[Jeff Head]

Clearly, without the engine and rudders she has no speed. But the Chinese have been working on her under military security for well over two years and they have done a lot of work inside her...exactly what, we do not know. But, she is being prettied up for something.

We shall see what that is...if she becomes operational, I listed the same speed as her sister ship.

That's all.

[Non-Sequitur]

The Varayag was a hulk laying around and rusting until last June when they started painting her. Fitting her with boilers and turbines would be a major job requiring a considerable amount of time and would probably include ripping up sections of her flight deck to allow access to her engine room. I haven't seen any reports of that happening, have you?. I have no idea what the PLAN is planning by spiffing her up in a new paint job but like I said, I'll believe she's a threat once I see her underway.