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EX500rider

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4. lets compare tonnage:

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 12:25 PM

Sep 2020

Country: Fleet Tonnage (tons):
United States of America: 3,415,893
Russia: 845,730
China: 708,086

The US Navy tonnage is actually bigger than the next 13 Navies – combined

https://migflug.com/jetflights/russian-navy-bigger-than-uss/

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China Now Has World's Largest Navy [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2020 OP

Yes, and they also have Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #1

I have heard this before. China relies on the seas more heavier than a lot of nations do, and SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #2

I'm sure they have a lot of coastal patrol assets, but we have 11 nuclear carriers to their 2 Baclava Sep 2020 #18

But of course ti was Baclava! Just watch for Trumpians to say we need a lot more $ for the Navy..... machoneman Sep 2020 #21

I think you're right! Funding hysteria, etc. And I thought that the Armed Forces didn't want any- SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #22

Neither of Their Carriers Are Nuclear Powered. jayfish Sep 2020 #26

They have plans to build 4 nuclear carriers for a planned 6 battle groups, by 2035 Baclava Sep 2020 #27

Russia and China are a problem. rockfordfile Sep 2020 #24

and...???? SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #25

This is one sided presentation soryang Sep 2020 #3

"It is the US that has been unilaterally rejecting international agreements" EX500rider Sep 2020 #6

they had no jurisdiction soryang Sep 2020 #7

China signed the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea treaty..... EX500rider Sep 2020 #9

There is no jurisdiction over sovereign claims that preexisted UNCLOS soryang Sep 2020 #11

More: EX500rider Sep 2020 #12

Taiwan also rejects the so called "arbitration" soryang Sep 2020 #17

Taiwan also rejects that they are a renegade province of China but I bet u disagree? nt EX500rider Sep 2020 #32

lets compare tonnage: EX500rider Sep 2020 #4

China's navy is still very much a brown water force. Kaleva Sep 2020 #10

Their Blue Water Gear Really Hasn't Been Anywhere Either. jayfish Sep 2020 #13

Brown Water force, I like this term, was the one that I was looking for earlier. Thanks for the ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #23

DPRK's prime defensive weapon: Nuclear Underwater Mines-Wipes out entire Aircraft Carrier Task Force TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #5

And if They Ever Used One They Would Cease to Exist. jayfish Sep 2020 #8

If one goes off in the middle of the Pacific, was it an accident? Was it a mine? If so, who did it? TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #14

Well, Your Hypothetical Was That China Used It. jayfish Sep 2020 #15

My hypothetical is that ANY nation can use it, even ones deemed weak like DPRK. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #16

China Is A Proliferator of Tactical nuclcear Weapons... jayfish Sep 2020 #19

What A Waste Of Money ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #20

I have always believe that if China turned to internal growth, Blue_true Sep 2020 #28

Seems Too Short A Time ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #29

The Navy thing is akin to a guy in a bar trying to get ladies to look at Blue_true Sep 2020 #30

+1 (nt) ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #31