Online Speculation Ignited as PLA Type 071 Landing Ship Conducts Smokescreen Exercise

Discover the latest developments as rumours circulate online about a potential fire on China’s cutting-edge Type 071 landing ship, identified by hull number 980 (Longhushan). Stay informed with insightful reports on this unfolding situation.

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Rumours quickly spread that the ship was on fire by the time the footage reached X, but it’s more likely that we are witnessing a damage control or smokescreen exercise.

Black obscurant has been used by Type 071 landing ships and other PLAN vessels in the past, where the crews have placed smoke canisters on different parts of the ships. This is not the white obscurant we are used to seeing during smoke screens, which are used by naval vessels at sea.

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