You mean third unit & fourth unit, and not third round & fourth round.
Chinese USV Development Thread
- Thread starter Dfangsaur
- Start date
You mean third unit & fourth unit, and not third round & fourth round.
Unit, round, batch, I use them quite interchangeably
But all three of them can and do mean entirely different things. Using them interchangeably without properly following the context will only create unnecessary confusion and misunderstandings.
Also, I just realized that you've posted that AG600M news in the wrong thread. The news belongs to the Chinese Aviation Industry thread in the Air Force section, not the Chinese USV Development thread in the Navy section.
Apologies, I should have clarified more fully. The Chinese translation from the post I read would be batch, and in that case unit could be used in the same way, as you have pointed out. Perhaps round was not the right word here though. I am still learning myself, and finding the most relevant thread on here is not always easy either. I chose this one as the post also showed a submersible so could have gone into either.
Last edited:
Please stop continuing the back and forth, you are already way off topic and please don't respond to this post either. We get it. Just post in the correct thread going forward.
A design of that type could be interesting to recover peoples during flood too, used like a tug tool to get stranded peoples out.A model of a small USV for disaster relief operations. It carries instruments to measure water flow rate and depth during floods.
– Dimensions (L x W x H): 2.05m x 0.85m x 0.45m
– Weight: 35kg
– Payloads: depth sounder, acoustic doppler current profiler, etc.
Problem with HADR scenarios is that you are often dealing with people either
- too weak to hang onto or clamber on board by themselves or
- unfamiliar with waterborne crafts and will capsize a small craft climbing on board or
- swarm an unmanned craft and fight each other to board.
What this is good for is perhaps supply runs to keep stranded people warm, hydrated and fed while awaiting rescue due to platform queueing or inclement conditions.
Interesting article on a USV spotted in Guangzhou
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
Alex Luck has also corroborated the pictures this article and artwork is based on, but adds "the intended role for this new design remains inconclusive, and as a consequence, very much speculative"
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
Alex Luck has also corroborated the pictures this article and artwork is based on, but adds "the intended role for this new design remains inconclusive, and as a consequence, very much speculative"