Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
the idea that people have to make mistakes to get better, a concept utterly foreign to the PLA.
With respect sir, in the Chinese Navy things have changed and continue to do so.
U.S. Navy Capt. Dale Rielage writes in ‘The National Interest’ (5th March 2020)
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/bu...nce-sea-129197
“…the Chinese navy is making its exercises risky — more so than many navies. Communist Party apparatchiks, who have outsized influence over military training, will even reward commanders for breaking the rules if it means winning.
“For example, a North Sea Fleet minesweeping unit was cited for exercising setting and sweeping live mines, accepting increased risk for added realism. In some cases, these commanders are praised for violating the parameters of an exercise to seize victory.”
Also please see.
file:///F:/01%20-%20Ships/08a.%20Chi...ens_201408.pdf
These people explain far more eloquently than I just how improved the training of their personnel has come in recent years.
file:///F:/01%20-%20Ships/08a.%20Chi...son_201707.pdf
This is also worth a read to gain an insight into what China will be capable of.