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We've seen Chinese cargo and transport helicopters operating from their amphibious ships for quite awhile now.
What we haven't seen is the Z-10 heading to sea...until recently.
They're dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's when it comes to having a fully integrated amphibious assault force. While the USMC is emphasizing MARSOC and the Maritime Raid Force (the Recon platoon assigned to an MEU), the Chinese are focusing on putting ashore a credible, powerful combined arms team.
It'll be interesting to see which concept proves correct when the inevitable happens.
We've seen Chinese cargo and transport helicopters operating from their amphibious ships for quite awhile now.
What we haven't seen is the Z-10 heading to sea...until recently.
They're dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's when it comes to having a fully integrated amphibious assault force. While the USMC is emphasizing MARSOC and the Maritime Raid Force (the Recon platoon assigned to an MEU), the Chinese are focusing on putting ashore a credible, powerful combined arms team.
It'll be interesting to see which concept proves correct when the inevitable happens.
