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So, anyone else seen the PLN's new CVN?



From what I understand, it is called the Orient Green Boat. (yes, really!)

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.

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

http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/surface ... arrier.asp

The Chinese have a lot going on in the carrier department... Above is a great link with exellent info on the program

cama pondered:
They look really Russian, I wonder how much technology gets sold, or borrowed, from their neighbours?

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.

Thank you for the updated info on Vaytag(?), appreciate it.

So much for a blue navy. Looks like China is wanting to be able to take the fight to other places.

Full speed ahead, damn the torpedos!!! Oh, damn that sand bar.....