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2026-07-16 China-Japan-Koreas

China builds 3D, 510-foot replica of US warship in the middle of the [Taklamakan] desert

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-16 07:11|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [281 views ] Top
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1 China constructs fake US warships for potential target practice, images show

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-16 07:19|| 2026-07-16 07:19|| Front Page Top

2 Man a 1:1 scale model!

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-07-16 08:17|| 2026-07-16 08:17|| Front Page Top

3 That's cute. Only problem is, warships don't stay still and unless you have real time targeting info on them... this is a circle jerk for all it is worth.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-07-16 08:19|| 2026-07-16 08:19|| Front Page Top

4 Should have used Legos. They could have reconfigured periodically to keep our intel community on its toes. Also, a bunch of Incels would have bought tourist packages to visit.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-07-16 12:21|| 2026-07-16 12:21|| Front Page Top

Posted by Vernal Crereter7186 2026-07-16 12:49|| 2026-07-16 12:49|| Front Page Top

6 If you are training AI to recognize the target from any variety of approaches it's helpful to have a model to work from. Fire and forget - the missile or drone can take random pattern approaches without external direction to minimize electronic signature. Still gonna have a radar and thermal image though.

Posted by Dopey Photch2701 2026-07-16 13:37|| 2026-07-16 13:37|| Front Page Top

7 The tracks are an interesting motion twist.
Prob slow but allows a delta V to the rigid body model.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-16 23:51|| 2026-07-16 23:51|| Front Page Top

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