Should china have a Amphibious helocarrier??

France's BPC




http://ulinkdir.tom.com/newulink/ulink_06/army126_20050903110728.html

I think it could be what chinese Navy need before the real CV. It is cheap, versitile, highly deployeable with 365 day readiness.

What do you boy'gals think?
BTW, do we have any gals here?

Re: France's BPC

Actually we have now a separete world armed forces forum so i transfer this to there...

Re: France's BPC

I want to discuss the need and possibility of chinese navy to build something similar. Not to show case french army... shall we move it back to chinese navy or leave it here?

Re: France's BPC

Ok, but lets change the title, shall we...?

minsk+kiev=a perfect helicarrier...stocked up with missles!

not even close to be adequate....
And the requirment calls for amphibious capapility (read: docking well)

I have always felt that the PLAN should start off with an LPH type ship. But an LHA/Lhd ship would be the best bet. If Korea can build one I know the PLAN can!

I think the FS Mistral design offers the best bet for the PLAN. Excellent ship with excellent capablities.

You fellows know about the S.Korean design?...Another excellent design. The ship was launched a couple of months ago. It will be fitted out in 2007.

minsk and kiev are out dated desgin and don't operate well in shallow water like taiwan strait. Cost to find power plant is another issue.

I agree with popeye, build a new one will not be difficult for china. It will offer a good test bed for Navy Aviation. A Command center and disembarktion point for landing operation. Maybe some a slight lager displacement than the french and similar flight deck of the S.Korean desgin. It is not a direct combat ship, so loads of Civil standard can be used too.

what did the Russions do with their Yaks? maybe navy can some some for cheap to carry out attacking role just like the seaharriers.

My 2 cents.

Lazzy digger

what did the Russions do with their Yaks? maybe navy can some some for cheap to carry out attacking role just like the seaharriers.

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Maybe if the yaks would have been capaple to do so in the first place but unfortunetly those birds were born completely useles as a warplanes rigth from the start.

The layout of the VSTOL mechanism in Yak-38 wasent the most sucsesfull one as the most playload were made by the lift engines thus limiting the weapons to few air-to-air missiles. But as they lacked any airdefence radar those missiles didnt make the plane as interceptor. Adding the lack of range and the unacceptable accident rate, those planes proven to be total nigthmere to Soviet Navy...

I have sometimes wondered why the Yakolev didnt came up whit the Yak-36 arrangment whit the VSTOL systems in the yak-38....it migth have proven more compact one...also shame that Yak-41 didnt catch any foreing 'salvators' back in the early 90's

whats going on with south korean navy?
so many helo carriers and frigates
in 2000 they just get 3 u209 class
and in 2 years they get another 3 u214