You're so far off my point that it's laughable. A late friend of mine was in Nagasaki in Sept 1945. The point was, that after the bombing, we sent troops in.
And once again, you fail to grasp the difference between a hostile invasion and occupation forces.
I am familiar with the Type 071. Do you know how many of these ships they have?
3
That's right, 3. Each one carries roughly 1 Marine Battalion. That means that with all of the Type 071 ships, they can't even move a single Regiment.
Probably the closest ship in the US inventory is the Whidbey Island class. These inclide the LSD-41 USS Whidbey Island, a ship I have served on myself. The US has 8 of these, enough of this one ship class to move 2 Marine Regiments.
Yes, I know quite a bit about these ships and their capability. And let me give you my background just so you know why I know so much.
For 10 years I was a Marine, Infantry, and specialized in both Jungle Warfare and Amphibious Warfare. I do not just look at lists of equipment then pick and choose, I consider all aspects involved when making these discussions.
Now let's carry this a bit farther, shall we? In order to get the ships and their troops to the zone of conflict, they are going to have to cross open water. And guess what is probably the weakest part of the PLAN?
Yep, that's right. Both their experience in operating as a "Blue Water Navy", and the types of ships that would be required to protect these slow moving tubs we call Amphibious Warfare Ships. In fact, China barely has enough destroyers to protect their one and only Aircraft Carrier (without aircraft), let alone a fleet of Amphibs. Their largest combat ships are destroyers, of which they have 25 (half of them Vietnam War era [1971] Type 051).
And their Frigates are not much better. Their leading class is the Type 053 (based on the Soviet Riga class circa 1952). The Type 054 is only recently starting to pass the older 053 in numbers.
But no parts of the PLAN is really experienced in "Blue Water Operations", and spends most of it's time tied up alongside the docks, or patroling their coastal waters.
And let's compare the numbers, shall we? The PLAN has 25 destroyers of all classes, the US has 61 destroyers of just a single class (the Arleigh Burke). The PLAN has 47 frigates, the US has 71 of just a single class (Oliver Perry).
So the numbers of Destroyers and Frigates actually does not impress me at all, because I am familiar with the ships they have, and most are similar to classes the US retired decades ago. Even the Soviet ships they were based on were retired decades ago.
Japan will know within hours of this fleet leaving the warfs, and I would be surprised if more then a handfull got within shouting distance of making an assault. And even then, they simply lack the capability, training, and equipment needed to force their way onto a contested beach.
So please tell me I am wrong. This is an example of an amateur trying to tell a professional about his job. To you this is simply looking up web pages. To me, this is my profession and has been for decades.
