From what I understand, it is called the Orient Green Boat. (yes, really!)
New Chinese CVN
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New Chinese CVN
So, anyone else seen the PLN's new CVN?
From what I understand, it is called the Orient Green Boat. (yes, really!)
From what I understand, it is called the Orient Green Boat. (yes, really!)
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For those of you who want to paint one up, here is an overhead (satellite, I think ... may even be findable on GoogleEarth, from the location indicators on this pic).
You can read more about it here:
http://www.bobhenneman.info/china.htm
Said to be reasonably closely modelled on the USS Nimitz class, although in total coming out at only about 7/8ths the total size.
Does that make it a scale model?
I have to expect any nation to make some mistakes on their first indigenous carrier, but this home-porting issue they've come upon seems like one of the more obvious issues to avoid.
You can read more about it here:
http://www.bobhenneman.info/china.htm
Said to be reasonably closely modelled on the USS Nimitz class, although in total coming out at only about 7/8ths the total size.
Does that make it a scale model?
I have to expect any nation to make some mistakes on their first indigenous carrier, but this home-porting issue they've come upon seems like one of the more obvious issues to avoid.
-Mark 1
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"It is hard NOT to write satire." - Decimus Iunius Juvenalis, 1st Century AD
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The Chinese carrier appears to be more closely to scale of our Navy/marine amph carriers....
One thing I do like is that it will be the undisbutable champion of the body of water that it is in. I do not think that any other or even any two or three other carriers will be successful in challanging the Chinese carrier in its domain.
What do you think?
chris
One thing I do like is that it will be the undisbutable champion of the body of water that it is in. I do not think that any other or even any two or three other carriers will be successful in challanging the Chinese carrier in its domain.
What do you think?
chris
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The Chinese have a lot going on in the carrier department... Above is a great link with exellent info on the program
The Chinese have a lot going on in the carrier department... Above is a great link with exellent info on the program
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Uh, yeah. 'Cause its the Varyag, a Kuznetzov class jump-carrier the Chinese bought from the Ukraine. Bought de-militarized (stripped) on the specific proviso that it would not be "militarized", as it was for use as a floating casino/hotel. Once the Chinese got it, they immediately turned it over to the PLN for re-militarization.cama pondered:
They look really Russian, I wonder how much technology gets sold, or borrowed, from their neighbours?
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Difficile est, saturam non scribere.
"It is hard NOT to write satire." - Decimus Iunius Juvenalis, 1st Century AD
Difficile est, saturam non scribere.
"It is hard NOT to write satire." - Decimus Iunius Juvenalis, 1st Century AD