00X/004 future nuclear CATOBAR carrier thread

[AndrewJ]

Really? If one walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it most likely is a dock, but if one does not walk like a duck and does not quack like a duck, is it at least likely to look for alternative explanations that it might not be a duck instead of trying to explain it with this duck can meows like a cat and run like a horse since it is a very unique duck!

China is such a unique country with full of surprises. Many things happened here can't be explained in a normal way.

 

[Godswill]

Do we know how many reactors 004 aircraft carrier will equip. 2 or 4?

 

[HailingTX20]

We don't even know for sure if the 004 is already being build, much less the technical details. Most aircraft carriers have two reactors, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything for the 004.

 

[HailingTX20]

New modules have apparently been installed. We'll see them better in the HD satellite pics in a couple of days.


Here's a size comparison of the potential midship ammunition compartment to that of the 003; about 3m bigger. That is, of course, if we are indeed looking at the 004.

 

[Deino]

A new update from Wuhan? … and again, the more I see, the more I am confused!

 

[Tomboy]

New modules have apparently been installed. We'll see them better in the HD satellite pics in a couple of days.
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Here's a size comparison of the potential midship ammunition compartment to that of the 003; about 3m bigger. That is, of course, if we are indeed looking at the 004.

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Here's your HQ picture. Potentially new module is a part of the engine room

 

[leibowitz]

A new update from Wuhan? … and again, the more I see, the more I am confused!

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The answer is obvious. They're redeveloping it into an obstacle course to film the next season of Running Man

 

[Totoro]

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Here's your HQ picture. Potentially new module is a part of the engine room

Do you have a link to the satellite imagery service used to get that photo?

 

[lcloo]

This is assuming that this ship is an aircraft carrier. Below is just a speculative layout for the hungry members who want to see this. Note: Just speculation.

1. first find the dots and joined them with lines
2. Smoothened up the line to a fluid dynamic hull shape at waterline.
3. Draw up the top deck layout.

A very very rough speculative drawing, don't try to check for details or interpret it in any way, because I could be wrong.

 

[GTI]

This is assuming that this ship is an aircraft carrier. Below is just a speculative layout for the hungry members who want to see this. Note: Just speculation.

1. first find the dots and joined them with lines
2. Smoothened up the line to a fluid dynamic hull shape at waterline.
3. Draw up the top deck layout.

A very very rough speculative drawing, don't try to check for details or interpret it in any way, because I could be wrong.
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How often are ships built bow-first out the dry dock?