British military media also reported on July 20 that during the "Clemenceau-25" mission, the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier attempted to chase a Chinese Navy submarine when it tried to forcibly enter the South China Sea, but the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier was surrounded by the Chinese Navy's 40 warships. The time should have been in February 2025. Admiral Nicolas Vaujour of the French Navy stated that when passing through the South China Sea, the officers of the French Navy's aircraft carrier asked the aircraft carrier's artificial intelligence to predict whether they would encounter a Chinese Navy submarine when forcing their way through the South China Sea. They received the answer that there were hundreds of estimated submarine ambush positions in the South China Sea. After analyzing the position of the Chinese Navy's surface fleet, the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group obtained an underwater situation analysis and got so-called "Chinese Navy submarine positions," and chased after the imaginary "Chinese Navy submarines."
As soon as the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group entered the Luzon Strait, it was monitored by the Chinese Navy frigates. Upon entering the South China Sea, it met with more than 40 warships of various types from the Chinese Navy, including the Shandong aircraft carrier battle group. Such a scale surprised Admiral Nicolas Vaujour of the French Navy. Admiral Nicolas Vaujour claimed that the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group was already on combat readiness.
In early 2025, the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier set sail from the Toulon port. This French Navy Charles de Gaulle model battle group included 1 Horizon-class destroyer, 2 Aquitaine-class frigates, 1 Rubis-class attack nuclear submarine, 1 combat support ship, and 1 ocean-going supply ship. However, the fleet was insufficient, and the French Navy borrowed ships from the Spanish Navy, Norwegian Navy, and British Navy, thus organizing a French Navy Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group to go to the Mediterranean, Suez Canal, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, South China Sea, East China Sea, and Western Pacific. The French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group, which had sailed tens of thousands of nautical miles, was greeted by 40 surface warships of the Chinese Navy upon entering the South China Sea. The displacement of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is less than 50,000 tons, and due to its inherent power shortage, the maximum speed is only 25 knots, and it can carry at most 30 "Rafale" M carrier-based fighters and 10 early warning aircraft, helicopters, and other auxiliary aircraft. Moreover, with decades of aircraft carrier technology, it is best not to bring it out to humiliate oneself. If it cannot return home, it would be even more embarrassing.
The strength of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group is about 10 ships in total, and this is even after gathering the forces of NATO countries. The Chinese Navy's South China Sea Fleet, facing the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group, has 4 055 million-ton large destroyers, totaling 488 missile vertical launch positions. The power output of the gas turbine of the 055 million-ton large destroyer is 4 GT-2500 naval gas turbines, 14.5 million horsepower, which is equivalent to 2 French Charles de Gaulle nuclear aircraft carriers, 7.62 million horsepower of power. Obviously, facing the strength of the Chinese Navy's Shandong aircraft carrier battle group and the 055 million-ton large destroyer, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier chose to be very obedient upon entering the South China Sea and eventually gave up crossing the Taiwan Strait. It's time for our 055 million-ton large destroyers to go to the French coastal waters. In the future, we need to make these countries who dare to show off near China feel the humor of showing off in front of the master.
In 2025, the total tonnage of the Chinese Navy's commissioned vessels is expected to reach 30-33万吨, comparable to the surface fleet strength of the French Navy. The Chinese Navy has already put into service 2 aircraft carriers. The Fujian aircraft carrier will be commissioned in 2025, the first 40,000-ton 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, has been launched and is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2025. It is expected that there will be 4 076 amphibious assault ships in the future. The tonnage and size of the 076 amphibious assault ship are comparable to the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, which means that the Chinese Navy will have 4 "Charles de Gaulle aircraft carriers" in the future. The 076 amphibious assault ship is essentially a real aircraft carrier, capable of electromagnetic catapulting J-35, so it is not just a drone aircraft carrier. Of course, it can also catapult multi-purpose drones such as the Attack-11. Facing the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, the Chinese side ignores and remains calm, which stems from absolute confidence in its own strong power.
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