075 LHD thread

Bltizo said:

There is a rumour circulating that we might see the first 075 launch later this month.

The ship certainly looks like it's structurally complete enough for it to be possible, but we'll see.

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October 1st?

It feels like just weeks ago, that the modules of what might be a 075 were identified. Only days ago photos with the added bridge section were seen. The construction speed for a ship of this size is insane.

I don't think the shipyards have let any ships go out w/o it being shop primed. I don't think they'd get that all done w/in a month but... yeah, chinese efficiency haha

Bltizo said:

There is a rumour circulating that we might see the first 075 launch later this month.

The ship certainly looks like it's structurally complete enough for it to be possible, but we'll see.

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Not next month.

Next week.

Bltizo said:

There is a rumour circulating that we might see the first 075 launch later this month.

The ship certainly looks like it's structurally complete enough for it to be possible, but we'll see.

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China Speed on speed.

Via LKJ86 on the PDF.

SinoSoldier said:

Not next month.

Next week.

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Technically I did say "later this month" not "next month".

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In any case I have to express a somewhat sigh of relief that 075 appears to be rather aesthetically pleasing, having a respectable island geometry and a good flight deck geometry overall.

The flight deck geometry is rather important because on some other ships like Mistral class at the bow and stern and around the amidships area on the flight deck there are "openings" in the edge of the flight deck that act as sponsons, accommodating equipment or guns, however at the cost of cutting into flight deck edge continuity and also reducing into overall available flight deck surface area. The CSOC export LHD had a similar design to Mistral and I admit there was there was some trepidation if the real 075 would take cues from that export design.

Instead, 075 we can see that the flight deck edges is fully square and it is continuous as well, and they have sponsons that jut out of the ship's hull rather than cutting into the flight deck.
I'm also grateful that fzgfzy's drawing depiction of having the bow flight deck cut off for a dedicated bow CIWS mount was not true as such a configuration for its bow flight deck would've been ridiculous.

Holy smokey !!!

This baby is moving very fast

Soon the news in West will say

“China launches aircraft carrier within months”

“ 2 more to follow by years end”

Tam said:

Via LKJ86 on the PDF.


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The full and deep appearance of at least a couple of these sponsons suggests they may host VLS of some kind.

Iron Man said:

The full and deep appearance of at least a couple of these sponsons suggests they may host VLS of some kind.

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Yup could be.

Early but probably not final, models of the ship.