The Chinese communist regime’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has fitted a test ship with a prototype electromagnetic railgun, an experimental weapon that could potentially become a game-changer in future naval warfare against the United States and its allies. The state-run media reported that the railgun design, once operational, could be installed on PLAN’s upcoming Type 055 cruisers and make them the “dreadnoughts” of the 21st Century.
On Jan. 31, a Chinese netizen in Wuhan uploaded several photos on Weibo (China’s version of Twitter) showing PLAN’s aging Yuting I-class amphibious ship Haiyangshan (No. 936) has been heavily modified and is now fitted with what appears to be a large turret on the front.
