2025 Victory Day parade thread (workup, 3rd Sept)

[AndrewJ]

Why not add a functioning spaceship with warp drive while we're at it?

Don't worry. With China's current innovation speed, we'll have these showcased at 2035 parade.

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A mega spacecraft assembled in orbit is among projects that Chinese researchers have been invited to study, as the country expands plans for future space exploration and long-term crewed missions.
The National Natural Science Foundation of China has called on scientists to join a five-year project to study the mechanics of an “ultra-large spacecraft spanning kilometres”.

 

[arthur2046]

Hot damn the wait is just unbearable. There are the CCAs, the ABM and otherwise SAMs, the ICBMs that as others pointed out they don't get enough attention (well, they mostly look the same to me so i'm guilty too- maybe something with 10 or more MIRVs would be truly attention grabbing). I doubts smaller items would have that kind of effect so it must be something else big, obvious and capable? Maybe nuclear powered cruise missiles and underwater drones like Russia is working on? Chinese Darkstar is indeed another/one more possibility. Does China have an X-37 like program (PS: of course yes, the Shenlong)? Various hypersonic weapons would look meh compared to those.

I think those insane western military fans they mentioned probably aren't referring to SDF users. After all, members here have already seen most of the parade gear that's been unveiled.

 

[zyklon]

I think those insane western military fans they mentioned probably aren't referring to SDF users. After all, members here have already seen most of the parade gear that's been unveiled.

The "funny thing" about SDF users of ethnic Chinese descent is that many of them are considered foreigners in China, yet Chinese in the countries where they reside.

 

[BillRamengod]

I have searched threads for "music" and I didn't find a more fitting thread than this, one so I'm going to ask it here

Is there any rumor and whispers for new military music/song for the parade? A few year ago we got "March of Steel Torrent" and "March of Sweeping East Wind." I am curious if there is going to be any new music/song for this parade.

According to Guancha trio, sadly probably No. However, rumors suggest reorchestrated renditions of timeless classics are coming (like 在太行山上).

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

the ICBMs that as others pointed out they don't get enough attention (well, they mostly look the same to me so i'm guilty too- maybe something with 10 or more MIRVs would be truly attention grabbing)

I'm a simple man: I like big missiles, I like big trucks.

 

[leibowitz]

That's just a wishlist, rather than a realistic appraisal of things that are likely to appear at the parade but which we have yet to see or be aware of.

The list is ordered from "marginally plausible" to "makes Western defense watchers go [head explode emoji]"