PLAN Carrier Operations..News, Videos & Photos II

Originally Posted by no_name

Very Kool Ace, wear it proudly!

Originally Posted by Air Force Brat

Very Kool Ace, wear it proudly!

dam i want that cap!

Originally Posted by mr.bean

dam i want that cap!

Try ebay.

Originally Posted by Lion

Try ebay.

Roger That! I think that would look good with some Raybans? Aye, Aye, Cap'n!

Originally Posted by mr.bean

dam i want that cap!

I think he should buy us all one!

... speaking of the Liaoning, where is she currently? Is she still on her latest test run (or whatever it is call now)?

Originally Posted by Jovian

Is she still on her latest test run ...

... or already in an other port?

I think she is not back yet. The trial runs for 15 days and when she return, she must go to a naval base since she has commission already.

Originally Posted by Jovian

... speaking of the Liaoning, where is she currently? Is she still on her latest test run (or whatever it is call now)?

The trial is suppose to last through Oct 31st.

Lushun looks like an ideal base
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lushu...China&t=h&z=18

Originally Posted by luhai

Lushun looks like an ideal base
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lushu...China&t=h&z=18

I'll prefer Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China.

What about further support from shipbuilding facilities? Isn't it better to place the ship near a dockyard for the evaluation phase? I think, her last place in Dalian was the best homeport for the next two years.

Originally Posted by Intrepid

What about further support from shipbuilding facilities? Isn't it better to place the ship near a dockyard for the evaluation phase? I think, her last place in Dalian was the best homeport for the next two years.

Liaoning is assigned to the North Sea Fleet, so that should answer your question. Still, by strategic sense NSF is still at a huge disadvantage, because the Yellow Sea is pretty much a duck pond with one narrow exit, one that can effectively blockaded by USN and/or JMSDF; Hainan is far superior in this regard.

But it'll be a long time before the SSF have carrier assigned to them.