Most people never bought the story that the Chinese bought this relatively new carrier hull from Ukraine to make it into a floating Casino...particularly when it was revealed that the "company" that bought it had extremely close ties to the Chinese Military (surprize), and then especially after the purchase and towing to China when that "company" went out of business.
Now, as work continues and the vessel takes on more and more vistage of a ship being worked on and potentially prepared for service, that is all the more obvious.
China is embarked on one of the largest naval military buildups in history. Given the miriad of new vessels they are building, including all of the vessels necessary to comprise a Carrier Battle Group, except the carrier, an operational Chinese carrier group in the China Sea will pose a major upset in the balance of power.
For much more information on the Chinese Naval buildup, see:
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1 posted on
08/14/2005 6:00:26 PM PDT by
Jeff Head
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For those following the continued PLAN (Red Chinese Navy) buildup...this latest from Jane's on the carrier.
2 posted on
08/14/2005 6:01:19 PM PDT by
Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head
It just seems odd to me that a regime which is basing a new blue water fleet on the submarine, and concentrating on developing and amassing anti-carrier weapons, would bother with an expensive-and in their view, eventually worthless-weapons system like an aircraft carrier.
3 posted on
08/14/2005 6:03:40 PM PDT by
warchild9
To: Jeff Head
![](http://img57.photobucket.com/albums/v174/rednecktexan/Iranian_Carrier.jpg)
I acquired this photo at great risk.
To: Jeff Head
Casino ship or not, it still seems like there's alot of gambling involved.
5 posted on
08/14/2005 6:07:19 PM PDT by
kcar
(theUNsucks.com)
To: Jeff Head
Communist China has Imperialistic ambitions...
6 posted on
08/14/2005 6:07:50 PM PDT by
coconutt2000
(NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
To: Jeff Head
big whoop.......buying a aircraft carrier dont mean squat until you have experience in sea warfare. Which China DOESNT.
8 posted on
08/14/2005 6:09:18 PM PDT by
Tiger Smack
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To: Jeff Head
epairing a badly damaged ex-Russian I missed something here... How did it get damaged?
10 posted on
08/14/2005 6:09:45 PM PDT by
konaice
To: Jeff Head
That aircraft carrier will be used to put Chinese aircraft in the Caribbean and central America. It is not tactically significant, but it does have strategic value. There will be occasions where the Chinese will use their aircraft to annoy and distract our military operations.
To: Jeff Head
Still, China's ultimate intentions for the Varyag remain unclear. Seems plain as day to me
16 posted on
08/14/2005 6:13:12 PM PDT by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: Jeff Head
Bump to send to Chinese friend.
18 posted on
08/14/2005 6:13:45 PM PDT by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: Jeff Head
If you look at the bow, it appears to be a jump jet carrier rather than a full sized fleet carrier.
SO9
To: Jeff Head; warchild9
Don't tell the ChiComs, but we would sink their little boat without even seeing it....
22 posted on
08/14/2005 6:15:14 PM PDT by
MikefromOhio
(Waiting for Willie's boohoohoo of the week....next week, 200 strippers laid off in Tampa......)
To: Jeff Head
The UN refused to classify this ship as a floating casino after becoming suspicious when the inspecting team pulled one of the slot machine handles and it launched three missiles. ;>
To: Jeff Head
let them build two, two carriers, two bombs, they are out alot of money
31 posted on
08/14/2005 6:26:14 PM PDT by
sure_fine
(*not one to over kill the thought process*)
To: Jeff Head
It would be relatively inexpensive to dress it up properly, add a number of escort ships, and then cruise it around the world making port calls everywhere.
The diplomatic PR value would far outweigh the cost.
It doesn't actually have to work as a combat platform to sway the easily impressed.
To: Jeff Head
That's going to make one heck of an artificial reef after the U S Navy gets through with it.
61 posted on
08/14/2005 6:45:45 PM PDT by
NCC-1701
(ISLAM IS A CULT!!!!! IT MUST BE ERADICATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
To: Jeff Head
Let em! We have seven.
And when THEY have seven carriers we'll show em the black triangles that hover silently and defy gravity.
68 posted on
08/14/2005 6:52:04 PM PDT by
mercy
(never again a patsy for Bill Gates - spyware and viri free for over a year now)
To: Jeff Head
A few Exocet missiles and the mighty carrier YingYang or whatever they're going to call it goes down to Dae-Vee-Joes locker.
78 posted on
08/14/2005 7:02:40 PM PDT by
Mad Mammoth
(Gunny Ermey: "What do you MEAN, IF Jesus was a Marine? He IS a MARINE! The Toughest One Of Em All!")
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It will make a nice reef.
To: Jeff Head
If nothing else the Varyag with be used for training purposes. I don't think the Chinese would be stupid enough to deploy it. It maybe the next step in understanding of carrier operations since they are new to the game. How many of their pilots have ever landed on a carrier at sea? Do they have know carrier safety procedures, such fire suppression? I can imagine their first few attempts at landing on carrier at sea will be very interesting. I am suggesting it will be a long time before you see sizable numbers of Chinese Carriers on the high seas.
123 posted on
08/15/2005 6:38:52 AM PDT by
Kuehn12
(Kuehn12)
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