up people.
not as much as you probably think. the big intellifence mistake with pearl harbor was makinhg decisions based on intentions not capability. we successfully attacked pearl harbor by carriers twice so we knew it could be done but we thought the japanese would confine their targets to the phillipines. of course there are other gactors such as shallow water (ignoring lessons from taranto), lack of extended air recon due to lack of planes, pilots, and supplies. in reality given war plan orange, pearl harbor was probably the best thing to happen short of no war at all