Brothers, let's talk about a truly shocking news that can really raise your blood pressure! A few days ago, with the official commissioning of the new 052D destroyer "Zhumadian" (hull number 127), an astonishing number was born: the total number of China's 052D "Chinese Aegis" destroyers has officially reached 31 ships!

What does 31 mean? Let me put it this way: this number is already approaching the total number of air defense ships of traditional naval powers such as the UK, France, Japan, South Korea, and India, excluding China and the US! The quantity of our single model is about to surpass the entire fleet of other major countries combined!

But this is not the most shocking part. What truly scares foreign experts and intelligence agencies is an even more terrifying number: tonnage!

In the last two months of the year, the Chinese Navy is about to experience a "epic" surge in deliveries, with an enormous increase in tonnage that is enough to rewrite the global naval power rankings! Why has this concentrated delivery attracted global attention? Because foreign analysts have used a "French Navy unit" as a benchmark to calculate how fast we are "delivering ships"!

The French Navy has a long history and a complete range of ship types. Its total displacement (approximately 380,000 to 390,000 tons) is considered a benchmark for measuring a contemporary naval power. For example, the British Navy is approximately 1.1 "French Navy units," while the Russian Navy now only has 0.8 "French Navy units."

Take a look at our list of concentrated deliveries at the end of the year: Fujian Aircraft Carrier (about 88,000 tons): an 80,000-ton giant ship is commissioned. Two 055万吨 large destroyers (about 26,000 tons). One 052D (about 7,000 tons): another "Aegis" is commissioned. One 075 amphibious assault ship (about 40,000 tons): a small flat-top completes delivery. At least five "Black Fish" (submarines, about 40,000 tons): the underwater ghost force expands.

Simply adding up: the total displacement of this wave of concentrated deliveries is as high as about 190,000 tons! What does this 190,000 tons mean? Just do a simple conversion: it equals 0.5 "French Navy units." In other words, the tonnage we added in just a few months is equivalent to half of the entire French Navy! It is more than six times the average annual tonnage added by the U.S. Navy in recent years! (The U.S. Navy's annual tonnage is less than 30,000 tons recently.)

This is no longer simply "delivering ships one after another"; it's directly "building islands" at sea! What impact do these explosive numbers have on the global strategic landscape? This is what we need to interpret as the "big change":

Finally entering the "3 million ton club":

After this wave of deliveries, the total displacement of the Chinese Navy will definitely exceed the 3 million ton threshold. This displacement means that the Chinese Navy has completely completed the transformation from "coastal defense" to "blue-water presence." We are no longer just looking around our own doorstep; instead, we have the capability to conduct routine deployments and sustained operations in major seas around the world.

Core competitiveness through "quantity crushing":

Naval combat power is not only about technology, but also about quantity and scale. 31 052D destroyers, plus the subsequent 055 destroyers, mean that we have the ability to simultaneously form multiple aircraft carrier battle groups and carry out high-intensity missions in different directions. In future naval warfare, quantity itself is a kind of quality.

Ending the era of "US Navy dominance":

Historically, the global hegemony of the US Navy was largely built on its unmatched shipbuilding capabilities. Now, the Chinese Navy is creating a new world record by adding 250,000 tons (or even up to 350,000 tons in the future) each year. This marks the end of the absolute advantage era of the US Navy in shipbuilding.

The climax of the "ship delivery" of the Chinese Navy is not just about increasing the number of ships, but also a fundamental restructuring of strategic forces. It proves to the world with real displacement that the global strategic landscape is changing at an unprecedented speed. Whoever controls the ocean controls the future, and China is winning the ticket to this game at an unprecedented speed!

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