CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread
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) Extensive article about china´s aircraft carrier program.
It mentions that type 002 could have started construction in february 2016 but suspended until march 2017 with launch scheduled in 2021. It also mentions 85000t weight, and it has a photo supposedly of the construction site.
What do you make of this?
It mentions that type 002 could have started construction in february 2016 but suspended until march 2017 with launch scheduled in 2021. It also mentions 85000t weight, and it has a photo supposedly of the construction site.
What do you make of this?
That was the state of understanding in 2016-2017, but I think the current understanding is that fabrication of modules began sometime last year.
Truth is we don't really know how far CV-18 is along.
Even with VTOL aircraft? I think the F-35 and V-22 turn LHA's and LHD's into powerful light carriers even more so than when Harriers were on board legit CV's.
I tend to agree that the PLAN will effectively be building 4 different designs with their first 4 carriers. Unless a more hostile environment in the near future forces them to churn out more 001A's.
A hostile environment probably encourages more, not less, risk taking, which tends to translates to a faster introduction of new designs.
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
That would be day when we see 3 carrier on high sea a good CGI via LKJ 86
Too close a formation those behemoth is not easy to steer.But I guess the illustrator want to capture 3 carriers at the same time
Too close a formation those behemoth is not easy to steer.But I guess the illustrator want to capture 3 carriers at the same time
That would be day when we see 3 carrier on high sea a good CGI via LKJ 86
Too close a formation those behemoth is not easy to steer.But I guess the illustrator want to capture 3 carriers at the same time
If I lose the carrier bet I guess this could be my profile picture.
What is the carrier bet?