seven7seven
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Probably impossible for china to have 6 CBG by 2025.
First, the estimate time to build a 40-50 k ton carrier for China is currently 3.5 years, even US require 2 years 9 months to pump out an American Class LHD, realistically if the six carrier Chinese is going to have is a 40-50k class, they will need to wait till 2030-2035 to be able to build all 6, time will change to 4 years per for US to build a 100k tons of super carrier .
Then come the support ship problem, 6 CBG require about 60 support ship (30 of those are AAW destroyer @5 per CBG) the current way Chinese do thing, it took 2 years per ship, and 2-3 ship be built at the same time, which take at least 30 years to build alone, which realistically will not be done by 2043
And finally the crew, 6 CBG would require about 30k crew, either china divert the current crew from some other place or they will need to recruit 30k more sailor on top of the normal recruitment level, no way you can get that number done by 2025 as at best you can get 1k or 2k more per year
Ambition goal is good, but you need to be realisticrealistic
While I agree building 6 new CBG by 2025 is a tall order, I certainly wouldn't use the US as a measuring stick as to how fast a nation can do something. China has consistently shown over the last few decades how they surpass every Western estimate of what they believe China can achieve, both economically and militarily. China do not have the same political red-tape that slows down US military projects and military spending is given all the necessary priority, both in resources and manpower. China wants to achieve near-parity with the US militarily, as soon as possible, and the navy in particular is of primary importance. If anyone can achieve such lofty targets, I believe China is the country to do it.