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The Zero was Japan’s best World War II fighter to many military experts. But did the advantage lessen as the war dragged on? Japan began the Pacific War with two major technological advantages over the U.S. Navy: the much more reliable Long Lance torpedo, and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero carried-based fighter, a design that defied expectations by outperforming […]
China Claims Its New Submarines are Quieter Than Ever Ultraquiet propulsion would put an end to unquestioned U.S. acoustic supremacy, opening up new operational and strategic vistas before the PLA Navy while ushering in a deadlier phase of U.S.-China strategic competition. Here's What You Need To Remember: Does new engineering technology herald an age of Chinese maritime supremacy? Of course not. Carl von Clausewitz portrays martial strife as constant struggle between “wrestlers” striving to “throw” each other for strategic gain. Word has it that China’s People’s Liberation A...
Do China's Super-Quiet Subs Spell the End of U.S. Navy Superiority? If American hiders remain quiet enough to evade Chinese finders, they hold the advantage of stealth. If not... Here's What You Need To Remember: The PLA Navy may be poised to overcome a technological and tactical defect that has plagued it since its founding. Word has it that China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) has staged a breakthrough in submarine propulsion. At any rate, that’s the word from marine engineer Rear Admiral Ma Weiming, a specialist in electromagnetic systems. Admiral Ma recently repor...
When the Second World War began, the Japanese plan was to exercise patience to defeat a stronger foe.
The Zero was more agile, but the Wildcat was better armored. Key point: Tokyo was very advanced and had several advantages. However, here is how American technology and industrial might changed the tide. Japan began the Pacific War with two major technological advantages over the U.S. Navy: the much more reliable Long Lance torpedo, and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero carried-based fighter, a design that defied expectations by outperforming land-based fighters when in it was introduced into service in 1940. Designer Jiro Horikoshi maximized the Zero’s performance by reducing airframe weight to an ...