maybe 004
CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread
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Actually not official launch, it would be moved to another pier for further works.
5號碼頭4號泊位(The 4th berth of the 5th pier) is actually around.......here.
Impossible ... they won't start 004 modules behind the not yet launched 003. So either 004 will some day surprisingly appear at the construction site similar like we once saw the first modules in July 2018.
On the other side there is rumour (not sure, how credible), that: "I am in a shanghai yard now and some of the technicians here are already getting recruited to Dalian for a 'carrier' project."
However my guess is, the PLAN will not start with the 004 until 003 isn't launched and at least went thru the first phase of testing!
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They should at least ensure the EMALS is working properly as well as the nuclear reactor before doing 004.
We have no evidence of land tests of nuclear reactors of the appropriate characteristics having been done.
The pebble bed reactor which recently became operational has the required capacity but the technology would be ill advised to use in a ship. The land based ACP100 reactor will only be built in a couple of years. There are no news on the navalized ACP100S either other than that its construction was approved. Given this I expect construction of a nuclear carrier to start no earlier than 2025.
What they could do is build another 003 carrier. Which is what I suspect will happen. We had rumours a couple years back that they were going to build two conventional carriers of 003 type with two different block construction techniques in different yards to see which one would be more effective. I suspect that is what will happen to retire risk on future large carrier construction and increase the amount of boats they have to train airmen before the nuclear supercarriers hit the water.
We have no evidence of land tests of nuclear reactors of the appropriate characteristics having been done.
The pebble bed reactor which recently became operational has the required capacity but the technology would be ill advised to use in a ship. The land based ACP100 reactor will only be built in a couple of years. There are no news on the navalized ACP100S either other than that its construction was approved. Given this I expect construction of a nuclear carrier to start no earlier than 2025.
What they could do is build another 003 carrier. Which is what I suspect will happen. We had rumours a couple years back that they were going to build two conventional carriers of 003 type with two different block construction techniques in different yards to see which one would be more effective. I suspect that is what will happen to retire risk on future large carrier construction and increase the amount of boats they have to train airmen before the nuclear supercarriers hit the water.
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004 is simply the next carrier regardless whether it is of the same type as 003 or a further development.
I still think not earlier than May if not later
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Impossible, mid-Feb is at the end of the Spring Festival vacation, most of the workers will be just on the way returning to the Shipyard.
Check all the vessels of different classes of PLAN you could find there were far less ships launched between Jan 23 to Feb 15 than other dates 'cos it's always the most important holidays for families to meet.
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The land-based prototype reactor for 004 is still under construction.
