CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[crash8pilot]

still didnt get it anyway

The modern day 21st century ultimate show of force/projection of power on sea is the aircraft carrier, but back in the 1940s the battleship served that role (the concept of a carrier strike group was still in its infancy in WWII). The "joke" is that if the overhead satellite shot of the 003 carrier were taken in the 1940s, one might think the PLA were building a battleship instead, which is why it has red markings to illustrate what a hypothetical battleship might look like with cannons and what not.

 

[asif iqbal]

The modern day 21st century ultimate show of force/projection of power on sea is the aircraft carrier, but back in the 1940s the battleship served that role (the concept of a carrier strike group was still in its infancy in WWII). The "joke" is that if the overhead satellite shot of the 003 carrier were taken in the 1940s, one might think the PLA were building a battleship instead, which is why it has red markings to illustrate what a hypothetical battleship might look like with cannons and what not.

ah I see the red marking now! my excuse although poor is because I was on my phone !

 

[Temstar]

Note the diagram actually annotates the turrets as 4 x 3 railgun

There are in fact people who feel that railgun and other electromagnetic propulsion might make large direct fire guns matter again and bring back the battleship (or in Ma Weiming's worlds: all energy warship). But of course railguns would first have to prove themselves on smaller ships first before any of that happens.

 

[Temstar]

What do we make of this?




A meeting at Jiangnan Shipyard, stressing the importance of among other things OPSEC and nuclear safety.

003, 004, or something else entirely like an ice breaker?

 

[silentlurker]

What do we make of this?

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A meeting at Jiangnan Shipyard, stressing the importance of among other things OPSEC and nuclear safety.

003, 004, or something else entirely like an ice breaker?

Full article link please?

 

[Intrepid]

If nuclear-powered ships are to be built at the shipyard in the near future, safe handling must of course be ensured in good time.

 

[Temstar]

Full article link please?

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[silentlurker]

They also mention icebreakers and floating powerstations, maybe its the construction of China's 3rd icebreaker?

 

[SpicySichuan]

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Maybe they are talking about an ice breaker. We have plenty of sources indicating that 003 will be conventionally powered with IEP.

 

[Blitzo]

Maybe they are talking about an ice breaker. We have plenty of sources indicating that 003 will be conventionally powered with IEP.

It won't have IEP.

It of course won't be nuclear powered either.