00X/004 future nuclear CATOBAR carrier thread

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Phead128 said:
On the topic of a "unified platform" that is conventionally powered, regressing to the lowest common denominator (i.e. Kuzzy) is the optimized way to maintain fleet operational commonality and maintenance efficiency, but at what cost?

If anything, the faster China settle on a mature nuclear design, the faster Type 003 and equivalent can be retired, paving the way for unified platform that is nuclear-powered. The ultimate goal (very long-term goal) should be an all-nuclear supercarriers fleet like US navy, not regress to all- conventional supercarriers fleet (i.e. unified platform), which is optimizing an already lost situation. Go big, or don't even bother.
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I think this part of the conversation is reasonable, but risks going too much into fleet structure debates that we've had in the past, if it continues.

I encourage people to steer this conversation in relation to 004/00X specifically if it must continue.

Edit: relevant posts moved to the orbat thread

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