CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Deino]

You all know I like guessing so much, so what about this?

What do you think comes next? ... and as always any corrections are appreciated.



PS: and yes I know, the PLA never cared about any historical dates for such an event, but anyway just for fun.

 

[Richard Santos]

003 will probably take longer between launch and IOC because it is a new type of carrier and introduce new operating proceeds irea, equipment and aircraft into the service, Shangdong was essentially a repeat of Liaoning.

 

[SINCHIKI]

Wi-Fi connection? Im unable to control my laughter !

 

[Richard Santos]

actually, the notion that a carrier should be dedicated purely to supporting arming, fueling, launching and recovering operations, with radar, communication, command and control function relocated to moved to a different hull has been proposed and seriously examined many times before for different navies.

The first super carrier to be laid down after the war was designed along this lines, and she had no islands or onboard radar except basic navigation set. The forrestal, the first superior carrier actually finished, was started along those lines before the design was changed midway through cobstruction.

 

[SINCHIKI]

actually, the notion that a carrier should be dedicated purely to supporting arming, fueling, launching and recovering operations, with radar, communication, command and control function relocated to moved to a different hull has been proposed and seriously examined many times before for different navies.

The first super carrier to be laid down after the war was designed along this lines, and she had no islands or onboard radar except basic navigation set. The forrestal, the first superior carrier actually finished, was started along those lines before the design was changed midway through cobstruction.

Wow, thank you for the clarification, I get a lot!

 

[by78]

A few missing images from yesterday's batch.

 

[Atomicfrog]

A few missing images from yesterday's batch.

The island is taking shape beside the ship at the bow, nice !

 

[SpicySichuan]

Awesome colour modulation (joke) lol
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I only see two catapults (trenches at the front of the vessel) instead of three or four. Where is the trench for the third catapult?

 

[Blitzo]

I only see two catapults (trenches at the front of the vessel) instead of three or four. Where is the trench for the third catapult?

Not yet installed, on the waist, instead modules of it are in smaller parts in the staging area.

Additionally, and more definitively, we see in the recent pictures a module with a JBD recess, whereas as we can see in older photos from last month, the JBD recesses for the two bow catapults are already in place.



I would be very surprised if this thing doesn't end up with three catapults.

 

[Volpler11]

Not yet installed, on the waist, instead modules of it are in smaller parts in the staging area.

Additionally, and more definitively, we see in the recent pictures a module with a JBD recess, whereas as we can see in older photos from last month, the JBD recesses for the two bow catapults are already in place.



I would be very surprised if this thing doesn't end up with three catapults.

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Likely location of the catapult and bridge, what do you think?
Edit: also is the two circled thing in your bottom picture weapon elevator?