'Zhen Hua 28' and a Z-8 helicopter. Via Twitter
Forbes: Surprise! The Chinese Navy Just Transformed This Cargo Ship Into An Instant Helicopter Carrier
In a creative—some might say desperate—bid to bolster its amphibious fleet, the U.S. Navy in recent years has been building so-called “expeditionary sea-base ships” that are little more than commercial heavy-load carrier ships with a gray coat of paint and some military radios.
Now the Chinese fleet has demonstrated the same creativity—or desperation. A commercial heavy-load carrier flying a Hong Kong flag recently supported a Chinese naval exercise, functioning as a base for at least two army helicopters.
It’s not hard to imagine the same ship, or vessels like her, also functioning as a base for landing craft. These ships, taken up from trade, could quickly swell a Chinese invasion fleet.
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WNU Editor: The US Navy is doing the same .... 'Missile barges' could be America's secret weapon in the Pacific (We Are The Mighty).
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