[DCrockett53]

From what I understand this aircraft carrier is a have finished turd that used to belong to the Russians. Also I’m waiting for some chode politician in D.C. to make a deal with China for some f-18s so they actually have aircraft to launch from this thing.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

From what I understand this aircraft carrier is a have finished turd that used to belong to the Russians

Which the ChiComs have refitted and turned into a first class warship...

What folks here need to realize is that this carrier is NOT intended to go head-to-head with the USN, but to project power against Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, India, and even the Horn of Africa. For dealing with the USN and its carriers, the ChiComs will do THIS...

The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced

Our own in-house expert Jeff Head has been tracking ChiCom naval development for over ten years now, and has placed his research, with excellent, high-quality photographs, up at his website so that you can see what the ChiComs are up to.

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