PLAN Carrier Strike Group and Airwing

bd popeye · Oct 13, 2005

Re: What will the 1st PLAN Carrier Battle Group (CBG) look like?

Ok Jeff! I believe those are real pics. But perhaps a little retouched. That's all. Ok.???

The most carriers I ever actually saw at sea at one time was during Operation Frequent wind in April 1975.

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The carriers assembled were..USS Enterprise CVN-65, USS Midway CV-41, USS Coral Sea CV-43, USS Hancock CVA-19. Also there were the USS Okinawa LPH-3 and USS Blue Ridge LCC-19. Plus numerous escorts.I was on the USS Hancock.

The Midway and Hancock were configured as LPH's. The Midway actually had only 8 USAF CH-53 "Jolly Green Giants" on board because the blades did not fold.

Seeing so many ships at sea is an awesome sight.

Someday the PLAN will send to sea a CVBG with substainal force.

MIGleader · Oct 13, 2005

Re: What will the 1st PLAN Carrier Battle Group (CBG) look like?

bd popeye said:
Ok Jeff! I believe those are real pics. But perhaps a little retouched. That's all. Ok.???

The most carriers I ever actually saw at sea at one time was during Operation Frequent wind in April 1975.

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The carriers assembled were..USS Enterprise CVN-65, USS Midway CV-41, USS Coral Sea CV-43, USS Hancock CVA-19. Also there were the USS Okinawa LPH-3 and USS Blue Ridge LCC-19. Plus numerous escorts.

The Midway and Hancock were configured as LPH's. The Midway actually had only 8 USAF CH-53 "Jolly Green Giants" on board because the blades did not fold. I was on the USS Hancock.

Seeing so many ships at see is an awesome sight.

Someday the PLAN will send to sea a CVBG with substainal force.

i do hope when the plan completes its first cvbg in around 2010, it will senf it around on a world tour to show off china;s new blue water navy

MIGleader · Oct 13, 2005

Re: Latest Varyag Pics

Jeff Head said:
Agreed. But if the CIWS stays on the bow it will be purely VTOL...not STOL there.

if a jsf bgins launch from the rear of the ship, it can take off before it reaches the ciws. i think the japs and koreans just put the ciws at the front to edeter suspicions about their intents.

Jeff Head · Oct 13, 2005

Re: What will the 1st PLAN Carrier Battle Group (CBG) look like?

bd popeye said:
The most carriers I ever actually saw at sea at one time was during Operation Frequent wind in April 1975. The carriers assembled were..USS Enterprise CVN-65, USS Midway CV-41, USS Coral Sea CV-43, USS Hancock CVA-19. Also there were the USS Okinawa LPH-3 and USS Blue Ridge LCC-19. Plus numerous escorts..

I would love to have seen that! I wish I had a higher res pic of the five carriers in that last pic. It's pretty amazing too.

bd popeye said:
Someday the PLAN will send to sea a CVBG with substainal force.

Agreed. Although their training and expertise will still be very lacking, I expect that day to be relatively soon...I would bet they try and put on a show during the Olympics.

Jeff Head · Oct 13, 2005

Re: What will the 1st PLAN Carrier Battle Group (CBG) look like?

MIGleader said:
i do hope when the plan completes its first cvbg in around 2010, it will senf it around on a world tour to show off china;s new blue water navy

I believe they will try and have something for the 2008 Olympics. They can show off a lot right then to the whole world...and do it in the China Sea.

MIGleader · Oct 13, 2005

Re: What will the 1st PLAN Carrier Battle Group (CBG) look like?

Jeff Head said:
I believe they will try and have something for the 2008 Olympics. They can show off a lot right then to the whole world...and do it in the China Sea.

maybe 08 is a bit early. the varyag may be juzt finished by then. perhaps the world fair is a better chance to show it off.

Jeff Head · Oct 13, 2005

Re: Latest Varyag Pics

MIGleader said:
i think they just put the ciws at the front to edeter suspicions about their intents.

You may very well be right there. It is easy to move from a location like that.

Jeff Head · Oct 13, 2005

Re: What will the 1st PLAN Carrier Battle Group (CBG) look like?

MIGleader said:
maybe 08 is a bit early. the varyag may be juzt finished by then.

Over two more years. I believe they have enough time.

I bet if they can have it out showing off, the PLAN will. Either way, when it is completed, and the initial shake down and training is completed too, of course they will do a lot of port visits and show it and its escorts off.

Jeff Head · Oct 13, 2005

Re: My trip to the US Navy Reserve Fleet in Bremerton, WA

EternalVigil said:
Nice pics Jeff. BTW I bought the hardback version of your book. Its very good and I appreciate the entertainment it gave me while I was in the hospital for the flu. It took my mind off me feeling like crap for the time I was reading it. Thanks again.

The thanks is all mine. Thank you for reading it and I am really glad you enjoyed it. Please tell others. Since I am self-published, word of mouth is my good friend!

Hope you are feeling better. Gods speed.

Gollevainen · Oct 13, 2005

Re: My trip to the US Navy Reserve Fleet in Bremerton, WA

The thanks is all mine. Thank you for reading it and I am really glad you enjoyed it. Please tell others. Since I am self-published, word of mouth is my good friend!

if bit offtopic, but what kind of book(s) have you written?

PLAN Carrier Strike Group and Airwing

bd popeye

The Last Jedi

MIGleader

Banned Idiot

MIGleader

Banned Idiot

Jeff Head

General

Jeff Head

General

MIGleader

Banned Idiot

Jeff Head

General

Jeff Head

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Jeff Head

General

Gollevainen

Colonel