Comments by "Alan Friesen" (@alanfriesen9837) on "How does the upcoming Chinese supercarrier compare?" video.

  1. The German navy at Jutland was only a four decades old. The Japanese Imperial Navy was developed in the 1870s as well.
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  2. I suspect China is concentrating on development rather than on mission. In part because of the costs of these ships I doubt that China will produce more than one of any design until they feel like it can go toe-to-toe with the American equivalent.
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  3.  @robbrown4621  The term he used was formidable. Are you suggesting the German navy was not formidable?
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  4.  @robbrown4621  Absolutely agree. If you're going to kill the king, kill the king.
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  5.  @nathanielalaburgDelhi  One would hope so.
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  6. Underestimation of an enemy has never led to an unexpected defeat.
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  7. Though I don't know, I think this may be part of the reason that China appears to have shelved their type 005 and type 006 developments. You could load a much smaller ship with drones and China is at the forefront of AI development.
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  8. As is any capital ship.
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  9. Taiwan's probably got fifteen to twenty-five years to get their affairs in order.
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  10.  @davenobody407  I wasn't referring to Hitler's navy, I was referring to Wilhelm's.
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  11.  @davenobody407  To some extant I'd agree, but I think the Kriegsmarine was more on par with the British Imperial Navy than the PLAN is with the U.S. Navy is now, at least it was by 1914.
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