China's advancements in military technology, particularly in railgun development, reflect its shift from imitation to innovation. While the U.S. has struggled with its railgun program, China has used artificial intelligence (AI) to overcome technical challenges, advancing their capability to fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds.
  • Gil Wanderley@lemmy.eco.br
    24·
    25 days ago

    China Isn’t Even Worried About America. They Fear Japan

    […] The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces successfully tested a medium-caliber maritime railgun. It will now be deployed aboard Japan’s 13DDX Destroyers

    I think this is the most interesting piece of the article. The US isn’t even the real threat.

    • Yakubian_Thug@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      11·
      24 days ago

      The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces successfully tested a medium-caliber maritime railgun. It will now be deployed aboard Japan’s 13DDX Destroyers

      I don’t like the sound of that, especially considering the fact that modern-day Japan could quite literally be described as an East-Asian Israel with an effective PR department

      • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        6·
        24 days ago

        Japanese navy is pretty strong, but PLAN already outnumber them heavily, those new destroyers won’t be build in near future, and their bases are in close range from China and therefore much more vulnerable for strike. Also, Japan is not even the issue, they won’t do anything without USA. Worst they can do is transfer the new techs to USA.

  • JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl
    141·
    25 days ago

    I mean, large railguns aren’t used too much even by the US since the barrel has to be replaced very frequently due to enormous forces.

    It isn’t very practical with today’s material for a very large cannon. Still cool tech.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
      16·
      25 days ago

      US is very obviously far behind in terms of materials science, hence why they’re still unable to make hypersonic glide vehicles. It’s the same problem there that you need materials that can withstand incredible amounts of heat. I would also imagine this is basically a weapon designed specifically to take out high value targets like carriers, so it probably doesn’t need to have a lot of shots.

  • JoShmoeEnglish
    245·
    26 days ago

    What’s wrong bro, I guess the hypersonic missiles weren’t enough. You need to get a real job loser.

        • GiantSpoonWielder@lemmygrad.ml
          30·
          25 days ago

          I’ll try and translate.

          "Yogthos is a Chinese shill-bot paid with xi bucks to try and convince brave Americans the sun is setting on the empire. Y first lied to the western patriot by sharing media about chinese and russian hypersonic missiles. Now Y lies by sharing media about railgun development. Didn’t the Chinese COMMUNIST Party hear that the big brained Americans already wasted huge amounts of money on railguns with little to show for it? The Americans have the best smart and money so anything railgun related the Chinese do will certainly be twice as expensive and half as effective. He should get a real job being exploited by a piece of shit small business tyrant or monopoly wielding corporation and not post media articles challenging my supremecy.

    • GlueBear @lemmygrad.ml
      14·
      25 days ago

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      Bro lives online xi pointing at the screen