What a sea monster this guy is! 263 meters long, 45 meters wide, displacement of 50,000 tons, the deck can also catapult fighters, stealth drones... Isn't this a medium aircraft carrier? Don't be surprised, it's the mainland's latest 076 amphibious assault ship, that's right, it's an amphibious assault ship!
This "perverted" ship alone has made the United States unable to hold back, and every day it thinks about intelligence analysis, and even specially named it "Magnolia"! If you have this spare time, it is better to build a few more aircraft carriers. As for our 076, it is not a good one, and it will completely subvert the concept of naval amphibious operations and become a veritable new power delivery platform at sea!
For Chinese military fans, the last two years have been so happy that they are dizzying! First, the Fujian ship was launched for sea trials, and then the improved 052D and 055 destroyers were put into service, and the attack nuclear submarines frequently sailed for exercises... Now, there is another big guy to shine, and it is the Type 076 amphibious assault ship, known as the "giant" of the sea!
Speaking of 076, it is incredible, just looking at the satellite map of the United States military is already stunned. The construction started around October last year, and the main body has been formed in less than 8 months, and the American media compared it with the 075 and Fujian ships, and found that the size is between the two, with a length of 263 meters and a width of 45 meters, and the displacement is likely to exceed 50,000 tons! The most advanced Type 075 was only 40,000 tons at full load, and the 076 was even bigger than it! What's more, this guy actually needs to be equipped with an electromagnetic catapult and a blocking cable, isn't this a medium-sized aircraft carrier in disguise?
In fact, the 076 design has completely subverted the positioning of traditional amphibious assault ships, and in addition to conventional landing operations, it is more like an all-rounder warship. According to the current construction progress, it is basically certain that it will become a new aircraft carrier mainly carrying carrier-based UAV operations! Previously, there was also a concept animation showing that the mainland's "Pterodactyl" series of integrated drones will become its main force. The deck area is so large, all types of rotorcraft, tiltrotors and vertical take-off and landing drones can drop troops.
In addition to the well-equipped Marine Corps, it can also carry a large number of advanced carrier-based aviation forces to launch a three-dimensional offensive against the enemy. It can independently carry out the task of air and sea control on the opposite shore, and can also cooperate with aircraft carrier formations in combat. In the future, once a war breaks out in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, this giant will be the first to charge and land!
Because of this, the US military's fear of 076 is so deep that the intelligence department keeps an eye on it every day, and deliberately has a code name called "Magnolia". It seems that he smelled out the "murderous aura" of this flower, for fear that one day he would be given "one move to defeat the enemy". However, it is no wonder that the United States are panicking, and the progress of people is as slow as a snail just to build a large dock landing ship. Our Type 075 has been put into service like dumplings in three years, which shows how strong China's shipbuilding industry is.
Looking at the world, only Turkey currently claims to have a "drone carrier", but in terms of size and combat capabilities, it cannot be compared with 076 at all. Although some European countries are also considering adding catapults to aircraft carriers for launching drones, the progress is also unclear. From this point of view, it is likely that the Chinese Navy will be far ahead in unmanned aviation operations in the future!
Of course, the development of weapons has never been achieved overnight, and advanced such as 076 still has many technical problems to overcome before it can actually form combat power. For example, how to mature the application of electromagnetic catapult technology, how to follow up with comprehensive logistics support, and how to choose the model of carrier-based aircraft. But we have reason to believe that with the unremitting efforts of the military-industrial system, these problems will eventually be solved!
Standing at a new historical starting point, the People's Navy is striding forward on a new journey. Following 075, 076 will continue to write a new chapter in naval amphibious operations! Its service will boost the Navy's strategic transformation, greatly enhance the mainland's capability of sea assault and three-dimensional landing operations, and provide a solid guarantee for defending national sovereignty and safeguarding maritime rights and interests.
When this "sea monster" finally stands above the waves of the ocean, it will show the world in its own unique and powerful way: the sons and daughters of China, from now on, stand tall in the four seas, and be proud of the world outside Kyushu! Those guys who covet the territorial sovereignty of the mainland, let's stay honest, don't ask for hardship!
So in the end, the editor wants to ask: Is this Type 076 amphibious assault ship really that powerful? Why are United States so jealous of it? What important role will it play in safeguarding national interests and responding to the situation in the Taiwan Strait in the future? What do you think about this?