Tang
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 2 (Year 3, Crisis Era)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 2A carrier still under construction in dock; during fleet training exercises its place is filled by the training ship Zheng He or left empty.
- Ch 2Tang is an unfinished giant warship whose project the General Armaments Department has reportedly decided to terminate.
- Ch 3Construction on the carrier Tang is suspended, and it is launched early and towed away to be demolished.
Connections
- led byWu Yuecaptain
- led byZhang Beihaipolitical commissar
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 2Wu Yue and Zhang Beihai recalled
After Tang's fourth offshore training session, the two commanders are ordered by Fleet Command to report immediately to General Staff, cancelling the fifth exercise.
- Book 2 · Ch 2Wu Yue and Zhang Beihai discuss the war
Overlooking the unfinished Tang, Zhang Beihai tells Wu Yue the war is not hopeless, using the wooden boat and diver bomb analogy.
- Book 2 · Ch 3Tang removed from dry dock
Zhang Beihai and Wu Yue watch the suspended carrier Tang launched early to be towed away for demolition.