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Chinese scientists favor Trump-class warship guns for drone defense

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Chinese naval scientists are reportedly impressed by the large-caliber guns on the proposed "Trump-class" warship, suggesting they could be effective against drone swarms. These scientists, from the People's Liberation Army's Dalian Naval Academy, believe the guns could fire fragmenting shells to neutralize multiple drones simultaneously. However, the concept of such a heavily armed and expensive platform has drawn skepticism regarding its practicality in modern warfare, with some critics deeming it a wasteful endeavor. AI

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Chinese scientists favor Trump-class warship guns for drone defense

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Chao Kong ·

    Chinese naval scientists fall in love with the ‘big guns’ on Trump-class warship

    US President Donald Trump’s vision of new warships bristling with huge-calibre guns – widely mocked as a billionaire’s vanity project and a throwback to the battleship era of the second world war – has received an unexpected nod from military scientists in China. In a paper publi…

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