China's "Super Carriers" Are Burning Diesel. Here's Why the U.S. Isn't Worried скачать в хорошем качестве

China's "Super Carriers" Are Burning Diesel. Here's Why the U.S. Isn't Worried

China just commissioned the Fujian — an 80,000-ton super carrier with electromagnetic catapults and advanced stealth fighters. It's the most powerful warship China has ever built. On paper, it challenges 70 years of American naval dominance. But beneath the flight deck lies a vulnerability that threatens to dismantle China's entire blue-water strategy. While American carriers run on nuclear reactors with virtually unlimited range — the Fujian burns diesel. Thousands of tons of it. Every single day. A nuclear carrier carries jets. A conventional carrier carries fuel. Every cubic meter dedicated to bunker fuel is a cubic meter that can't store aviation fuel, missiles, or spare parts. The ship is constantly fighting against its own displacement — burning fuel to carry the fuel it needs to keep moving. Timestamps: 00:00 The Y-20’s Hidden Weakness 00:36 The Strategic Airlift Ambition 01:27 The Taiwan Time Problem 02:07 The Y-20 and Type 15 Tank Plan 03:12 The Single Point of Failure 03:44 ACN-PCN: The Pavement Rule of War 04:21 Why a 220-Ton Aircraft Can’t Land Anywhere 05:27 China’s Airbases Are Fixed Targets 06:03 Taiwan’s Runway Denial Strategy 06:33 Wanqian “10,000 Swords” Explained 07:48 Expanding the Kill Zone 08:24 The Heavy Lift Bottleneck on the Ground 09:44 The Hostomel Airport Warning 10:43 The Airborne Assault Gamble 11:29 Rapid Runway Repair vs Missile Volleys 12:48 The Highway Myth 13:29 Civilian Airport Dispersal Problems 14:02 Foreign Object Damage Risk 14:47 Landing Under Fire 15:15 Why Concrete Decides Wars And it gets worse. The carrier never sails alone. Every escort destroyer burns conventional fuel too. The entire strike group is tethered to slow, unarmored fleet oilers that must pull alongside the flagship for hours — maintaining a straight, predictable course at 12-15 knots. During replenishment, the most valuable asset in the fleet is a sitting target. The kill chain is simple: sink the oiler, starve the fleet. Without fuel, the electromagnetic catapults lose power. Sortie rates plummet. The air wing is grounded. The escorts can't maneuver. A multi-billion dollar formation becomes a creeping liability retreating toward port. But deep in the mountains of Sichuan province, satellite imagery suggests China is building a land-based prototype nuclear reactor — the Dragon Might project. If successful, China's first nuclear carrier could deploy by the early 2030s, cutting the tether forever. Until then, steel projects power. Fuel determines how long it survives. This isn't propaganda. This is propulsion physics, logistics mathematics, and the brutal economics of keeping 80,000 tons of steel fighting in open water. 💬 Can China solve the fuel problem before the next crisis — or is conventional propulsion a strategic dead end? Your analysis below 👇 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for military analysis built on physics, logistics, and doctrine — not propaganda. The math that actually decides wars. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ FAIR USE & EDUCATIONAL NOTICE: This video is strictly educational and analytical commentary protected under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. § 107). All content is derived from publicly available open-source intelligence (OSINT), published defense reports, and academic research. No classified or restricted material is used. This channel provides independent military analysis and does not represent, endorse, or oppose any government, military organization, or political entity. All footage, images, and graphics are either original, licensed, publicly available government/military releases (public domain), or used under Fair Use for criticism, commentary, education, and news reporting purposes. If you are a copyright holder and believe content has been used improperly, please contact us directly before filing any claim. Not military advice. Viewer discretion is advised. #ChinaCarrier #NavalStrategy #FujianCarrier