Nice one Jeff
One thing I don't get with the rear helo deck of the Type 071 LPD is the dead space between the front and back helicopters the buffer zone which is the waste of space between the two landing zones
It's not large enough to handle a Z8 it's not small enough to move into and serves no purpose
Open deck space on a ship is very valuable piece of real estate I don't know why PLAN is wasting it like that for no purpose
Having said that I believe in a zig zag formation we can fit 2 x Z8 and 2 x Z9 helicopters
It is just clearance space. There is clearance space in front of the forward helicopter landing site too. San Antonio also has clearance space between its two helicopter landing sites.