Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) News & Discussions

[kungfugymnast]

Maybe you could repost this, but all Chinese VSTOL projects so far leaked are fan-made.

Noted, it's fake. It was once hot topic with the supposed fake leak photo. If American could easily hired Yak-141 design team to design the STOVL for F-35B, maybe China should do the same.

Yeah and how many of each

1 or 2 maybe 3? Barely covers
One carrier

you get my point China needs rotary naval aviation brigade

China needs 4 of these for future amphibious assault purpose. They need it if they intended to kick US out of Guam 1 day or in case US tried to seize Spratlys.

 

[Deino]

Noted, it's fake. It was once hot topic with the supposed fake leak photo. If American could easily hired Yak-141 design team to design the STOVL for F-35B, maybe China should do the same.

The US did not hire to design the STOVL F-35, only for the nozzle design they were contracted.

As such it is a different thing, if you have a decent engine and need consultaion for a certain detail or if you need a full VSTOL-capable engine, which China clearly still lacks.

 

[kungfugymnast]

The US did not hire to design the STOVL F-35, only for the nozzle design they were contracted.

As such it is a different thing, if you have a decent engine and need consultaion for a certain detail or if you need a full VSTOL-capable engine, which China clearly still lacks.

China could still build their own VSTOL fighters by buying the design from Yak-141. It can't hover as long as F35B with lift fan but could still take off and land anywhere. Besides VSTOL fighters goal is to provide close air support for marines. Ability to carry more payload is higher priority than stealth meaning China should build stealth VSTOL with internal bay and conventional VSTOL fighters for fire support

 

[LKJ86]

April 8, 2020

Via @云墨斋SSS from Weibo

 

[aziqbal]

wouldn't mind seeing 1 x LHD + 2 x LPD fully ready for amphibious operations

 

[Deino]

And yet again an update from the second Type 075 LHD under construction at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai .... seems to be quite ready for launch!

(Images via @云墨斋SSS at Weibo)

 

[aziqbal]

How are they still working ?

Overall Chinese shipbuilding hasn’t slowed that much and will most probably make up the time

 

[LKJ86]

And yet again an update from the second Type 075 LHD under construction at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai .... seems to be quite ready for launch!

(Images via @云墨斋SSS at Weibo)

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Video:https://m.weibo.cn/2617677157/4491906094316039

 

[zhxy]

Type 075 is not the limit of Chinese industry. If desired, China could close the 200,000-ton helicopter landing berths

 

[Deino]

Type 075 is not the limit of Chinese industry. If desired, China could close the 200,000-ton helicopter landing berths

Not sure, what you smoke, but even the largest super-carriers are just above 100,000-ton and you suggest a 200,000-ton helicopter landing platform!??

 

[kungfugymnast]

Not sure, what you smoke, but even the largest super-carriers are just above 100,000-ton and you suggest a 200,000-ton helicopter landing platform!??

That's probably concrete carrier like concrete battleship made by US during WW2. Not a bad idea having a large concrete carrier towed to Spratlys for South China Sea defense.

 

[Deino]

That's probably concrete carrier like concrete battleship made by US during WW2. Not a bad idea having a large concrete carrier towed to Spratlys for South China Sea defense.

Come on ... why building such a monster and towing it towards the SCS when there are enough islands?

 

[kungfugymnast]

Come on ... why building such a monster and towing it towards the SCS when there are enough islands?

In case the island is not enough and avoid damaging corals, that'll shut those environmentalists up. Concrete carrier is tougher and easier to land/take off compared to current PLAN carrier that can't get catapult launch ready. A large mobile airport platform is good enough for conventional take off yet unsinkable.

 

[LKJ86]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1248504662262607872

 

[kungfugymnast]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1248504662262607872

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Seems like this amphibious assault ship will be ready soon. What will be added to flight deck and well deck? Some WZ10, WZ19 attack helicopters, WZ20 ASW. Then in well deck amphibious IFV, no Zubir hovercraft?