Posted on 02/03/2011 11:27:02 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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It carries more than two missiles plus other ASW weapons. Also, where is the sensor suite on that wee air tractor?
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Indeed. Latest bloc Harpoons on harpoints plus five more in an internal weapons bay. Anti-submarine torpedoes and mines. MAD, sonobuoys, multiple datalinks, etc. No comparison.
We should be offering to build them a carrier.
“Also, where is the sensor suite on that wee air tractor?”
The “sensor suite” is whatever the pilot hears over the engine. ;)
They are building one to replace the INS Viraat. Also, they are going to acquire a Russian carrier-cruiser (Ex-Admiral Gorshkov). We could always offer one of our recently decommissioned conventional carriers, but that may be a bit pricey.
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They don’t need a super sized carrier, they need specialized for service in the Indian ocean.
A buddy of mine was a MCPO on the USS America (the last non-nuke carrier?) He said it was more dangerous duty than his days as a helicopter door gunner in RVN. Said he was happy to hear that damn thing sank with nobody aboard!
If we want to help India, give them a new one!
We don’t make small carriers. The closest thing we have to a baby carrier would be an LPH. The last carriers we built in the displacement range that you suggest was the Midway-class carriers.
It depends on the condition of the ship upon decomm and how well it is rennovated for its new life. We have sold decomm ships to a lot of allies over the decades. That said, what would India do with a supercarrier? Outside of an LPH, that is pretty much all we would have to offer for carrier aviation at the moment.
Well, we could also offer an LHD.
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I’m aware of that, but we could design anbuild anything they want.
No dispute there. But they are already building one themselves and getting a refurbished Russian carrier-cruiser. These would be in the fleet faster than it would take for a shipyard here to design and build one for them. Now, if your are talking about building a third such carrier for the Indian Navy, then that could be an option that they could explore.
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