I highly doubt China still rely 100% on Ukraine for L-15 engine import. This aircraft has officially enter full serial production, meaning large number of them need to enter service. China usually are sceptical of need to import foreign engine especially for military related products. They...
Since the Chinese claim this is a breakthrough, it's not possible to use conventional way to calculate the power distribution.
Definitely , they achieved some beyond the basic previous physics to be called a break thru.
Why would the bother to miniaturize it since the naval will need a big...
The system looks compact enough to fit inside a type99A tank after some modification. As long as the power is enough to power velocity beyond 125mm gunpowder speed. It will deem a success.
Plus the calibre need not be big and rounds carry , definitely smaller than traditional gunpowder rounds...
If truth, it can fit for an MBT and usher China into 5th main battle tank era. China new MBT will have a main gun unstoppable. No amount of armour can withstand the penetration due to electric railgun super high velocity.
It is truth.
I doubt Russia will refused to sell ka-52. If Russia don't sell, we can convert the Z-20 into a better utility attack help onboard LHD. Remember engine bottleneck is no more since the engine install on Z-20 basically allows China to pursue a heavy attack helo.
Very disappointed this ship not...
Korean are not like Japanese. They really have more independent decision than Japan. For example, if SK obey US. They would have been forced by US to shelve out their differences for Dodko island and stop all those anti-Japanese activities to concentrate in US effort in suppress rising China by...