PLAN Carrier Strike Group and Airwing
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drunkmunky
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Re: PLAN Carrier Construction
A real carrier module wouldn't be painted in the mists of construction.
A real carrier module wouldn't be painted in the mists of construction.
Re: Aircraft Carriers II
I've been doing a little analysis on Aircraft Carrier growth throughout the world over the last ten years. Some interesting findings. I am including CATOBAR and STOBAR carries, as well as STOVL carriers (meaning also full, flat-deck Amphibious Assault vessels). No LPDs, but LPHs, LHDs, LHAs and DDHs with full length flat decks are included.
In 2003 there were a total of 44 such vessels world wide. In 2013 there are 48 such vessels. A gain of four total. But, in those numbers, 13 vessels were decommissioned and 17 new vessels were built. 17 new carriers built throughout the world in ten years! That's an average of almost two per year! So much for all those comments a few years ago that the age of carriers was done, eh?
Anyhow, the distribution is interesting to. Of the 13 decommissioned, the US and UK decommissioned a total of 10 of them. That would be the US Enterprise, the US JFK, two US Kitty Hawks, three US Tarawas, and three UK Invincibles.
Here's how the numbers changed by region:
North America (meaning the US) went from 25 carriers to 21 carriers. A loss of four.
Europe went from a total of 12 carriers to a total of 13 carriers. A gain of one. The QEs do not figure into this yet.
South America remained at one carrier throughout this time, Brazil's Sao Paulo.
But look at what Asia did. Asia went from a total of 6 carrier vessels to a total of 13 carrier vessels in ten years. That's where the Naval arms race is going on...and I am sure if you do a similar study of destroyers, frigates, and submarines you would find the same thing. Anyhow, here's a tabble showing all of this:
I've been doing a little analysis on Aircraft Carrier growth throughout the world over the last ten years. Some interesting findings. I am including CATOBAR and STOBAR carries, as well as STOVL carriers (meaning also full, flat-deck Amphibious Assault vessels). No LPDs, but LPHs, LHDs, LHAs and DDHs with full length flat decks are included.
In 2003 there were a total of 44 such vessels world wide. In 2013 there are 48 such vessels. A gain of four total. But, in those numbers, 13 vessels were decommissioned and 17 new vessels were built. 17 new carriers built throughout the world in ten years! That's an average of almost two per year! So much for all those comments a few years ago that the age of carriers was done, eh?
Anyhow, the distribution is interesting to. Of the 13 decommissioned, the US and UK decommissioned a total of 10 of them. That would be the US Enterprise, the US JFK, two US Kitty Hawks, three US Tarawas, and three UK Invincibles.
Here's how the numbers changed by region:
North America (meaning the US) went from 25 carriers to 21 carriers. A loss of four.
Europe went from a total of 12 carriers to a total of 13 carriers. A gain of one. The QEs do not figure into this yet.
South America remained at one carrier throughout this time, Brazil's Sao Paulo.
But look at what Asia did. Asia went from a total of 6 carrier vessels to a total of 13 carrier vessels in ten years. That's where the Naval arms race is going on...and I am sure if you do a similar study of destroyers, frigates, and submarines you would find the same thing. Anyhow, here's a tabble showing all of this:
Re: PLAN Carrier Construction
Actually Wasp Class can operate up to 20 Harriers (and later F-35Bs). As an Amphibious Assault ship role, they carry six. But in the Sea Control role, they carry up to twenty.Wasp class can operate six Harrier aircraft. Maybe there is no need for angled deck to operate six J-31.
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Re: Carrier Proliferation: 2012-1014
I've been doing a little analysis on Aircraft Carrier growth throughout the world over the last ten years. Some interesting findings. I am including CATOBAR and STOBAR carries, as well as STOVL carriers (meaning also full, flat-deck Amphibious Assault vessels). No LPDs, but LPHs, LHDs, LHAs and DDHs with full length flat decks are included.
In 2003 there were a total of 44 such vessels world wide. In 2013 there are 48 such vessels. A gain of four total. But, in those numbers, 13 vessels were decommissioned and 17 new vessels were built. 17 new carriers built throughout the world in ten years! That's an average of almost two per year! So much for all those comments a few years ago that the age of carriers was done, eh?
Anyhow, the distribution is interesting to. Of the 13 decommissioned, the US and UK decommissioned a total of 10 of them. That would be the US Enterprise, the US JFK, two US Kitty Hawks, three US Tarawas, and three UK Invincibles.
Here's how the numbers changed by region:
North America (meaning the US) went from 25 carriers to 21 carriers. A loss of four.
Europe went from a total of 12 carriers to a total of 13 carriers. A gain of one. The QEs do not figure into this yet.
South America remained at one carrier throughout this time, Brazil's Sao Paulo.
But look at what Asia did. Asia went from a total of 6 carrier vessels to a total of 13 carrier vessels in ten years. That's where the Naval arms race is going on...and I am sure if you do a similar study of destroyers, frigates, and submarines you would find the same thing. Anyhow, here's a tabble showing all of this:
I've been doing a little analysis on Aircraft Carrier growth throughout the world over the last ten years. Some interesting findings. I am including CATOBAR and STOBAR carries, as well as STOVL carriers (meaning also full, flat-deck Amphibious Assault vessels). No LPDs, but LPHs, LHDs, LHAs and DDHs with full length flat decks are included.
In 2003 there were a total of 44 such vessels world wide. In 2013 there are 48 such vessels. A gain of four total. But, in those numbers, 13 vessels were decommissioned and 17 new vessels were built. 17 new carriers built throughout the world in ten years! That's an average of almost two per year! So much for all those comments a few years ago that the age of carriers was done, eh?
Anyhow, the distribution is interesting to. Of the 13 decommissioned, the US and UK decommissioned a total of 10 of them. That would be the US Enterprise, the US JFK, two US Kitty Hawks, three US Tarawas, and three UK Invincibles.
Here's how the numbers changed by region:
North America (meaning the US) went from 25 carriers to 21 carriers. A loss of four.
Europe went from a total of 12 carriers to a total of 13 carriers. A gain of one. The QEs do not figure into this yet.
South America remained at one carrier throughout this time, Brazil's Sao Paulo.
But look at what Asia did. Asia went from a total of 6 carrier vessels to a total of 13 carrier vessels in ten years. That's where the Naval arms race is going on...and I am sure if you do a similar study of destroyers, frigates, and submarines you would find the same thing. Anyhow, here's a tabble showing all of this:
Intrepid
Major
Intrepid
Major
Re: Aircraft Carriers II
I think, it is the limit of the dimension of the building facility.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Re: Aircraft Carriers II
If you are going to count Sao Paulo out, Intrepid you may was well not count the Chinese Carrier or the Russian.
If you are going to count Sao Paulo out, Intrepid you may was well not count the Chinese Carrier or the Russian.