Type 076 LHD/LHA discussion

Self-explanatory.

I wonder if there will be another segment to close off the bow currently it seems the EM cat grove extending all the way to the bow edge, which is not the case for Fujian.

They are probably building a bigger version of the type 76 with two emals and angled landing strip. Another possibility is that they are building more type 003, so that any of their fleets will be have more emals available.

henrik said:

They are probably building a bigger version of the type 76 with two emals and angled landing strip. Another possibility is that they are building more type 003, so that any of their fleets will be have more emals available.

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No such news on larger version of type 076. Just a fanboy wet dream.

lcloo said:

No such news on larger version of type 076. Just a fanboy wet dream.

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A larger 076 might as well be a proper CV.

henrik said:

They are probably building a bigger version of the type 76 with two emals and angled landing strip. Another possibility is that they are building more type 003, so that any of their fleets will be have more emals available.

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Now we know how those unfounded rumors are produced. Henrik said something >> someone said something >> loop hundreds times >> hundreds people had said something >> Henrik is certain because hundreds people have said that.

taxiya said:

Now we know how those unfounded rumors are produced. Henrik said something >> someone said something >> loop hundreds times >> hundreds people had said something >> Henrik is certain because hundreds people have said that.

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You forgot one important step: someone from the SCMP treads this rumour and fabricates a story which is spread all over the social media

Deino said:

You forgot one important step: someone from the SCMP treads this rumour and fabricates a story which is spread all over the social media

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But the hull of 076 is still possible to be a new-era light aircraft carrier........

hkvaryag said:

But the hull of 076 is still possible to be a new-era light aircraft carrier........

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Outside type 076 does look like an aircraft carrier without angle deck but inside structure is that of an amphibious transport ship with a lot of spaces meant for LCAC, LCM, battle tanks and IFV etc.

The ship design team probably would have to spend as much time to modify a type 076 to the specs of a real aircraft carrier as much as the time required to design another new type of aircraft carrier. Then you have to test and verify the design, evaluate and modify the design and test again, and repeat the cycle until you are satisfied.

So if you need a few more aircraft carrier ASAP, might just build one based on the current blue prints which is already completed and accepted, such as Fujian. That is probably how Shandong came into being 002 after Liaoning.