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CV-17 Shandong (002 carrier) Thread I ...News, Views and operations
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last pic is the homeport of Liaoning; Shadong should be based in SanyaFormal handover ceremony (Dalian shipyard to the navy):
Full satellite photo of her home base:
That guy was saying these pictures were from the ship transfer ceremony (in Dalian, indoors) between the builder and the Navy. The commission ceremony happened days later in Sanya
If we watch the 19:00 CCTV news program on 17th, it is clear that 17 is not painted on the island. I am thinking maybe never. Afterall, why should it be on the island? Liaoning still does not have 16 on its island even though it has been sailing for a long time.
Being AESA and number of panel have nothing to do with VLS. AESA vs. mechanical steering radar are like automatic gearbox vs. mechanical gearbox in Cars. If power supply and power output is sufficient and of course cost, we would see all mechanical radars being replaced everywhere.
The thing is, if you do not have long range missiles why have a powerful radar. If the only weapons are CIWS and HHQ10, the range is less than 20 km
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What about air traffic control?
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