sigh.... pulling numbers outta your *** again. 100+ CARGO ships? cmon man, you know better than that.
Dude, before i answer you anything,
DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW MANY OILER, REPLENISHMENT SHIP, TANKER, UNDERWAY SUPPLY VESSEL, OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL. COMBAT LOGISTIC SHIP, SEA LIFT COMMAND SHIP, US NAVY OPERATE?? and dude, we have base all over the world, and we only need to use them once.
I will give you an idea. see this
List of Military Sealift Command ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Before the ready reserve,
i counted 123 ship of all sort. and i do not count service support, onshore supply ship, tugboat, alignment boat, combat support vessel, navigation vessel and so on, so forth, the 123 ship amada are just for
Combat Logistic, Sealift Operation and Prepositioning. US NAVY ITSELF are using 123 ship to support 6 Combat Group (2 carrier each) that make slightly above 20 ship for each CSG.
Now tell me, either Chinese plan to sail with their carrier only, they will need to match that number if you are going in fleet, so if not 20 logistic per group how many are there??
Now, try to multiple it by 6 as you need to refuel 3 times the distant US Navy cover and return, plus we are using Nuclear Plants and your carrier are using Diseal Electric. Actually the factor of 3 is already minimal.
We use 20 logistic ship (WE, mean US Navy) to support one combat group or carrier strike group and again we have bases around the world. How many ship to support a Chinese Carrier Group? 6? 8? or 10? How far can you go with 10 support ship? Not even past Guam if you tell me.
dude, know more about Military Sealift, and Maritime Logistic, then we can talk, in the mean time, my advice is STFU.
Underway replenishment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maritime Prepositioning ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Military Sealift Command- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I agree with you that cargo ship is not ideal but at least the first step in peace time for PLA carrier battle group to adventure in uncharted area then we can reavaluate and re-assesse our need as resupply...the most important is to set a milestone and bring much experience for Next PLA officers so they can take more practical solution, the journey of thousand mile start with a single step...I guess that's still valide in Military.
but using cargo ship itself is not practical. I would understand if China want the show of force for that one time, but in case of peace time, it would not be much different, as long as you can pay the port charge, many county allow any navy to dock at their country. Military Projection should be done on time as tension and time of war only.
Don't get me wrong, if China were to ask the US to dock their carrier at Guam tomorrow, i think US are gonna allow it, as long as Chinese pays. I mean It's impractical if there are time of war, not peacetime.
I think China should start their own diplomatic policy first, then build more carrier, otherwise, in time of war, when you needed them the most, they aren't going anywhere but up and down Chinese Coast..........