PLAN Aircraft Carrier programme...(Closed)

delft said:

Probably designed by someone who googled aircraft carrier and took a USN one as his/her model. After all JN didn't yet build one.

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An alternate idea is that they're showing what the real thing will look like, after all we expect JN to build the second domestic carrier which will be CATOBAR.

They've included an 052D(172) and Yuanwang ship as well, and kept them relatively accurate if not a little stylistically depicted. For the carrier the island and overall size might be a bit different but the overall configuration is probably accurate.

The latest image appears to show the suspected 'bow' (front) of this new ship is located around the midpoint of length of the dry dock. The 'stern' (rear) of this ship appears to be positioned almost right up against the dry dock's gate.

Why would they position this ship so far back against the gate? Wouldn't that restrict the amount of available working space at the rear of the ship?

Overall, is this 'new ship' too short compared to the Liaoning? Do we have an older photo of this dry dock; taken from around the same angle; and with the Liaoning in it for comparison?

Jovian said:

The latest image appears to show the suspected 'bow' (front) of this new ship is located around the midpoint of length of the dry dock.

The 'stern' (rear) of this ship appears to be positioned almost right up against the dry dock's gate.

Why would they position this ship so far back against the gate? Wouldn't that restrict the amount of available working space at the rear of the ship?

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I think that the ship simply has not been built forward enough yet.

My guess is, if this is the carrier (and for me it is still too soon to make that determination from what we see), is that we are seeing center sections of the vessel getting a little beef now...with other sections yet to be added.

Time will tell.

Jeff Head said:

I think that the ship simply has not been built forward enough yet.

My guess is, if this is the carrier (and for me it is still too soon to make that determination from what we see), is that we are seeing center sections of the vessel getting a little beef now...with other sections yet to be added.

Time will tell.

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Could it be an LHD and not a CV?

Blackstone said:

Could it be an LHD and not a CV?

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Too soon to tell either way...at least for me.

Blackstone said:

Could it be an LHD and not a CV?

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Definitely too soon to tell, but that would make more sense to me! Even a 071 would make more sense to me than a carrier.

PanAsian said:

Definitely too soon to tell, but that would make more sense to me! Even a 071 would make more sense to me than a carrier.

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Makes more sense to me to just buy the one or two that the French are trying to sale.

Equation said:

Makes more sense to me to just buy the one or two that the French are trying to sale.

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If there wasn't an arms embargo in place I am sure there would be a deal, and then promptly another deal to transfer them to the Russians.

similar outlook, similar dimensions

Blackstone said:

Could it be an LHD and not a CV?

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We don't expect an LHD from DL, if anything maybe HD should come out with the LHD.