82: Chapter 82: A Still Vastly Disparate Strength Comparison! Zhou Wuzheng's Astounding Move!
Many white-haired elders who had walked through the backward eras said with tears in their eyes, "I never thought I would live to see the day China has an aircraft carrier!"
At this moment, media outlets like CCN and BBS were late to the party, with their live broadcast helicopters arriving only half an hour later.
Looking at the aircraft carrier in the very center of the China Red Force zone, several hosts were also taken aback.
Spectators from various countries on the Blue Planet were also stunned.
Just at this time, the official Chinese website and major media outlets finally released the specific parameters and performance of this aircraft carrier.
With the release of the relevant information, some discordant voices immediately appeared on the internet.
Especially on social media platforms in Western Alliance countries like Bluebird, YouTube, and Facebook, mockery and sarcasm erupted.
"What is this? Shit, I thought China was so advanced, but it turns out this aircraft carrier wasn't independently developed by China!"
"Isn't this the old grandfather aircraft carrier from Er Mao? That piece of junk China bought back many years ago! What was it called again? Let me think... Oh! That piece of junk called the Kuf! So scary! Hahahaha!..."
"They've been repairing it for so long and still haven't finished, they didn't even dare to release news about it launching, and now they're suddenly pulling it out for a live-fire exercise. I'm really worried, won't it just fall apart at sea?"
"No! They must sign a liability waiver! China is obviously here to stir up trouble; if it suddenly sinks into the sea, we Western Alliance countries are not responsible for compensation!"
On the other hand, on social media in China, negative voices were exceptionally rare and almost non-existent.
Before today, not having an aircraft carrier was a sore point in the hearts of all Chinese people!
Now that a breakthrough from zero to one, from nothing to something, has finally been achieved, no matter how much the haters badmouth China, they dare not speak up at this moment!
They know very well that if they dare to talk nonsense now, they will face the fury of the vast masses!
However, some professional Chinese military bloggers still withstood immense pressure and produced the latest strength comparison and win rate forecast for this maritime live-fire exercise.
After having a new aircraft carrier, China's strength has indeed greatly increased!
But unfortunately, the win rate is still 0%!
On Weibo, the military niche blogger "Warship Fanboy" with four million followers moved very quickly, and based on the military power displayed by both sides in the live broadcast at sea, quickly made a one-on-one comparison table.
The table showed that the naval power participating in the live-fire exercise on the Chinese side could be said to be very, very, very exaggerated, completely reaching a level sufficient to make all countries on the Blue Planet sit up and take notice!
First is the most important "Jinlong Warship" aircraft carrier, which is a qualitative breakthrough for China from nothing to something!
After that, there is the strength of other modern naval vessels that firmly rank second on the Blue Planet!
Including: 10 Type 54A frigates! 15 Type 52D missile destroyers! 15 Type 52C missile frigates/destroyers! 91A nuclear submarines, unknown! But according to previous situations released by China, there are at least 10 or more!
The entire Chinese exercise fleet has completely exceeded the configuration that a normal aircraft carrier fleet should have, reaching up to five times as much!
The terrifying naval strength is enough to deter more than 90% of the countries in the world!
This also sufficiently shows that China's patient development over these years has indeed achieved progress that other countries cannot reach!
But it is a great pity that even if China brings out all its strength, compared to the Western Alliance eight-nation joint fleet, the gap is still like heaven and earth!
First is the comparison of aircraft carriers.
China's new aircraft carrier is a first-generation conventionally powered aircraft carrier, and its performance in all aspects has a significant gap compared to the aircraft carriers currently in service in various countries on the Blue Planet.
By comparison, the five aircraft carriers of the eight-nation joint fleet far exceed China in all aspects of performance!
Especially the three Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers among them, which already belong to cutting-edge technological achievements after multiple technical iterations, completely capable of thrashing a first-generation aircraft carrier!
Just from the number of carrier-based aircraft, a very obvious gap can be seen.
The authorized carrier-based aircraft capacity of the "Jinlong Warship" is 36, including 24 carrier-based fighter jets and 12 carrier-based armed helicopters!
While the "Reagan" aircraft carrier of Eagle Country has an authorized carrier-based aircraft capacity that reaches a terrifying 85!
The number of carrier-based fighter jets reaches as many as 48, a full 4 fighter squadrons!
The total number of carrier-based fighter jets of the five aircraft carriers of the eight-nation joint fleet adds up to more than 150!
Even if China's current fifth-generation Jian-20 fighter jet is not inferior to the Eagle Country F-22 Raptor in all aspects of performance, 24 vs 150... Anyone with a brain knows that unless a miracle happens in such an air battle, there is absolutely no possibility of victory!
In addition, there is a generational gap in other performance aspects of the aircraft carriers, and the comparison is very obvious.
For example, the "Jinlong Warship" aircraft carrier's takeoff method is ski-jump takeoff; it takes about 90 minutes for all 24 carrier-based fighter jets to take off.
The takeoff method of the Eagle Country nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is catapult takeoff, which can complete the takeoff of all carrier-based fighter jets in less than 20 minutes!
Furthermore, on the side of the joint fleet, there are more than 20 IIA-class missile destroyers with the world's number one maritime offensive capability... more than 20 DDG-class cruisers equipped with the Aegis air defense system and near-invincible air defense capabilities... more than 10 SSN-class attack nuclear submarines...
It can be said that both in terms of the performance and quantity of the vessels, they far exceed China's "Jinlong" aircraft carrier fleet!
The comparison chart by "Warship Fanboy" nakedly laid out the gap between the Red and Blue sides.
The mood of many Chinese citizens was like having a bucket of cold water splashed on them in the middle of winter; their whole bodies and hearts felt icy cold!
"Sigh! Forget it, let's not watch this live-fire exercise! The gap is really too big; there is no possibility of victory at all!"
"Does this even need to be said? Anyone with an eye can tell at a glance; even if one more aircraft carrier came out, China would definitely lose. I just hope they don't lose too ugly!"
"To be honest, I think I'll turn off the live stream; watching it is definitely upsetting! China's technological level is still at least fifty years behind Eagle Country!"
The comments were full of head-shaking and sighing, as if China's defeat was right before their eyes.
But surprisingly, as more netizens flooded into the posts of major military bloggers, the trend of the comments actually reversed.
"Is it up to you to blabber about whether the gap is big or not? Right now, the Chinese Navy needs encouragement from us Chinese people!"
"We have walked from being poor and blank to today, and finally having our own aircraft carrier belonging to China is already very difficult!"
"The Flower Nation has already worked hard enough; I apologize for the dirty words I cursed at the China Supreme Military Region before!"
"This is the first step towards us becoming a world power; even if we lose this live-fire exercise, we Chinese people still have face!"
"If China can have its first aircraft carrier, it can naturally have a second, a third, and even a tenth! We must believe in the Chinese authorities!"
"Go China! Go Dragon Army!"
There were more and more people encouraging, eventually occupying the vast majority of the comments, making many Chinese netizens unable to help but have hot tears in their eyes.
However, reality is still reality.
Everyone knows in their hearts that for this maritime live-fire exercise, China can basically be said to have lost!
Time ticked by, and there were twenty minutes left until the exercise.
Eastern Military Region, Naval Combat Command Center.
All Chinese commanders responsible for this maritime live-fire exercise gathered here, waiting for the start of the live-fire exercise.
Lin Mo was wearing his military uniform, with a shining Red Star Medal of Special Merit and a glittering Medal of First-Class Merit hanging on his chest.
He looked up at the large display screen, then turned to look at the person beside him and smiled: "Chief of General Staff, this lure-the-enemy strategy of yours is truly brilliant!"
Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng smiled and joked back: "It's fine, it didn't make Chief Designer Lin faint."
Naval Commander-in-Chief Shi Jinghai praised: "Worthy of being the number one mastermind of our Supreme Military Region, the 'King of Command' of China!"
"Using an aircraft carrier as bait, this kind of courage, I, old Shi, am convinced!"
Other high-level military officials nodded one after another, expressing their strong approval.
82: Chapter 82: A Still Vastly Disparate Strength Comparison! Zhou Wuzheng's Astounding Move!
Many white-haired elders who had walked through the backward eras said with tears in their eyes, "I never thought I would live to see the day China has an aircraft carrier!"
At this moment, media outlets like CCN and BBS were late to the party, with their live broadcast helicopters arriving only half an hour later.
Looking at the aircraft carrier in the very center of the China Red Force zone, several hosts were also taken aback.
Spectators from various countries on the Blue Planet were also stunned.
Just at this time, the official Chinese website and major media outlets finally released the specific parameters and performance of this aircraft carrier.
With the release of the relevant information, some discordant voices immediately appeared on the internet.
Especially on social media platforms in Western Alliance countries like Bluebird, YouTube, and Facebook, mockery and sarcasm erupted.
"What is this? Shit, I thought China was so advanced, but it turns out this aircraft carrier wasn't independently developed by China!"
"Isn't this the old grandfather aircraft carrier from Er Mao? That piece of junk China bought back many years ago! What was it called again? Let me think... Oh! That piece of junk called the Kuf! So scary! Hahahaha!..."
"They've been repairing it for so long and still haven't finished, they didn't even dare to release news about it launching, and now they're suddenly pulling it out for a live-fire exercise. I'm really worried, won't it just fall apart at sea?"
"No! They must sign a liability waiver! China is obviously here to stir up trouble; if it suddenly sinks into the sea, we Western Alliance countries are not responsible for compensation!"
On the other hand, on social media in China, negative voices were exceptionally rare and almost non-existent.
Before today, not having an aircraft carrier was a sore point in the hearts of all Chinese people!
Now that a breakthrough from zero to one, from nothing to something, has finally been achieved, no matter how much the haters badmouth China, they dare not speak up at this moment!
They know very well that if they dare to talk nonsense now, they will face the fury of the vast masses!
However, some professional Chinese military bloggers still withstood immense pressure and produced the latest strength comparison and win rate forecast for this maritime live-fire exercise.
After having a new aircraft carrier, China's strength has indeed greatly increased!
But unfortunately, the win rate is still 0%!
On Weibo, the military niche blogger "Warship Fanboy" with four million followers moved very quickly, and based on the military power displayed by both sides in the live broadcast at sea, quickly made a one-on-one comparison table.
The table showed that the naval power participating in the live-fire exercise on the Chinese side could be said to be very, very, very exaggerated, completely reaching a level sufficient to make all countries on the Blue Planet sit up and take notice!
First is the most important "Jinlong Warship" aircraft carrier, which is a qualitative breakthrough for China from nothing to something!
After that, there is the strength of other modern naval vessels that firmly rank second on the Blue Planet!
Including: 10 Type 54A frigates! 15 Type 52D missile destroyers! 15 Type 52C missile frigates/destroyers! 91A nuclear submarines, unknown! But according to previous situations released by China, there are at least 10 or more!
The entire Chinese exercise fleet has completely exceeded the configuration that a normal aircraft carrier fleet should have, reaching up to five times as much!
The terrifying naval strength is enough to deter more than 90% of the countries in the world!
This also sufficiently shows that China's patient development over these years has indeed achieved progress that other countries cannot reach!
But it is a great pity that even if China brings out all its strength, compared to the Western Alliance eight-nation joint fleet, the gap is still like heaven and earth!
First is the comparison of aircraft carriers.
China's new aircraft carrier is a first-generation conventionally powered aircraft carrier, and its performance in all aspects has a significant gap compared to the aircraft carriers currently in service in various countries on the Blue Planet.
By comparison, the five aircraft carriers of the eight-nation joint fleet far exceed China in all aspects of performance!
Especially the three Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers among them, which already belong to cutting-edge technological achievements after multiple technical iterations, completely capable of thrashing a first-generation aircraft carrier!
Just from the number of carrier-based aircraft, a very obvious gap can be seen.
The authorized carrier-based aircraft capacity of the "Jinlong Warship" is 36, including 24 carrier-based fighter jets and 12 carrier-based armed helicopters!
While the "Reagan" aircraft carrier of Eagle Country has an authorized carrier-based aircraft capacity that reaches a terrifying 85!
The number of carrier-based fighter jets reaches as many as 48, a full 4 fighter squadrons!
The total number of carrier-based fighter jets of the five aircraft carriers of the eight-nation joint fleet adds up to more than 150!
Even if China's current fifth-generation Jian-20 fighter jet is not inferior to the Eagle Country F-22 Raptor in all aspects of performance, 24 vs 150... Anyone with a brain knows that unless a miracle happens in such an air battle, there is absolutely no possibility of victory!
In addition, there is a generational gap in other performance aspects of the aircraft carriers, and the comparison is very obvious.
For example, the "Jinlong Warship" aircraft carrier's takeoff method is ski-jump takeoff; it takes about 90 minutes for all 24 carrier-based fighter jets to take off.
The takeoff method of the Eagle Country nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is catapult takeoff, which can complete the takeoff of all carrier-based fighter jets in less than 20 minutes!
Furthermore, on the side of the joint fleet, there are more than 20 IIA-class missile destroyers with the world's number one maritime offensive capability... more than 20 DDG-class cruisers equipped with the Aegis air defense system and near-invincible air defense capabilities... more than 10 SSN-class attack nuclear submarines...
It can be said that both in terms of the performance and quantity of the vessels, they far exceed China's "Jinlong" aircraft carrier fleet!
The comparison chart by "Warship Fanboy" nakedly laid out the gap between the Red and Blue sides.
The mood of many Chinese citizens was like having a bucket of cold water splashed on them in the middle of winter; their whole bodies and hearts felt icy cold!
"Sigh! Forget it, let's not watch this live-fire exercise! The gap is really too big; there is no possibility of victory at all!"
"Does this even need to be said? Anyone with an eye can tell at a glance; even if one more aircraft carrier came out, China would definitely lose. I just hope they don't lose too ugly!"
"To be honest, I think I'll turn off the live stream; watching it is definitely upsetting! China's technological level is still at least fifty years behind Eagle Country!"
The comments were full of head-shaking and sighing, as if China's defeat was right before their eyes.
But surprisingly, as more netizens flooded into the posts of major military bloggers, the trend of the comments actually reversed.
"Is it up to you to blabber about whether the gap is big or not? Right now, the Chinese Navy needs encouragement from us Chinese people!"
"We have walked from being poor and blank to today, and finally having our own aircraft carrier belonging to China is already very difficult!"
"The Flower Nation has already worked hard enough; I apologize for the dirty words I cursed at the China Supreme Military Region before!"
"This is the first step towards us becoming a world power; even if we lose this live-fire exercise, we Chinese people still have face!"
"If China can have its first aircraft carrier, it can naturally have a second, a third, and even a tenth! We must believe in the Chinese authorities!"
"Go China! Go Dragon Army!"
There were more and more people encouraging, eventually occupying the vast majority of the comments, making many Chinese netizens unable to help but have hot tears in their eyes.
However, reality is still reality.
Everyone knows in their hearts that for this maritime live-fire exercise, China can basically be said to have lost!
Time ticked by, and there were twenty minutes left until the exercise.
Eastern Military Region, Naval Combat Command Center.
All Chinese commanders responsible for this maritime live-fire exercise gathered here, waiting for the start of the live-fire exercise.
Lin Mo was wearing his military uniform, with a shining Red Star Medal of Special Merit and a glittering Medal of First-Class Merit hanging on his chest.
He looked up at the large display screen, then turned to look at the person beside him and smiled: "Chief of General Staff, this lure-the-enemy strategy of yours is truly brilliant!"
Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng smiled and joked back: "It's fine, it didn't make Chief Designer Lin faint."
Naval Commander-in-Chief Shi Jinghai praised: "Worthy of being the number one mastermind of our Supreme Military Region, the 'King of Command' of China!"
"Using an aircraft carrier as bait, this kind of courage, I, old Shi, am convinced!"
Other high-level military officials nodded one after another, expressing their strong approval.
82: Chapter 82: A Still Vastly Disparate Strength Comparison! Zhou Wuzheng's Astounding Move!
Many white-haired elders who had walked through the backward eras said with tears in their eyes, "I never thought I would live to see the day China has an aircraft carrier!"
At this moment, media outlets like CCN and BBS were late to the party, with their live broadcast helicopters arriving only half an hour later.
Looking at the aircraft carrier in the very center of the China Red Force zone, several hosts were also taken aback.
Spectators from various countries on the Blue Planet were also stunned.
Just at this time, the official Chinese website and major media outlets finally released the specific parameters and performance of this aircraft carrier.
With the release of the relevant information, some discordant voices immediately appeared on the internet.
Especially on social media platforms in Western Alliance countries like Bluebird, YouTube, and Facebook, mockery and sarcasm erupted.
"What is this? Shit, I thought China was so advanced, but it turns out this aircraft carrier wasn't independently developed by China!"
"Isn't this the old grandfather aircraft carrier from Er Mao? That piece of junk China bought back many years ago! What was it called again? Let me think... Oh! That piece of junk called the Kuf! So scary! Hahahaha!..."
"They've been repairing it for so long and still haven't finished, they didn't even dare to release news about it launching, and now they're suddenly pulling it out for a live-fire exercise. I'm really worried, won't it just fall apart at sea?"
"No! They must sign a liability waiver! China is obviously here to stir up trouble; if it suddenly sinks into the sea, we Western Alliance countries are not responsible for compensation!"
On the other hand, on social media in China, negative voices were exceptionally rare and almost non-existent.
Before today, not having an aircraft carrier was a sore point in the hearts of all Chinese people!
Now that a breakthrough from zero to one, from nothing to something, has finally been achieved, no matter how much the haters badmouth China, they dare not speak up at this moment!
They know very well that if they dare to talk nonsense now, they will face the fury of the vast masses!
However, some professional Chinese military bloggers still withstood immense pressure and produced the latest strength comparison and win rate forecast for this maritime live-fire exercise.
After having a new aircraft carrier, China's strength has indeed greatly increased!
But unfortunately, the win rate is still 0%!
On Weibo, the military niche blogger "Warship Fanboy" with four million followers moved very quickly, and based on the military power displayed by both sides in the live broadcast at sea, quickly made a one-on-one comparison table.
The table showed that the naval power participating in the live-fire exercise on the Chinese side could be said to be very, very, very exaggerated, completely reaching a level sufficient to make all countries on the Blue Planet sit up and take notice!
First is the most important "Jinlong Warship" aircraft carrier, which is a qualitative breakthrough for China from nothing to something!
After that, there is the strength of other modern naval vessels that firmly rank second on the Blue Planet!
Including: 10 Type 54A frigates! 15 Type 52D missile destroyers! 15 Type 52C missile frigates/destroyers! 91A nuclear submarines, unknown! But according to previous situations released by China, there are at least 10 or more!
The entire Chinese exercise fleet has completely exceeded the configuration that a normal aircraft carrier fleet should have, reaching up to five times as much!
The terrifying naval strength is enough to deter more than 90% of the countries in the world!
This also sufficiently shows that China's patient development over these years has indeed achieved progress that other countries cannot reach!
But it is a great pity that even if China brings out all its strength, compared to the Western Alliance eight-nation joint fleet, the gap is still like heaven and earth!
First is the comparison of aircraft carriers.
China's new aircraft carrier is a first-generation conventionally powered aircraft carrier, and its performance in all aspects has a significant gap compared to the aircraft carriers currently in service in various countries on the Blue Planet.
By comparison, the five aircraft carriers of the eight-nation joint fleet far exceed China in all aspects of performance!
Especially the three Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers among them, which already belong to cutting-edge technological achievements after multiple technical iterations, completely capable of thrashing a first-generation aircraft carrier!
Just from the number of carrier-based aircraft, a very obvious gap can be seen.
The authorized carrier-based aircraft capacity of the "Jinlong Warship" is 36, including 24 carrier-based fighter jets and 12 carrier-based armed helicopters!
While the "Reagan" aircraft carrier of Eagle Country has an authorized carrier-based aircraft capacity that reaches a terrifying 85!
The number of carrier-based fighter jets reaches as many as 48, a full 4 fighter squadrons!
The total number of carrier-based fighter jets of the five aircraft carriers of the eight-nation joint fleet adds up to more than 150!
Even if China's current fifth-generation Jian-20 fighter jet is not inferior to the Eagle Country F-22 Raptor in all aspects of performance, 24 vs 150... Anyone with a brain knows that unless a miracle happens in such an air battle, there is absolutely no possibility of victory!
In addition, there is a generational gap in other performance aspects of the aircraft carriers, and the comparison is very obvious.
For example, the "Jinlong Warship" aircraft carrier's takeoff method is ski-jump takeoff; it takes about 90 minutes for all 24 carrier-based fighter jets to take off.
The takeoff method of the Eagle Country nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is catapult takeoff, which can complete the takeoff of all carrier-based fighter jets in less than 20 minutes!
Furthermore, on the side of the joint fleet, there are more than 20 IIA-class missile destroyers with the world's number one maritime offensive capability... more than 20 DDG-class cruisers equipped with the Aegis air defense system and near-invincible air defense capabilities... more than 10 SSN-class attack nuclear submarines...
It can be said that both in terms of the performance and quantity of the vessels, they far exceed China's "Jinlong" aircraft carrier fleet!
The comparison chart by "Warship Fanboy" nakedly laid out the gap between the Red and Blue sides.
The mood of many Chinese citizens was like having a bucket of cold water splashed on them in the middle of winter; their whole bodies and hearts felt icy cold!
"Sigh! Forget it, let's not watch this live-fire exercise! The gap is really too big; there is no possibility of victory at all!"
"Does this even need to be said? Anyone with an eye can tell at a glance; even if one more aircraft carrier came out, China would definitely lose. I just hope they don't lose too ugly!"
"To be honest, I think I'll turn off the live stream; watching it is definitely upsetting! China's technological level is still at least fifty years behind Eagle Country!"
The comments were full of head-shaking and sighing, as if China's defeat was right before their eyes.
But surprisingly, as more netizens flooded into the posts of major military bloggers, the trend of the comments actually reversed.
"Is it up to you to blabber about whether the gap is big or not? Right now, the Chinese Navy needs encouragement from us Chinese people!"
"We have walked from being poor and blank to today, and finally having our own aircraft carrier belonging to China is already very difficult!"
"The Flower Nation has already worked hard enough; I apologize for the dirty words I cursed at the China Supreme Military Region before!"
"This is the first step towards us becoming a world power; even if we lose this live-fire exercise, we Chinese people still have face!"
"If China can have its first aircraft carrier, it can naturally have a second, a third, and even a tenth! We must believe in the Chinese authorities!"
"Go China! Go Dragon Army!"
There were more and more people encouraging, eventually occupying the vast majority of the comments, making many Chinese netizens unable to help but have hot tears in their eyes.
However, reality is still reality.
Everyone knows in their hearts that for this maritime live-fire exercise, China can basically be said to have lost!
Time ticked by, and there were twenty minutes left until the exercise.
Eastern Military Region, Naval Combat Command Center.
All Chinese commanders responsible for this maritime live-fire exercise gathered here, waiting for the start of the live-fire exercise.
Lin Mo was wearing his military uniform, with a shining Red Star Medal of Special Merit and a glittering Medal of First-Class Merit hanging on his chest.
He looked up at the large display screen, then turned to look at the person beside him and smiled: "Chief of General Staff, this lure-the-enemy strategy of yours is truly brilliant!"
Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng smiled and joked back: "It's fine, it didn't make Chief Designer Lin faint."
Naval Commander-in-Chief Shi Jinghai praised: "Worthy of being the number one mastermind of our Supreme Military Region, the 'King of Command' of China!"
"Using an aircraft carrier as bait, this kind of courage, I, old Shi, am convinced!"
Other high-level military officials nodded one after another, expressing their strong approval.
82: Chapter 82: A Still Vastly Disparate Strength Comparison! Zhou Wuzheng's Astounding Move!
Many white-haired elders who had walked through the backward eras said with tears in their eyes, "I never thought I would live to see the day China has an aircraft carrier!"
At this moment, media outlets like CCN and BBS were late to the party, with their live broadcast helicopters arriving only half an hour later.
Looking at the aircraft carrier in the very center of the China Red Force zone, several hosts were also taken aback.
Spectators from various countries on the Blue Planet were also stunned.
Just at this time, the official Chinese website and major media outlets finally released the specific parameters and performance of this aircraft carrier.
With the release of the relevant information, some discordant voices immediately appeared on the internet.
Especially on social media platforms in Western Alliance countries like Bluebird, YouTube, and Facebook, mockery and sarcasm erupted.
"What is this? Shit, I thought China was so advanced, but it turns out this aircraft carrier wasn't independently developed by China!"
"Isn't this the old grandfather aircraft carrier from Er Mao? That piece of junk China bought back many years ago! What was it called again? Let me think... Oh! That piece of junk called the Kuf! So scary! Hahahaha!..."
"They've been repairing it for so long and still haven't finished, they didn't even dare to release news about it launching, and now they're suddenly pulling it out for a live-fire exercise. I'm really worried, won't it just fall apart at sea?"
"No! They must sign a liability waiver! China is obviously here to stir up trouble; if it suddenly sinks into the sea, we Western Alliance countries are not responsible for compensation!"
On the other hand, on social media in China, negative voices were exceptionally rare and almost non-existent.
Before today, not having an aircraft carrier was a sore point in the hearts of all Chinese people!
Now that a breakthrough from zero to one, from nothing to something, has finally been achieved, no matter how much the haters badmouth China, they dare not speak up at this moment!
They know very well that if they dare to talk nonsense now, they will face the fury of the vast masses!
However, some professional Chinese military bloggers still withstood immense pressure and produced the latest strength comparison and win rate forecast for this maritime live-fire exercise.
After having a new aircraft carrier, China's strength has indeed greatly increased!
But unfortunately, the win rate is still 0%!
On Weibo, the military niche blogger "Warship Fanboy" with four million followers moved very quickly, and based on the military power displayed by both sides in the live broadcast at sea, quickly made a one-on-one comparison table.
The table showed that the naval power participating in the live-fire exercise on the Chinese side could be said to be very, very, very exaggerated, completely reaching a level sufficient to make all countries on the Blue Planet sit up and take notice!
First is the most important "Jinlong Warship" aircraft carrier, which is a qualitative breakthrough for China from nothing to something!
After that, there is the strength of other modern naval vessels that firmly rank second on the Blue Planet!
Including: 10 Type 54A frigates! 15 Type 52D missile destroyers! 15 Type 52C missile frigates/destroyers! 91A nuclear submarines, unknown! But according to previous situations released by China, there are at least 10 or more!
The entire Chinese exercise fleet has completely exceeded the configuration that a normal aircraft carrier fleet should have, reaching up to five times as much!
The terrifying naval strength is enough to deter more than 90% of the countries in the world!
This also sufficiently shows that China's patient development over these years has indeed achieved progress that other countries cannot reach!
But it is a great pity that even if China brings out all its strength, compared to the Western Alliance eight-nation joint fleet, the gap is still like heaven and earth!
First is the comparison of aircraft carriers.
China's new aircraft carrier is a first-generation conventionally powered aircraft carrier, and its performance in all aspects has a significant gap compared to the aircraft carriers currently in service in various countries on the Blue Planet.
By comparison, the five aircraft carriers of the eight-nation joint fleet far exceed China in all aspects of performance!
Especially the three Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers among them, which already belong to cutting-edge technological achievements after multiple technical iterations, completely capable of thrashing a first-generation aircraft carrier!
Just from the number of carrier-based aircraft, a very obvious gap can be seen.
The authorized carrier-based aircraft capacity of the "Jinlong Warship" is 36, including 24 carrier-based fighter jets and 12 carrier-based armed helicopters!
While the "Reagan" aircraft carrier of Eagle Country has an authorized carrier-based aircraft capacity that reaches a terrifying 85!
The number of carrier-based fighter jets reaches as many as 48, a full 4 fighter squadrons!
The total number of carrier-based fighter jets of the five aircraft carriers of the eight-nation joint fleet adds up to more than 150!
Even if China's current fifth-generation Jian-20 fighter jet is not inferior to the Eagle Country F-22 Raptor in all aspects of performance, 24 vs 150... Anyone with a brain knows that unless a miracle happens in such an air battle, there is absolutely no possibility of victory!
In addition, there is a generational gap in other performance aspects of the aircraft carriers, and the comparison is very obvious.
For example, the "Jinlong Warship" aircraft carrier's takeoff method is ski-jump takeoff; it takes about 90 minutes for all 24 carrier-based fighter jets to take off.
The takeoff method of the Eagle Country nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is catapult takeoff, which can complete the takeoff of all carrier-based fighter jets in less than 20 minutes!
Furthermore, on the side of the joint fleet, there are more than 20 IIA-class missile destroyers with the world's number one maritime offensive capability... more than 20 DDG-class cruisers equipped with the Aegis air defense system and near-invincible air defense capabilities... more than 10 SSN-class attack nuclear submarines...
It can be said that both in terms of the performance and quantity of the vessels, they far exceed China's "Jinlong" aircraft carrier fleet!
The comparison chart by "Warship Fanboy" nakedly laid out the gap between the Red and Blue sides.
The mood of many Chinese citizens was like having a bucket of cold water splashed on them in the middle of winter; their whole bodies and hearts felt icy cold!
"Sigh! Forget it, let's not watch this live-fire exercise! The gap is really too big; there is no possibility of victory at all!"
"Does this even need to be said? Anyone with an eye can tell at a glance; even if one more aircraft carrier came out, China would definitely lose. I just hope they don't lose too ugly!"
"To be honest, I think I'll turn off the live stream; watching it is definitely upsetting! China's technological level is still at least fifty years behind Eagle Country!"
The comments were full of head-shaking and sighing, as if China's defeat was right before their eyes.
But surprisingly, as more netizens flooded into the posts of major military bloggers, the trend of the comments actually reversed.
"Is it up to you to blabber about whether the gap is big or not? Right now, the Chinese Navy needs encouragement from us Chinese people!"
"We have walked from being poor and blank to today, and finally having our own aircraft carrier belonging to China is already very difficult!"
"The Flower Nation has already worked hard enough; I apologize for the dirty words I cursed at the China Supreme Military Region before!"
"This is the first step towards us becoming a world power; even if we lose this live-fire exercise, we Chinese people still have face!"
"If China can have its first aircraft carrier, it can naturally have a second, a third, and even a tenth! We must believe in the Chinese authorities!"
"Go China! Go Dragon Army!"
There were more and more people encouraging, eventually occupying the vast majority of the comments, making many Chinese netizens unable to help but have hot tears in their eyes.
However, reality is still reality.
Everyone knows in their hearts that for this maritime live-fire exercise, China can basically be said to have lost!
Time ticked by, and there were twenty minutes left until the exercise.
Eastern Military Region, Naval Combat Command Center.
All Chinese commanders responsible for this maritime live-fire exercise gathered here, waiting for the start of the live-fire exercise.
Lin Mo was wearing his military uniform, with a shining Red Star Medal of Special Merit and a glittering Medal of First-Class Merit hanging on his chest.
He looked up at the large display screen, then turned to look at the person beside him and smiled: "Chief of General Staff, this lure-the-enemy strategy of yours is truly brilliant!"
Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng smiled and joked back: "It's fine, it didn't make Chief Designer Lin faint."
Naval Commander-in-Chief Shi Jinghai praised: "Worthy of being the number one mastermind of our Supreme Military Region, the 'King of Command' of China!"
"Using an aircraft carrier as bait, this kind of courage, I, old Shi, am convinced!"
Other high-level military officials nodded one after another, expressing their strong approval.