Shadowed by JS Suzutsuki DD-117 it seems. Joined Izumo on the 10th and Izumo sailed home on the 11th.
CV-16, CV-17 STOBAR carrier thread (001/Liaoning, 002/Shandong)
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escobar
Brigadier
It seems the supply ship has left the formation. RC-135V also busy monitoring the carrier formation
Intrepid
Major
Supply ships are away from the formation most of the time. They only join during supply times and for photo ops.
Why? Don’t they need protection? And cant they also provide physical protection to the carrier?
Intrepid
Major
They are protected, for example by a frigate or a destroyer. And they're staying well behind the carrier formation from the direction of attack, protecting themselves through the distance.
Very slick video. I was watching a similar promo for the Indian Navy
and noticed that the Indians do not use blast deflectors when launching their fighters from the INS Vikramaditya. What effect would that have on sortie generation given the necessity to keep other aircraft well away from the launching aircraft's engine exhausts?
Intrepid
Major
It must be the aircraft type. Videos on board the Admiral Kuznetsov also show that jet deflectors are raised behind the Su-25 and Su-33, but not behind the MiG-29.
The apparent lack of jet blast deflectors on the INS Vikramaditya has been noted ever since its commissioning. The explanation for its absence on the back launch position is reasonable - jet stream will just face towards the edge and the sea. But the lack of one on the forward short launch position is puzzling - there is definitely enough room for one, and it would have pretty big benefits if the position is used regularly. One explanation on the Indian defence forum is that it is more of an emergency position and not to be normally used. That said, I haven't seen any recent info on whether JBD has been installed - could very well be the case.
