[Poohbah]

Jeff, to give you some perspective:

Had the USS Cole been a ChiCom Sovremmenny, that boatload of explosives would have at least sunk the ship at pierside, and probably triggered a catastrophic magazine explosion. And those ships are the absolute best platforms the PLAN has.

The ChiCom navy is significantly inferior to either the JMSDF or the US 7th Fleet.

The Kaiser found out what you get with the world's second-best navy: defeated. The money poured into the High Seas Fleet was a complete waste.

The ChiComs aren't even at that level. And I don't think they have the time they need to get up to second best before history's alarm clock goes off.

[Jeff Head]

Had the USS Cole been a ChiCom Sovremmenny, that boatload of explosives would have at least sunk the ship at pierside, and probably triggered a catastrophic magazine explosion.

I agree. Our experience and capability at damage control are legend...and have been for many decades.

As regards the Nazi fleet...the Japanese had the 2nd best fleet, not the Nazis...and they played hell with us for a while.

I don't think they have the time they need to get up to second best before history's alarm clock goes off.

Yet to be determined...but I hope you are right. They are pouring money, effort, research and manufacturing into this as it is, as this material make clear.