"China New 'JARI' unmanned warship USV" Topic

"China on Wednesday August 21, 2019, launched a world-leading unmanned warship, with its developer claiming the vessel is combat-ready. The unmanned surface vessel called 'JARI'. CSOC is the export arm of Chinese shipbuilding group China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC)…"

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Amicalement
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That is a very nice, futuristic looking vessel.

Hope we come up with something similar, or better. Looks to me like something the ill-fated, LCS (Little Crappy Ships) should have been.

Perhaps we can hack their computer network, and steal their intellectual property for a change.

So developed in "silence", 15 m long, displaces 20 tons. Can conduct air defence, anti sub and anti ship tasks…

Combat ready immediately…

My say is no way. For me it ranks with Irans at home developed fighters. Nice fantasy.

Many NATO and some Soviet Missile Boats during the Cold War had these capabilities.

Most were scrapped after the Cold War, but some were sold to Turkey and smaller nations in Asia.

It is possible they could develop something similar.

Not sure on the "Combat ready immediately" claim.

Glad you like it my friend!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Yes but these boats were substantially larger. The Osas were about 40. meters long displacing about 180 tons. The Swedish Spica also about 40 meters weighting 245 tons.

Even disregarding a crew these Chinese boats are very, very small for all those capabilities. One standard missile weights 1,5 tons, a 53 cm torpedo weights about 1,5-2 tons.

So if the entire boat weights 15 tons, how many reloads can it carry?

Even disregarding a crew these Chinese boats are very, very small for all those capabilities. One standard missile weights 1,5 tons, a 53 cm torpedo weights about 1,5-2 tons.

So if the entire boat weights 15 tons, how many reloads can it carry?

Well, we usually use 12.75/32cm torpedoes for ASW work, not the big 21", and those weigh about 750lbs (+-250)

Looking at the cutaway model, looks like 2x torpedoes and maybe 8x missiles in the VLS, plus a ~30mm cannon with a couple MANPADS or maybe ATGMs.

It's about the kind of target that a submarine would use the main engines to kill. lower all masts and antennas, down periscopes, all ahead flank, BRACE FOR IMPACT!!

Probably a semi-expendable vessel for near-shore defense. For any mission longer than a day or two, a human maintenance crew is a necessity. Complicated mechanical systems in hostile conditions do not perform well for long without maintenance.

I'm betting that they are seeing these remote, small vessels as expendable, so not a lot of need for reloads.

More like one-shot wonders to be used in small groups to larger swarms of craft. They'd be perfect for patrolling in the South China Sea, or for attacking Taiwan.

Rather like heavily armed PT boats of olde.