New satellite imagery has shown that China may have started construction on a new aircraft carrier. This would be their second one, in addition to refurbished Soviet-era flattop they finished sea trials with last year. When the construction is finished, it’ll be China’s first carrier made in their country. But images leaked from The National Interest shows that it doesn’t look very much like a carrier at all, which is to be expected, considering that China doesn’t have the experience or skill to make anything like modern U.S. carriers. Perhaps this is why they’re so interested in hacking American intelligence.
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The picture is of the carrier they bought from Russia. The newer one sounds like what we use for vertical a/c.
Comparing it to the background, the ships perspective is off. It looks like they are using optical illusions. The front half looks up swept.
Hope its built better than the China c**p I try to fix cars with.
Once China has a modern complete blue water navy they will be a a global power house able to flex their military might anywhere on the globe! A true nuclear super power on the rise with diametrically opposing ideals And principles to our own! they backed our enemies and fought for them against us in the Korean conflict and the Vietnam war. They have been involved in espionage against us since the sixties. To underestimate a China with a modern blue water navy is critical mistake!
Tl;dr for everyone; it might not be a carrier! It might be a carrier!
Seriously, the article is a lie. They couldn’t even be bothered to say “battleship” or anything.
Carriers without catapults have ramps. It’s cheaper, but you can’t have landings and launches as close together. The Brits use ramps.
That’s not the new carrier its the one they bought from Russia. It has an upswept bow to aid in in unassisted takeoffs on the short runway.
If the Chinese Air Force ever fucks with us it will be the new Marianas turkey shoot for those of you that know aviation history
The American people pay and have paid for this every time we choose to buy Chinese. All we had to do is choose right over the last 50 years.
Carriers are redundant in the 21st century. The chinese know it and are just taking the p**s. Their new ‘carrier killer’ missile, the DF-21D could take out a US carrier before it even knew it was coming.