075 LHD thread
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broadsword
Brigadier
Give them Tibetan names, especially the unpronounceable ones.
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I’m sure there was a drawing of 075 showing it can carry 2 or 3 LCACs, definitely not 4...
They would never use Tibet, as in Chinese it would be always called Xizhang.
Also, no need for the PLAN to have protests in every foreign port where she goes...
plawolf
Lieutenant General
The 075 would be a great fit for the Russian navy (as would many other mainstay PLAN classes tbh), but the Russians depend too much on arms exports to risk the reputational damage of being seen to buy major weapons systems from a former customer like China. I think the fear is that if Russia buys 075s, they will struggle to sell any warship afterwards.
Add to that no desperate operational need for LHDs and I just don’t see them going for it no matter how well suited it might be for them.
Similarly, Russian helicopters are nowhere as attractive to China these days as in the past, with Naval Z20s and Z10s coming along nicely.
TBH, LHDs might just be what the Chinese domestic helicopter industry needs in terms of sustained long term orders to justify significantly increased production capacity.
Add to that no desperate operational need for LHDs and I just don’t see them going for it no matter how well suited it might be for them.
Similarly, Russian helicopters are nowhere as attractive to China these days as in the past, with Naval Z20s and Z10s coming along nicely.
TBH, LHDs might just be what the Chinese domestic helicopter industry needs in terms of sustained long term orders to justify significantly increased production capacity.