Comment by philwelch
5 hours ago
> This boat could be easily sunk by drones or a guy with a big gun. Taiwan has plenty of both.
And China has plenty of RORO ships.
> Only way China sends this ship to Taiwan is if they already have a strong beach head and supply lines.
Yes, this is what I was saying here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42746043
These ships are the supply line. Sustaining a landing force after capturing a beachhead is an important problem and these ships are the solution.
> At that point it’ll be tough for Taiwan either way.
Yes but it will also be tough for China if their landing force can’t get reinforcements, food, fuel, and ammunition. A beachhead is just the beginning of a much harder fight to come through the cities and mountains of Taiwan.
Even still it will be quite easy to sabotage these ships. Filling them with people will 100% lead to everyone on board dying at some point when the ship is sunk. Maybe Chinas ok with that I guess.