China's Defense/Military Breaking News Thread

Maikeru

Captain
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Well, I can't stand the sight of people killed brutally by war. I have many friends who are Ukrainian and Russian, although it is fun bickering back and forth about politics, I don't have the stomach for the sight of horrifying death. You seems to be fine with it, you're much stronger at this than I am. Although it is ironic that I really like this military forum.

I did reply to you several times in the past, but you almost never reply me. It made me feel as if you are holding a grudge against me or something, I guess that's the rub. Anyways, I think I'm way off topic.
This thread moves very fast, I don't have time to reply to every Incel Putin fanboi hater! And I have never posted gore on here. But I will admit you are one of the more sensible interlocutors I have on here. OK, let's stop here before it gets a bit too "shower scene in Top Tun" if you get me!

 

Jingle Bells

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This thread moves very fast, I don't have time to reply to every Incel Putin fanboi hater! And I have never posted gore on here. But I will admit you are one of the more sensible interlocutors I have on here. OK, let's stop here before it gets a bit too "shower scene in Top Tun" if you get me!

Good one!
Much more PG-13 than these two:
lol
 

Jingle Bells

Junior Member
Registered Member
OK but are you Cowboy or Animal Mother>>?

The late James Smith Esq. can be 8=ball.
I'm probably gonna have to go through Gunnery Sergeant's Hartman's bootcamp twice....
First time as the mind broken Private Pyle, then get reincarnated hopefully as Cowboy.
lol

Wait...
Damn, that means I get killed twice! Screw it, Animal Mother it is. Machine gun for life!!
 
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FairAndUnbiased

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China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the nation's largest missile maker, is taking advantage of additive manufacturing technology, commonly known as 3D printing, to accelerate the design and production of cruise missiles, engineers said.

"It takes about one to two months for dozens of technicians and workers to manufacture a gas rudder (used on a cruise missile) with traditional machining methods because it involves a succession of processes like casting and welding," said Zhang Chunhu, a senior technician at CASIC's Third Academy. "And a rudder is only a small part on a missile, so you can imagine how much manpower and time it takes to build a whole cruise missile by traditional means.

"But now, with 3D printing technology, a handful of workers can make a rudder within a week. The 3D-printing-enabled procedure can save us a great deal of labor, time and cost, and is much better than mechanical machining when it comes to weight and accuracy control for our products."

Zhang said a mechanically made rudder has rough surfaces that require workers to use machines and a lot of time to smooth them, and during that process, a large proportion of metal is chopped off and wasted. By comparison, a 3D printed one has very smooth surfaces with a tiny amount of redundant material-usually just a few grams-which means it is almost ready for installation on a missile.
"Thanks to 3D printing technology, our production efficiency and quality have substantially improved," Zhang said.

Jiao Shikun, an engineer at the academy's Technological Innovation Center for Additive Manufacturing, said 3D printers have enabled workers to increase the raw material utilization rate by dozens of times when it comes to manufacturing large missile components. The "printed" products have higher structural strength and a better pass rate, he added.

He said CASIC's Third Academy is the largest user of 3D printers in China's aerospace industry, and its technicians are using the technology to make many cruise missile parts such as engines and fuselage panels.
Zhang and Jiao said they will cooperate with weapons designers at the academy to introduce 3D printing technology in the design of new missiles.

"Designers can consider which components are suitable to be 'printed'. This technology can give engineers more space for imagination and innovation and allow them to design advanced, sophisticated components that would be difficult for traditional methods to manufacture but easy for 3D printers," Zhang said. "It is no exaggeration to say that 3D printing technology will revolutionize the design work of missiles."

The technology also has huge potential in the academy's production of unmanned aircraft, he said.
Wu Peixin, a defense industry observer in Beijing, said it is likely that in the future, 3D printers will be taken to the battlefield to allow soldiers to print and assemble missiles on the spot based on their needs.

China's aviation and space industries have used 3D printers widely on their production lines. Chinese scientists also carried out space-based 3D printing experiments on the country's new-generation manned spacecraft during its first flight test in May 2020.
Low to mid volume, small, or highly complex components, are extremely suitable for 3D printing. High volume or large structural components may be better with something like stamping or CNC
 
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