As a self-media creator, let's talk about China's warship construction. In the past few years, a hot topic in the world's major media and on the Internet was "dumplings", which vividly described the speed of China's shipbuilding. This is not only a manifestation of scientific and technological strength, but also a symbol of the country's comprehensive strength. However, in the last year or two, the pace of shipbuilding in our country has slowed down significantly, and the word "dumplings" has slowly faded out of sight. Many people may think that this is due to a lack of funds, but the reality is quite the opposite.
If you think that China is strong on the outside, but on the inside it is stretched thin and lacks funds, that may be a misconception. A country's navy, and even its military forces as a whole, have scientific methods of planning and calculation, especially the navy. According to the area of the country's territorial waters and the types and numbers of ships required in different situations, including the configuration of offensive and defensive formations, they are scientifically calculated and planned. More is not always better. In this era of rapid development of science and technology, no matter what field of weapons and equipment, as long as they meet the needs of modern warfare, the quantity reaches a certain standard. Because a well-developed formation represents the highest level of offensive and defensive capabilities, redundant ships only provide the enemy with more targets to strike, resulting in a waste of resources. Because it is likely that these redundant ships will soon be obsolete with a new generation of equipment.
In previous years, China has rapidly increased a number of frigates and destroyers, and this is due to the fact that we have a large deficiency in the defense of the near seas. At that time, these ships were built like "dumplings" just to fill this shortcoming. Now that we have amassed enough numbers, it is natural to shift our construction direction to larger ships, such as the construction of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. And with that came the need for more advanced carrier formations, supply ships and cruisers.
China's navy still has a long way to go compared to the United States. We are now at the stage of catching up with the U.S. Navy and the world's leading Navy today. To fully achieve this goal, we need to keep moving forward. Today's warfare no longer focuses on the combat capability of individual soldiers, but on the perfection of the overall combat system. Now that technology is so advanced that superweapons have even the ability to destroy the earth, war no longer depends on the power of weapons, but on operational tactics and defensive capabilities. Whether it's the Navy, the Air Force or the Army, what we need is not numbers, but high technical skills.