CRASH AVERTED This photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows BRP Malapascua (right) maneuvering as a Chinese coast guard ship cuts its path at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. AFP PHOTO.

CIMSEC has a podcast discussing China’s “gray zone” tactics.

Perhaps more importantly they provide links to a series of short posts on specific gray zone tactics with examples.

• 1. “Gray Zone Tactics Playbook: Bow-Crossing,” by Gaute Friis, SeaLight,  July 17, 2023.
• 2. “Gray Zone Tactics Playbook: Blocking,” by Gaute Friis, SeaLight,  July 18, 2023.
• 3. “Gray Zone Tactics Playbook: Cable-Cutting,” by Gaute Friis, SeaLight,  July 25, 2023.
• 4. “Gray Zone Tactics Playbook: Ramming,” by Gaute Friis, SeaLight,  July 30, 2023.
• 5. “Gray Zone Tactics Playbook: Water Cannoning,” by Gaute Friis, SeaLight,  August 6, 2023.
• 6. “SeaLight.“

There is also another post, “Gray Zone Tactics Playbook: Going Dark.” by Miao Shou, SeaLight, August 16, 2023.

Those bulbous bows probably make pretty good rams.