Model of the aircraft carrier project 23000E at the «Army 2015» exhibition. Source: wikipedia.org/Artem Tkachenko
More a Russian wish than anything else!
Model of the aircraft carrier project 23000E at the «Army 2015» exhibition. Source: wikipedia.org/Artem Tkachenko
More a Russian wish than anything else!
You’d think that last f****g they got from the Russians would have learned ‘em something
The designer said that, according to preliminary estimates, the resistance to the movement of the ship will be about 30% less than the traditional contour of the body.
30%???
Every navy’s dream.
Hahaha.
As a basis of comparison, the new Royal Navy carriers, the Queen Elizabeth Class, displace 70,000 tons. The new USN Ford Class displaces 100 K tons.
Conventional carriers are cheaper to operate, crew training is much easier, damage control easier, more survivable, and cost less to build. Once on station a conventional CV has the exact same mission capabilities as nuclear carrier.
Because the Russians have so much experience at carrier design, contruction, and operation.
Probably not a good decision.
Am I detecting a Split Island on that Carrier?
Wonder who they copied that idea from......
What are Indian naval requirements?
1. They need to secure the Indian Ocean from Chinese incursion.
2. They need to secure their own sea lines of communication, especially for oil from the Persian Gulf, from Pakistan and prevent the Pakistani navy from projecting power to India’s shores.
#1 could be accomplished with a sizeable SU-27 and P-8 base on Greater Nicobar island, controlling the exit of the Malacca Strait and several submarines at the Sunda Strait. A carrier would be a plus for both situations, but not a hard requirement.
#2 can be handled with a combination of India based aircraft and IN surface vessels. Again, a carrier would be a plus, but not a must.
The bow catapults on the model are interesting. They don’t look like full launching catapults like the French and we use, but rather boosters to get the aircraft up to some speed before hitting the ski jump.
Fascinating hybrid concept. Allows for higher launch loads, but also allows lighter aircraft to still be launched by deck run alone if the booster catapults break.
Izvestia says it so it must be true!
Why would you want a carrier that has both catapult launch and springboard launch?