Why build this so in the open though? I’m sure they are capable of building a hangar type structure to prevent satellite spying?
imjustsurfin on
Who knows, it may even be better than their previous 3 attempts (if it’s ever actually finished)
I doubt it though.
They KNOW they’ve effed up with the Fujian – which has barely been seen, or mentioned on state run CCTV since it’s seriously low-key commissioning last November. It’s been seen plodding along the ocean with ZERO AIRCRAFT on deck. Conventional power + EMALS **does not work**.
It can’t even launch and recover aircraft at the same time – A BASIC requirement of an AC!
Analysts have said that it was an unfinished ship when commissioned, and has returned to the shipyard. It’s “commissioning” was theatre to meet political time-lines.
It seems to be following the same path as it’s predecessor, the Shandong, which literally spent it’s first year following commissioning in the shipyard that built it, so that serious problems could be resolved.
I seen reports that they are REALLY struggling with building the reactors.
On top of that, they don’t have enough AC capable planes; experienced AC pilots; AC engineers\maintenance personnel etc etc.
Typingdude3 on
Large capital ships of the fleet are so 1900’s. Monuments to man’s stupidity in the age of drones. Plus Made in China, so it may never get done or might collapse on itself.
MaximumSeats on
It’s insane to me that people still believe China is the land of knock offs and cheap imitations.
China’s navy is leaving the United States in the dust while we continue to completely fail to produce any ship that isn’t an aircraft carrier or submarine in the modern era.
How long until our latest attempt, the Donald Trump Battleship, is canceled and we move on to our next failed surface combatant?
In 20 years the United States will be a decade behind China in *numerous* industrial and technological fields at this rate, not to include the areas we already are.
Void-Indigo on
When the Chinese can operate and maintain a carrier task force far from home while doing 24/7 all weather carrier operations then we can say they have entered the big leagues. Right now they are still in the minor leagues at force projects far from home.
Technical_Ideal_5439 on
Taiwan is going to be interesting. There is no point bombing Taiwan it loses its value so you need boots on the ground, but this is likely to be an insane escalation of drone tech if it ever happened to the level I have no idea if a carrier even with lots of backup and close to China could survive to even reach Taiwan.
pattyG80 on
How many drones could an aircraft carrier carry in theory? 300? 400?
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Why build this so in the open though? I’m sure they are capable of building a hangar type structure to prevent satellite spying?
Who knows, it may even be better than their previous 3 attempts (if it’s ever actually finished)
I doubt it though.
They KNOW they’ve effed up with the Fujian – which has barely been seen, or mentioned on state run CCTV since it’s seriously low-key commissioning last November. It’s been seen plodding along the ocean with ZERO AIRCRAFT on deck. Conventional power + EMALS **does not work**.
It can’t even launch and recover aircraft at the same time – A BASIC requirement of an AC!
Analysts have said that it was an unfinished ship when commissioned, and has returned to the shipyard. It’s “commissioning” was theatre to meet political time-lines.
It seems to be following the same path as it’s predecessor, the Shandong, which literally spent it’s first year following commissioning in the shipyard that built it, so that serious problems could be resolved.
I seen reports that they are REALLY struggling with building the reactors.
On top of that, they don’t have enough AC capable planes; experienced AC pilots; AC engineers\maintenance personnel etc etc.
Large capital ships of the fleet are so 1900’s. Monuments to man’s stupidity in the age of drones. Plus Made in China, so it may never get done or might collapse on itself.
It’s insane to me that people still believe China is the land of knock offs and cheap imitations.
China’s navy is leaving the United States in the dust while we continue to completely fail to produce any ship that isn’t an aircraft carrier or submarine in the modern era.
How long until our latest attempt, the Donald Trump Battleship, is canceled and we move on to our next failed surface combatant?
In 20 years the United States will be a decade behind China in *numerous* industrial and technological fields at this rate, not to include the areas we already are.
When the Chinese can operate and maintain a carrier task force far from home while doing 24/7 all weather carrier operations then we can say they have entered the big leagues. Right now they are still in the minor leagues at force projects far from home.
Taiwan is going to be interesting. There is no point bombing Taiwan it loses its value so you need boots on the ground, but this is likely to be an insane escalation of drone tech if it ever happened to the level I have no idea if a carrier even with lots of backup and close to China could survive to even reach Taiwan.
How many drones could an aircraft carrier carry in theory? 300? 400?
Can’t wait to see it lost to enemy fire