India will commission its first indigenous aircraft carrier in 2014

[jha]

so, whr do you guys plan to hide cdg....???? i have a room empty .....care for it....... i could accommodate it provided it does not cause well known problems of its....... what say????

 

[gogbot]

so, whr do you guys plan to hide cdg....???? i have a room empty .....care for it....... i could accommodate it provided it does not cause well known problems of its....... what say????

May be we should ask the Japanese they hide an entire Carrier fleet on its way to Pearl harbor, crossing the pacific ocean.

Perhaps a hidden carrier group can still find its uses in today's world

 

[Dark Angel]

or 3 more to hide from the PAF, I hear thats what you folks do at times of war.

The day war was declared, the Vikrant, which had been anchored off the northern-most tip of the Andaman & Nicobar chain of islands, moved towards the principal East Pakistani port, Chittagong. The Pakistanis, having learnt that Vikrant was positioned in the Bay of Bengal, despatched one of their submarines, PNS Ghazi, to the east. The Pakistani submarine thought it could sneak into Vizag harbour, the principal naval port in the Indian east coast. It was, however, detected and sunk before it could cause any damage. The Vikrant continued unhindered. Rear Admiral (retired) P.D.Sharma, who was then an aviator aboard the Vikrant, recalls what it was like:

"Fighter pilots practice for years and when they finally get an opportunity to see real action, it is thrilling - it is the moment one has been waiting for all one's life. And it was so for us aboard the Vikrant on 4th December 1971...

"The first sortie was mounted against Cox's Bazaar. Eight Sea Hawks went in led by the squadron commander. I was in the second sortie which attacked Chittagong. This was in the afternoon of the 4th because it took some time for the Vikrant to close in the range to Chittagong.

However, one of Vikrant's main boilers was out of operation and the ship could not maintain the kind of speed required for manoeuvring in a situation where the air threat would be considerable. It was decided that the Vikrant would be used to blockade the ports in East Pakistan, and destroy the riverine craft used by the Pakistanis there.

1971 India-Pakistan War: Blockade from the Seas

 

[IndianArmy]