yeah, it was discussed a month or two back when the initial rumours suggested it may be the course they took
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/type-002-cv-18-carrier-news-discussions.t8048/page-178#post-511904
CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread
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yeah, it was discussed a month or two back when the initial rumours suggested it may be the course they took
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/type-002-cv-18-carrier-news-discussions.t8048/page-178#post-511904
Post from fzgfzy earlier this afternoon...
"Chances of the modules being for CV is extremely high. There are actually two modules in photograph (likely referring to the JNCX photo) - one is the module core, and the other one forward of the module core but is blocked from view by the larger one."
With each new piece of information, things are heating up more and more...
"Chances of the modules being for CV is extremely high. There are actually two modules in photograph (likely referring to the JNCX photo) - one is the module core, and the other one forward of the module core but is blocked from view by the larger one."
With each new piece of information, things are heating up more and more...
Intrepid
Major
Area SW dug&flooded, possibly for new dry dock? Pics via cdf.
I put it into a Google-Maps Screenshot:
Jura The idiot
General
you're welcome
cloyce
Junior Member
Correct me if I'm wrong. It looks land-locked to me. Why put it in a such place?
Intrepid
Major
The missing harbor basin is still under construction, see blue bordered area.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Another comment from fzgfzy regarding the possibility of CV-18 being nuclear-powered:
Link:
Nevertheless, in a subsequent post, fzgfzy states that his personal inclination is that 003 has conventional propulsion:
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The rest of the thread is an absolute goldmine for PLAN observers and speculators.
Translation: "I don't know whether 003 uses nuclear propulsion or not at the moment, but I will ask later. However, this is possible. I broke this news several years ago. Offshore [drilling] and icebreakers already have [this technology]. The time is also right [for nuclear propulsion]. Of course, our current technology is an improvement over that of the United States several decades ago, so there might not be a need to test [the reactor] aboard a vessel. Because the icebreaker already has this technology, we know that we definitely possess the tech, and hence it is possible for aircraft carriers to use it."
Link:
Nevertheless, in a subsequent post, fzgfzy states that his personal inclination is that 003 has conventional propulsion:
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The rest of the thread is an absolute goldmine for PLAN observers and speculators.