In the past two decades, the mainland's comprehensive national strength has been continuously enhanced, and it has become a military power second only to the United States and Russia, and is regarded as an important threat by the United States. A US think tank ranked the mainland in the second place in naval strength, indirectly acknowledging the mainland's strength. And in order to regain the advantage, the old power Britain hastily put into service the aircraft carrier "Prince of Wales" before the launch of the Shandong ship. It is widely believed that the political significance of Britain's move far exceeds the military significance. This aircraft carrier has a larger displacement, can accommodate more than 50 fighters, and the overall performance is excellent. However, Zhang Zhaozhong, a well-known expert, believes that although the "Prince of Wales" aircraft carrier was built by the United Kingdom, there are many hidden dangers and may become a scrap. The reality proves that Zhang Zhaozhong's fears are not unfounded.
During a sea exercise, the aircraft carrier Prince of Wales suffered an accident caused by damage to high-voltage cables. As a result, all lighting and heating equipment on board ceased to function, and the 150 crew members had to be urgently transferred. British technicians blamed bad weather for the incident. However, what the UK did not expect was that two consecutive flooding accidents eventually forced the aircraft carrier to be repaired again. Originally, Britain attached great importance to the construction of the "Prince of Wales" aircraft carrier, but the above problems disappointed them.
The aircraft carrier initially adopted the two-ship island form factor to demonstrate military prowess. However, this design regardless of technical prowess, coupled with the British economy has been sluggish, making the aircraft carrier the object of ridicule as soon as it is unveiled, and may even be sold irresponsibly. Britain did its best to build two aircraft carriers in order to revive the hegemony of the "Sun Never Set Empire" era, but reality made them fall into service and become the laughing stock of the outside world. Britain's aircraft carrier construction program ended in failure.
In order to maximize its interests, Britain can only follow in the footsteps of the United States to achieve its own development goals. This situation is both a loss of external dignity and inconsistent with Britain's own expectations.