CV-17 Shandong - Type 002 Aircraft Carrier News & Discussions

[T-Rex]

I don't understand why our Chinese friends always go for the Russian designs?

 

[My-Analogous]

Live broadcast of the launching ceremony at 2PM China's time 下午两点深圳台《军情直播间》直播001A下水仪式，全论坛军迷别错过！

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[Deino]

So it seems as if indeed it was not a "true" launch: Even if the dry-dock was flooded and there were some PLAN personnel and musicians attending, which have already left the shipyard, the ceremony has ended.

For the moment it seems merely as if they are just checking the vessel over first to see if there are any problems and the ceremony seems more like a token ceremony just to commemorate 23rd April, the PLAN's 68th anniversary and everything else was perhaps merely a rehearsal, so that the real ceremony with waving flags, fanfare, fireworks and the ship truly leaving the dock will be held another day.

Deino

 

[武成王]

I don't understand why our Chinese friends always go for the Russian designs?

Because its design was proved to just work, even it's not as perfect as US's carriers. China can improve the design step by step. It's a low risk, more practical route when an ultra complicated project is concerned. Much better than from scratch, no country would teach others how to build a modern aircraft carrier.

 

[HannibalBarca]

I don't understand why our Chinese friends always go for the Russian designs?

Because its design was proved to just work, even it's not as perfect as US's carriers. China can improve the design step by step. It's a low risk, more practical route when an ultra complicated project is concerned. Much better than from scratch, no country would teach others how to build a modern aircraft carrier.

Well the "true" reason it's that only RU want to sell to China...
And as for the Carrier.. Ru sold it to China not as a carrier but as a future Casino project... Well now you know the result..

 

[武成王]

Well the "true" reason it's that only RU want to sell to China...
And as for the Carrier.. Ru sold it to China not as a carrier but as a future Casino project... Well now you know the result..

It was sold as "useless steel", basically all useful devices were removed, only a shell left. You think Russia would sell a full carrier to China? There's a rumor that Ukraine sold some blueprints to China, not confirmed though.

 

[HannibalBarca]

It was sold as "useless steel", basically all useful devices were removed, only a shell left. You think Russia would sell a full carrier to China? There's a rumor that Ukraine sold some blueprints to China, not confirmed though.

Never I said RU sold a "CARRIER" to China... I said China wanted it for a CASINO project, but did otherwise....

"Ru sold it to China not as a carrier but as a future Casino project...

 

[ahojunk]

Never I said RU sold a "CARRIER" to China... I said China wanted it for a CASINO project, but did otherwise....

"Ru sold it to China not as a carrier but as a future Casino project...

Regardless, Russia was never a party in this transaction.

It was Ukraine that "sold" the carrier to China (via Hong Kong).

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

I don't understand why our Chinese friends always go for the Russian designs?

Because Ski jump carrier tech is only low risk, simple and available technology to China compare to steam catapult,
I'm pretty sure that Chinese navy prefer catapult carrier but it was too risky for the time they decided to build this aircraft carrier few years ago.

Well the "true" reason it's that only RU want to sell to China...
And as for the Carrier.. Ru sold it to China not as a carrier but as a future Casino project... Well now you know the result..

It was a short window of opportunity on human history , no one will ever believe sea floating Casino project again .

 

[HannibalBarca]

Because Ski jump carrier tech is only low risk, simple and available technology to China compare to steam catapult,
I'm pretty sure that Chinese navy prefer catapult carrier but it was too risky for the time they decided to build this aircraft carrier few years ago.



It was a short window of opportunity on human history , no one will ever believe sea floating Casino project again .

Yeah... casino card is over now... could migrant floating shelter escuse work?

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

Yeah... casino card is over now... could migrant floating shelter escuse work?

is there any carrier left in this world to be bought for this purpose?

 

[HannibalBarca]

is there any carrier left in this world to be bought for this purpose?

Let's pray for Admiral Kuznetsov Death...
The old man seems to be in his last breath...

 

[Beast]

I don't understand why our Chinese friends always go for the Russian designs?

You expect China which has never touch a aircraft carrier or even operate one straight away go for a more complicated steam catapult flat deck on her first attempt?

I don't understand, why such a basic logic some couldn't even understand? It's not rocket science but basic common sense.

They are also many example which China never goes for Russian design like our QBZ-97 rifle. China modern frigates, destroyer and LDP, LCAC. They are all never Russian design or influence.

China goes only what work best for them.

 

[empirefighter]

I don't understand why our Chinese friends always go for the Russian designs?

To be accurate, it is USSR design, not Russian design.
USSR was one of the two great military superpowers, even today, no country except USA has reached the highest level it ever reached. China is almost reaching its peak while Russia has fallen down and still benefited from its heritage to sustain its international status.

 

[S. Martin]

When look back to the first rolled out picture on Apr 22 of 2015, it's just only two years past. What a big change now!