CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread
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It is just amazing that they have the next big ship ready.
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This is good
however carrier strike relies on a mix of capabilities including the support ships which China has addressed but also aircraft and helicopters
batch 03 J15 was seen but since then Nothing
and helicopters well we all know the story there
however carrier strike relies on a mix of capabilities including the support ships which China has addressed but also aircraft and helicopters
batch 03 J15 was seen but since then Nothing
and helicopters well we all know the story there
A bit off-topic I know, but, do you think there could be interest in buying Navalised Ka-52's? if not for 003, but for later carriers downstream, and for the Type 75's? My apologies if this has already been covered elsewhere.
Not sure why'd they do that.
If the requirements are for a scout attack heli like Ah1Z, then z19 will do just fine. If the requirement is for a full assault heli, then z10 is available as well.
And so it begins:
As it seems this is the first confirmed image of one of the Type 003 aircraft carrier's mega-modules in dry dock no. 4 at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.
Does this mean that the actual building of the ship has begun ?
Once 003 is operational China be having a third as many carriers as US which is downsizing to 9 in a couple of years.
The US isnt downsizing. Infact the number of required aircraft carriers is 12 as mandated by the govt. and repeatedly urged by both the House/senate and the president.
Thats why early decommissioning of USS Harry S.Truman was cancelled.
Not only that but the 10 LHA also can now perform the role of light carriers, since they can carry F35B and sustain sortie rates at least 30% of that of the principal a/c carriers. Add to that Japan's Izumo class ships and there's going to be quite a lot of competition in the next decade.