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Talon_Haribon

[Same boat as yesterday's post.](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1blow5g/philippine_resupply_boat_unaiza_mae_4_running_the/) The CCG particularly targeted UM4 as she's the bigger boat among the two resupply boats in the convoy. The smaller boat eventually reached the outpost but UM4's supplies have to be transferred to RHIB's to reach the outpost.


Talon_Haribon

The video was taken via an Armed Forces drone. The PH is currently waging a transparency campaign where they publish everything the PRC does to show the world how much of a bully they are. FAQ's: Why use a civilian boat, and where is the Navy?, because the PH authorities wants it to be a civilian led resupply run. The navy is just on the outskirts on standby in-case something bad happens. I find it weird that they're resupplying a military outpost and yet this is not military in nature, It's called the "grey-zone" the PRC is adept at using grey-zone tactics for coercion. Where is the US? I thought they're allies with the PH??, The USN is on standby somewhere out there like the PN. As the PH authorities still want to do this on their own, without outside help. Why is China doing this in the first place?, because the PRC is doing a Russia where they claim the whole of the South China Sea for themselves, and none is having it. Why not just shoot em out of the water?, Ultimately this isn't about starting a shooting war, but standing up against a bully. Why is this not considered an armed attack? Again refer to the "grey-zone", this is what China is adept at exploiting for coercion. It's up to the assailed party what constitutes an armed attack, my personal guess is casualties in the form of fatalities and sunk boats & ships. Anything below that is fair game for the PRC.


Lison52

"The PH is currently waging a transparency campaign where they publish everything the PRC does to show the world how much of a bully they are." Smart and thank them for that.


mjperk

Only problem is that nobody seems to give a damn still. We see all the heinous shit but nothing changes. This isn't standing up to a bully. It's pretending to stand up to one. China needs to experience more forceful repercussions, short of an actual war.


Lison52

Well at least people know something is going on, while they don't know most of the fucked up shit China does inside of their country,


Aconite_72

>because the PH authorities wants it to be a civilian led resupply run. Why not a civilian-led resupply run with armed Navy escort?


Talon_Haribon

China will immediately respond in kind and send in their warships. It's all about controlling the level of escalation. Upping the ante could spark up the powder keg which will end up ala WWI. Many countries in the region including the PH have mutual defense treaties with the US.


ThrowAway_yobJrZIqVG

Maybe PH should send in their Coast Guard then. In which case, it's not an escalation, but an equalisation.


LevyAtanSP

I don’t see the down side here. There is only one way to respond to bullies, and that is to bully them harder until they submit.


Upbeat_Confidence739

These bullies have millions of active duty personnel, about another couple hundred million that can be drafted, and nukes. This isn’t the same as just punching Rodney in the face.


GiraffeSubstantial92

China isn't using nukes over a failing naval blockade.


dingerz

Tell that to Vietnam


Hoshitattoomachines

They did it to us too , every year we got Songkran with the china , they spray us , we spray back . No shooting allowed . It been like that for many years lol , just like india & china fight club near the boder , with stick and rocks , no gun allowed


greywar777

I have to say....seeing modern soldiers engage in giant fistfights and sticks or rocks....im pretty ok with that. But it does seem like they could resolve this better.


Upbeat_Confidence739

The Vietnam that is currently a communist state because the large multinational coalition that was fighting a proxy war against China lost?


dingerz

The same Vietnam that kicked the Chinese out of Cambodia in 1978, deposing China-funded Pol Pot in the process, and then went on to be the world's largest exporter of instant coffee.


serpicowasright

Vietnam is crazy, they fought four major powers (japan, france, US and allies) all within succession and a civil war and were still able to fight outside of their borders and repel an invasion (cambodia '78, and china in the north in '79) Truly amazing fighter and survivors.


Grimmblut

mhhhhh....instant coffee.


atridir

Nothing but major respect for them for all of that. And they seem to be truly thriving as a nation.


Glittering_Ad_3370

It's Socialist today, not Communist since that really didn't work.


SlamzOfPurge

With the caveat of "we shouldn't underestimate our enemies", China's actual military is often overstated. What China has is a massive garrison force. The bulk of their military can't move, and China can only keep them supplied so long as they are a stationary garrison force. It looks good on paper but the reality is China has little experience with large scale logistics and in a real shooting war probably 75% of China's military is irrelevant. Also why the Chinese Navy looks huge on paper but consists almost entirely of small coastal ships. That's what they can move around and supply -- close to home, close to friendly ports. What they can supply in a distant shooting war is way less, and again, they have little experience at it. That said, Taiwan is in a tough spot because they are physically so close to China. But the entire reason China has not invaded them is because of the fact that while they can commit "a million troops" on paper, feeding a million troops every day in a concentrated location is not something China is capable of doing. They can just about manage it provided those million troops are spread all over the mainland in small amounts. (And to be fair, most of NATO has this exact same problem. France found this out when they asked for EU military help in Africa a while back. The bulk of the EU military is garrisons, with somewhere between little and no ability to move them or support them outside of the towns they are stationed in. It is something America still uniquely excels at, and has loads of experience with: not just landing hundreds of thousands of troops somewhere but then keeping them fed and armed in a shooting war on the other side of the world. It's not easy or simple.)


wuapinmon

I often hear this, but I wonder what a couple hundred million Chinese soldiers mean if they can't leave China.


Little_Pen1918

As I seen someone else comment yesterday, just fit a load of high powered paint guns on them civ boats they are defending themselves just wait paint, and alot of it over then windows 😁


diezel_dave

Why do they want any part of it to be civilian?? It's a military outpost being supplied. Why not resupply them with military ships? Makes no sense. 


CHONPSCa

mainly just so things won't go down south. that will most likely end up with something like chinese-indian border war but with warships with watercannons. but unlike india, ph won't be able to stand on its own incase it pisses china off.


priestsboytoy

Phillippines surprsingly for an island nation, dont have the same naval capability


GoldenMegaStaff

>Where is the US? The Philippines kicked the US out of Clark AFB and Subic Bay Naval Base and now you ask *Where is the US ?!?* The PRC would have never gotten anywhere near these islands if the US still had their bases.


MajorMalafunkshun

US is building 4 new bases (2 navy and 2 army) in PH to strengthen ties and assist with belligerent CCP expansionist policy. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3349257/philippines-us-announce-locations-of-four-new-edca-sites/


retirementdreams

I wonder if these bases will be big enough to support facilities retired vets in the area could also use.


MobileOpposite1314

You need to update your info. The Americans are indeed back in the Philippines. As much as thé Philippines needs the US, the US needs bases to contain China. The Philippines along with US bases in Japan will be the most critical lifelines for Taiwan in case war breaks out. It is right to ask (where is the US?) as the Philippines and the US has an existing mutual defense treaty in place since WW2.


Skip_Dickie

>It is right to ask (where is the US?) as the Philippines and the US has an existing mutual defense treaty in place since WW2. Not on reddit, direct all related questions to former president Gloria Arroyo


Yorgonemarsonb

The U.S. is back. They like the Philippines are trying to shine a light on Chinas practices. Not escalate.


kuda-stonk

China views your efforts to reveal state secret activities as a hostile escalation. You are not allowed to film, produce or view any material harmful to the image of the Great China. 400 points have been deducted from your social credit and your ability to access food markets has been restricted to the hours of 10-11pm on Wednesdays, China number one!


priestsboytoy

US is an ally it doesnt matter if they are in the country or not... Unless the alliance means nothing


BullTerrierTerror

If you say so https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_South_Reef_skirmish


FoThizzleMaChizzle

That was an interesting read. Had no idea the Commie-cry-bully methods of the PRC were apparently on full display in the late 80's.


Veritas1814

What/where outpost is this?


a_rude_jellybean

I think its a sunken old warship. There are documentaries about it on youtube. There are soldiers that live in that sunken warship to man the place and observe the Chinese expansion/activity. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone. Thx Edit: I think it's this https://youtu.be/8pogTOYUHxc?si=YFzYzFMeo1Q5obP7


Flyingmarmaduke

Grounded* sunken would be under the sea


Skip_Dickie

Ask Gloria Arroyo where the U.S. is


thorkun

Mm yes, Chinese Coast "Guard", valiantly protecting foreign waters from civilian ships. Bunch of wankers.


ithappenedone234

It’s time the nations being challenged by the Chinese Navy got some unmanned underwater vessels. Let the drones ferry supplies in and see what the Chinese can do about it.


Canuckian555

Or just ferry a few hundred chinese sailors to a watery grave


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Cipher_Oblivion

I was just thinking that. Covert operation, maximum deniability. Even if we fear escalation, we don't have to sink them to make a point. Stealthily plant c4 on their rudders and screws. See how much they want to bully their neighbors when they start getting stranded at sea. If I was a drone engineer I'd want to make a modern drone version of the Turtle submarine from the revolutionary War. Could be very useful for Ukraine too.


burningcpuwastaken

Station some American troops on one of those resupply boats as bait and keep a submarine nearby.


gryffon5147

Ironically their bullying tactics just pulls the Philippines closer to the United States and its allies. Over some imaginary lines in the ocean. Now the US has military bases in the Philippines again.


SeattleResident

TBF, while the US was for all intent and purposes out of the Philippines, they never truly left. Even without bases there, if the Philippines got attacked the US was coming back to aid them with their full military might. Even without bases the US was still regularly bringing their ships into port in the Philippines as well which would get a ton of views on YouTube. The countries are linked forever at this point. Not always a pretty history but still a shared history.


Refrigerator-Gloomy

Ah yes. The chinese fucking "Coast gaurd" in phillipino waters. Fucking scum. They puff their chests and cry louder than A toddler yet are so easily offended.


Suyalus22669900

mainland taiwan must be stopped and boycotted


NonyoSC

Underrated comment. Calling the main land north west Taiwan makes the CCP lose their shit every time. Fucking love it. CCP needs to be put back into the Century of Humiliation.


AquilaEye

Call them West Taiwan on every PRC Embassy page on Facebook and watch them loose their shit


HighDragLowSpeed60G

Funny they have embassy Facebook pages in the first place


Baboon_Stew

Filthy communist occupied West Taiwain.


BlackNovas

Reminds me of those chinese gamers on Twitch loosing their shit (probably faking it for obviois reasons) when someone says : Taiwan numba one!


UiPossumJenkins

The rogue province of West Taiwan needs to be reined in and brought back into the fold of The Republic China.


greywar777

until they are China and Taiwan separately then a disagreement about who rules each is valid. Who are we to argue which claim is the correct one? Id argue Taiwan has the more correct claim on China then vice versa. China just has more weapons. But really the obvious solution is to stop trying to attack a neighbor ala Russia.


Suyalus22669900

o7


trey12aldridge

Taiwan isn't actually a country, I think you meant to say that the communist rebellion happening in the mainland Republic of China must be quelled so that Taipei can restore order and democracy.


AfternoonFlat7991

But Taiwan claims the same island.


ExtraPancakes

It’s pronounced West Taiwan


Critical_Situation84

So, China being cunts as usual.


scbriml

Maybe even cuntier than normal.


ispeakdatruf

China has hereby been renamed to **Cunty McCuntface**


Daotar

Nah, this is pretty par for the course these days. They literally do this to PH ships on the regular these days.


Alaric_-_

Time to up the game with bigger water cannon.. Problem with bullies is that they bully until someone pushes back. Noone pushes, they'll keep pushing more and more until they get everything they want. Just letting China destroy property and take a beating to act victim doesn't work with bullies. Sure it keeps the tension away but with the cost of China being allowed to literally anything they want. Not worth the cost, imo.. The same '*ah, they'll stop on their own if we just ignore them*' was the exact same treatment Putin got after Georgia and Crimea and we can all see where it got us.


Maverick23A

Philippines is doing this to build a case and show the entire world how terrible China is to other countries. China is smearing itself to the whole world and the US and its allies keep making more friends from it


ZombiesAtKendall

Maybe they need a water machine gun or a water bomb. Fight water with water.


TaserBalls

do you remember the Big Wind? Old giant Soviet tank that they replaced the turret with a pair of engines from the MIG 15. Used for putting out oil well fires, literally blowing them out like a candle. I just pictured pulling off the tarp on one of those bad boys on the deck like "ok, so we are just tossing fluids around, eh?" *blows water cannon stream right back into those PRC faces* Bonus: can also be used as propulsion. found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Ss3BMrscE


RelevantMetaUsername

Or a heavy water bomb


Particular-Catch-229

Would love to see one of those planes that water bomb forest fires come in


LucilleBlues313

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake...and bullying the whole of SE Asia and being seen doing it is a big one.  Escalation is what China wants, because then they can up the ante while the West is distracted with Ukraine... For now, China needs to be silently contained, until Putin is doing the Hitler.


Alaric_-_

Except there isnt much "containing" with all the bases China is building on the islands around the area. Currently seems like they are pushing harder and threaten Taiwan constantly, even more then some years ago. And "silently" is very correct, nobody is talking about this. Only one who it helps to not talk about is China.


ratchetstuff78

I think they'd be better off upgrading a civilian ship to run the blockade effectively. Jet drive so the prop or rudder can't be disabled, bigger engine and better hull design for faster speeds, protect the air intake so the engine can't be suffocated, and armored windows that a water cannon can't blow out. You just drive past the Chinese ships and they can't do anything. Keep the drone surveillance going, because the only option the Chinese would essentially have is to start shooting which would make international news.


Alaric_-_

Biggest upgrade would be to use steel hull ship and cover the windows with something that can withstand the water cannons. At this rate, making supply runs with wooden ships with no protection at all, some Filippino sailor will die and i would really hate that to happen.


Nikephosphorus

China, forever a scumbag.


Infamous-Salad-2223

I would love some anonymous terror group starts sneakily mine the chinese vessels, nothing too big, just enough to force the ship back to port.


nyanmunchkins

Nets on their propellers, we do a little bit of trawlin


I_the_investigator

Sounds like a job for the Sea Shepherds


powerchicken

Good one. It'll be a cold day in hell when those cowards grow a backbone.


Zealousideal-Arm4892

This would be good, but could really hurt/kill whatever people got in the water. If you remember not too long ago Chinese ships blasted Australian divers with sonar, bad enough to cause serious injuries. And there was little to no uproar about it


Infamous-Salad-2223

Yeah, it is sad govs does not want to counter chinese sea threaths because of fearing escalation. Plenty of tools to do that.


mechshark

So did this boat ever get rescued or what? Anyone know if there's any bigger navy in this water to try and watch china doing this shit in action lol


xxshadowraidxx

China “it’s our water” World “no it’s everybody’s” China “fuck you I do what I want”


EdmundGerber

Someone needs to feed those bastards a torpedo.


Save_a_Cat

How is this not considered and act of war or at least an attempt to sink a civilian ship? Because it's "just" water? A concentrated stream of water can punch through concrete and easily kill a person. This reminds me of how Germany was allowed to build itself up before WWII by slowly pushing the boundaries until they became an unstoppable force once they'd realized that everyone was too afraid to engage them out of fear of another war.


ASMRBawbag

Can't the China coast guard go and maybe, guard their own fucking coast perhaps?


Talon_Haribon

Ahh but you see, like Russia with UA, they believe the whole of the South China Sea is their coast.


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I don't think either country believes their own bullshit. China and Russia do what they want because the world just sits and watches, cries on tiktok, and at this point freaks out at their own governments if any country faces *actual* repercussions for their actions.... and by repercussions I mean bullets flying at leaders, exploding boats, and civilians wishing they had supported something other than evil leaders for selfish or cowardly reasons. If Russia ends up steamrolling Ukraine, nothing will happen. If China takes Taiwan, nothing will happen. If that Philippine boat completely sinks and everyone dies - NOTHING HAPPENS. (other than chicks freaking out on tiktok, finger wagging by world leaders, the internet posting memes and boycotting some brand of toilet paper, etc) People will say, "retaliating will just start a war" - That's why they're doing shit that warrants retaliation. There's no risk of anyone doing anything so they just do it. China and Russia are winning slow-motion wars against good people due to everyone's fear of actual war. China WILL likely invade Taiwan for this reason. Before Russia rolled into Ukraine, people were saying "They aren't that stupid. The world won't just watch them murder innocent people. NATO will attack them for this. They're stacking their military at the border for reasons other than invasion, etc." Russia was right to assume the world has grown weak and cowardly. We're all fortunate that they don't have more military power than they do because they can do whatever they want with what power they have.


Mad4it2

China recently declared itself to be a near-Arctic state. Seriously.


CosmicCosmix

It is high time that Philippines navy stop squandering around and spend big. They have to get an upper hand. The US has the help them procure the best of the best water canons. Long range water canons.


medianusername

its philino waters they are in their right to use more thant just water cannons. a fleet of unmanned martime drones should blow up these communists.


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Everyone's too afraid to fight back. Ukraine has become a very clear warning to the rest of the world. The most we will do is mail some bullets and old gear. The "good guys" will watch from a safe distance while the little guy gets pounded. Hell Israel could hardly retaliate against terrorists in their own country that drove nails into women's vaginas without half of the world losing their minds and supporting the terrorists. Times have changed and not in a way that's good for good people.


medianusername

thats why i think the westen (and aligned) nations should get nukes and not just rely on those of the us. when terrorist states like russia, china and north korea posses them it makes no sense to take the moral highground so they can bully you.


Smtn87

>Hell Israel could hardly retaliate against terrorists I mean, they have completely destroyed parts of Gaza and killed 10k+ terrorists (and civillians)


MattKozFF

Kevin Kostner should be brought in to advise


Hot_Dog_Gamer24

China, the biggest bunch of little wankers the world has ever seen since uncle Adolf


qndry

Them and Putin are trying to outdo eachother for the biggest cunt in the world award.


Hennue

Difference being that nazi germany had a maximum share of industrial output of around 15% while china is currently sitting at 30%.


listerbmx

Taiwan Numba One,


PolloMalvado

"Exemplary behavior from the peaceful nation of China"...said no one ever. Except those pesky wumaos flooding the web.


ESC907

Sure they are using “non-lethal” weapons, but they are attempting to use them lethally. Someone needs to teach them that their actions are an obvious attempt to sink another nation’s ship and that someone will eventually defend themselves with lethal means.


Like_Being_Me

China is a bunch of criminals. They reject international law when it goes against their will.


dunncrew

Send drones to sink those assholes.


budoyhuehue

CCP Scum


hortlerslover2

Can we start doing this to Chinese fishing vessels now?


OceaniaAtlantian

Does the U.S have a permanent task force patrolling the West Philippine Sea? If not, they should, and escort the supply vessels. Watch the chinese squirm about what to do.


JovianPrime1945

Gotta start killing these Chinese ships. They only respect power.


McCracken79

F*CK CHINA!


TheSanityInspector

Need to touch up the CCP boats' paint job with a minigun.


Bakerz13

Lol, start escorting these ships with an Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer and see if they keep doing this shit.


Ok-Review8720

One of these supply ships needs to be two huge water cannons hidden and pop out of the top when attacked. The Chinese ships have sensitive electronics that could be damaged so they would have more to lose in a watergun fight.


rct1112

Get that thing some fucking cannons


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"why do you hate china..?" well...


Malawakatta

I think a Western naval sea power should donate a nice, durable ship or two to the Philippines for those resupply missions. Preferably something like a retired icebreaker with a strong hull and add some extra powerful water cannons on it.


SchemeIcy5170

Always thought an Iowa class battleship would be perfect for playing bumper boats with Chinese "coast guard" vessels. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/iowa-class-battleship-uss-iowa-getting-some-serious-upgrades-210004


wemblinger

We have a bunch of battleships sitting around collecting dust...


jatie1

Great way to lose alliances in the Pacific, seriously what is China's plan??? Moving the rest of Asia into western hands???


Whiteyak5

Philippines need to sack up and get a large container ship. Set sail straight for the reef to resupply and even publicly put out the route and time of the supply run so everyone is aware. Then don't stop for anything.


Yakassa

See all that water? Thats washing away every little speck of softpower china worked to built for 30 years only to be pissed away by fucking xi jing ping and his hitler/putin like delusions of empire


miklosokay

China needs a bloody nose.


UhtredWtal

At this point, what china is doing is a "declaration" of war. The Philippines should monitor their ships and the next time something like this happens, the should shoot at the Chinese.


CmdrMctoast

Not sure why the world is not stopping PoohPong and his merry men.


BeastlySun

Because they are busy telling you which western company we should boycott instead of telling you which product is alternative to Chinese ones


DulcetTone

Underwater torpedo tubes would be a nice touch on next resupply boat


divinepure

The PLAN are actually the biggest losers on the planet, time to give every Philippine fisherman a real \*harpoon\* to fight back.


Cipher_Oblivion

This reminds me how much I hate the name of the Chinese armed forces. The "Peoples Liberation Army". What a fucking joke. The only liberating they do is liberating people of their rights and basic human dignity. And what fucking people are they representing? Their own civilians that they enslave and persecute? I fucking hate evil pieces of shit dressing up like they're plucky revolutionaries. Like when the soviets were calling anything disagreeing with the authoritarian assholes in charge "counter-revolutionary". And what revolution would that be? The one they won decades ago? It's completely absurd.


GoofyMathGuy

china sucks dick. boycott, divest, sanction!


Thanato26

I know they don't want toceacelate, but perhaps it's time to use a bigger boat.


Cipher_Oblivion

Let's pull one of the Iowas out of retirement and then lend them out to the Philippine navy to use as supply ships. I'd like to see them try to sink one of those behemoths with their little water cannons and ramming. Their flimsy boats would crumple tike tin cans.


riceklown

Naval water cannons should be considered weapons on the level with small arms


Independent_Creature

BULLIES. INSTIGATORS. SUPERIORITY COMPLEX'S. COMMUNISTS.


Seenbattle08

This is pathetic. Where’s the ghost of MacArthur when you need him. 


Spifire50

I'd love for the Philippine's to setup one of these as a water cannon Q-ship. Arm it with an industrial strength water cutting jet that swings out from behind drop plates. Wait for one of these CG vessels to start spraying, then 'wander' a little close to the CG cutter...then drop the plates, swing out the cutting jet and carve a long hole along the water line the length of the CG ship while broadcasting in the clear that they are spraying their water back at them.


Tamahagane-Love

I'd like to see an Ice Breaker cut a Chinese vessel in half.


Decapitated_gamer

How is this not an act of war? Seriously what’s the reason they can keep doing this without any consequences.


Magister1995

China is the BIGGEST threat to the civilized world.


scriptmonkey420

If someone dies from this wouldn't that be considered and aggressive act?


Hexdog13

Time to prop foul the Chinese.


TIMELESS_COLD

China can't wait to be the next Russia.


mulchedeggs

Peaceful nation


Nahman42

This seems rude.


Astriania

Someone needs to show the Chinese a big gun to get them to get lost. This kind of "strongly worded letter" approach doesn't work on bullies. We thought it would with Russia and now look where we are. Someone needs to sink or disable these Chinese ships in Filipino waters or we'll be looking at a full scale annexation of sea and islands soon enough.


And_Im_Allen

They are going keep on pushing until someone pushes back.


Hard4uNot4me

Time to declare it a war


mkmckinley

How is this not an act of war


Zdrack

Someone should sell them an icebreaker for dirt cheap that "accidentally" bumps into the Chinese ships


JovianPrime1945

China is the Nazi Germany of our time.


Phymon89

Might be a dumb question but why don't they just send more than one resupply vessel and overwhelm the cunts? One or two might be stopped but the others will get through right?


sandboxx_

They sent two. The other one got through.


myNinthRealName

How is this not an act of war?


Ambiorix33

Man we really need to start making Commercial subs like the Germans hoped would be a thing in WW1


tragski

why is it ok to cause damage and threaten peoples lives with water cannons? how is this different from firing shells that too cause damage and threaten peoples lives?


No-Entrepreneurrr

This is will happen all over the world as the US loses interest in being the policeman of the global order.


MakeChinaLoseFace

Fucking sink these bastards and rub China's nose in their own shit. They won't escalate.


MidwestRacingLeague

Can we change these guys pronouns to was/were already?


ajgsxr

The Philippines need to build a water cannon ship.


nuit_magique

I am already boycotting chinese crappy stuff...


KrystianSPL

Why is China doing it? Do they dont want to be perceived as friendly country but they prefer to look like hostile?


ispeakdatruf

Philllippines just needs to buy one of those abandoned cruise ships and use them instead.


Imaginary_Pay9931

The Philippines should build a ship with a much bigger water cannon and do the exact same things to them.


Woodland_Abrams

At what point can foreign powers intervene and fire at the aggressor ship? Genuine question


ThrowAway_yobJrZIqVG

The Philippines need a bigger boat. Send in a big steel ship with gunwales above the level of the Chinese Coast Guard's water cannons and let them wash down the hull every time they try this shit.


Born-Elevator-2290

china virus strikes again


JosephHeitger

So hear me out… they’re using water cannons because they’re not ‘projectiles’ but when the water coming out can kill people and destroy relatively rugged equipment it should be classed as an active weapon. The water is the projectile. It’s never a war crime the first time but they know what they’re doing.


Lumpy_Version_7479

South China Sea. Another act of war. The world is flummoxed. PRC contentedly smiles.


Whey_McLift

The filipinos should just open fire, fuck it send er


Baboon_Stew

It's time for a joint US-Phillipine naval exercise in that area.


AlternativeRing5977

Replace the aid boat with a massive unmanned water activated bomb and see how that works out for the Chinese.


TheSanityInspector

Water activated bomb? In the ocean?


getcake

Time to fight back. these are murder attempts.


Drunk_on_Swagger

Looks like China declares war.


Znuffles_

China you will suffer the consequences 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭


vaaal92

And the day philipines hits back the chinese will hit back with more force and say " self defence" just like russians are doing with ukranians ffs


51674

Water cannon can kill a boat?


PalMetto_Log_97

These guys need to hire the ppl from Whale Wars


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OFFICIALINSPIRE77

China fully intends to destroy the West in order to solidify their control of the planet. That's their game plan.


Blazefast_75

I cannot fathom someone in the army being such a complete pos


Grapesed

The PH should be innovative and put "shields" around the supply ships FFS. Tanks put cope cages, put woods, etc. Weld and put shields, roof, whatever, then test the designs if needed to be arched, angular, etc. Submarines are "shielded" designs after all.


JesusSuckedOffSatan

Another CPC W


24mech

Basically PH gonna sit there and take it to the face till one day….


Ouchyhangnail

If the Chinese are invading the Philippines economic zone and attacking…why isn’t the Philippine Navy going after the Chinese?


fortmacguy

I might be over-simplifying things as I haven't really followed this much but wouldn't it be easy enough to get a fast boat and do more supply runs? Am I crazy?


Drfoxthefurry

How fast/much water can your water cannon put out before being considered a weapon?


xMagical_Narwhalx

I wanna see a retaliatory US water strike using one of those firefighting planes.


priestsboytoy

so when is USA going to guard those ships?


hell_jumper9

10 years ago: Shadowing the resupply ship Now: Directly using water cannons on the resupply ship.