Which post-1990 warship would be the most misleading gift to Nazi Germany?
Short answerType 051G Zhuhai, because its impressive weapon fit would conceal first-generation sensor and integration problems that Germany could not readily solve.
NotesThe Chinese Type 051G destroyer Zhuhai would be a tempting but troublesome gift to Germany in this counterfactual. Its anti-ship missiles, surface-to-air weapons, guns, torpedoes, mines, and ASW systems produce an impressive weapons list. Its sensors did not offer matching capability, limiting how effectively those weapons could be used. Zhuhai nevertheless served China for roughly 29 years and represented a useful step in developing modern destroyers. The proposed trap for its wartime recipient is the gap between an attractive equipment inventory and the immature systems needed to use it effectively.