CV-17 under construction in Dalian in June 2016. DigitalGlobe photo via Google Earth
To: sukhoi-30mki
In particular, Chinese shipbuilders need to overcome several hurdles before they begin constructing first rate carriers...
They’re gonna buy blueprints from the clintons?
2 posted on
11/06/2016 4:19:26 AM PST by
dp0622
(IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The equipment hoist cross beams look funny in this picture. Spherical aberration or just pixel abnormality. Although the shadow for the right one looks the same. Looks like a funny slight “V” shape design...
3 posted on
11/06/2016 4:19:58 AM PST by
Gaffer
To: sukhoi-30mki
Can be used to protect the waters around their new island, the
Phillipines.4 posted on
11/06/2016 4:20:03 AM PST by
blam
(Jeff Sessions For President)
To: sukhoi-30mki
from the article:
"She, like Admiral Kuznetsov, will in overall capabilities more resemble one of the U.S. Navy’s America-class light carriers than a Nimitz or Ford-class supercarrier. " 1st Chinese carrier Liaoning beside USS America, here referred to as a "light carrier":
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9 posted on
11/06/2016 4:52:28 AM PST by
BroJoeK
(a little historical perspective...)
To: sukhoi-30mki
ping
11 posted on
11/06/2016 6:42:22 AM PST by
Chode
(You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The Firearms made the armoured knights obsolete in the medieval European theatre.
Chinese short range nuclear missiles made air carriers obsolete in the Pacific theatre.
Read Pacific 2020 by RAND corporation.
13 posted on
11/06/2016 4:48:34 PM PST by
DTA
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