The Philippines cardboard boxes, the most powerful warships weapons weak to face the Chinese navy vulnerable

Warships of the Philippines and China ocean surveillance ship in the Huangyan Island, the South China Sea confrontation, the international community focused its attention on the strength of the Philippine Navy cardboard boxes. In fact, the strongest of the Philippine Navy warships is only a quasi-warship of the U.S. Coast Guard, and other warships, mostly from the United States and Britain eliminated ships. Philippine Navy, the Marines proportion is high, but due to the limited capacity of the remote delivery of the Philippine Navy, Marines difficult to play a significant role.

The most powerful warships from the United States used quasi-warship
Tonnage terms, the Philippine Navy's largest warships "del Bilal" number. But a check of its files is actually a quasi-warship "December 18, 1965, built by the shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana for the U.S. Coast Guard Hamilton-class patrol vessels cardboard boxes. It is reported that the patrol boats is a major characteristic is the strong power system. This level of patrol boats equipped with advanced small and medium-caliber artillery and command system, with a certain air defense capability. In addition, "Hamilton" class patrol boats after transformation with the network communications with the U.S. Department of Defense.

However, some analysts believe that the ship operational capability, in particular the lack of additional new missiles and fire control system in the hull, and the tail of the helicopter landing deck structure to strengthen weaknesses worry. Filipino newspapers said, "Del Bilal will be mainly deployed near Puerto Princesa, Palawan Province, Philippines, to emphasize the" territorial sovereignty "of the South China Sea. Not only that, the Philippine government also announced that the use of exploitation of the Malampaya gas field proceeds for the Navy to buy a "del Bilal" sister ship.
In addition to the del Bilal, Philippine Navy sequence regarded as the "battleship" Hu Mabang Chiefs "gunboat, called the world's longest-serving warship, in 1943 by the United States Norfolk Navy shipyard experience the Pacific War cardboard boxes, the Korean War and even the Vietnam War, halfway Sany its master, December 23, 1978 by the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet base in Subic free transfer to the Philippine Navy.

The largest number in the Philippine Navy patrol boats, a total of 38 various types of patrol boats, one of the most advanced "Maria NOAA Alvarez, aboard the fast attack craft was built in 1990, serving in 2004, the maximum speed over 25, and equipped with automated gun system can be regarded as the only show for advanced warships of the Philippine Navy. The Philippine Navy has so far not one with the missile ships, it is rare in Southeast Asia, Brunei are equipped with carrying French Exocet missile attack boats.