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2007-07-31 China-Japan-Koreas

Chinese Navy To Build Two Carriers With Russian Help

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Posted by 3dc 2007-07-31 13:25|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The Varyag, a Soviet-made carrier, which was bought incomplete from Ukraine for $20 million in 1998 by a Macao tourist agency, and then disappeared.

Chicom or Islam. The future looks nuke, I've got to wear shades.

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2007-07-31 13:42|| 2007-07-31 13:42|| Front Page Top

#2 How does one hide an aircraft carrier? other than sink it, that is and then the utility of it comes into play.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-07-31 14:57|| 2007-07-31 14:57|| Front Page Top

#3 This is why I am a big advocate of selling the USS Kennedy to India. The Chinese are trying to build carriers to Russian standards to oppose the US, and it would drive them bonkers if the Indians did a leap frog over them, with a local aircraft carrier better than theirs.

The idea would be to get the Chinese more focused on having a technology race with the Indians than the US, which would cost them a LOT more money and divide their attention.

And the zinger is that even if the Chinese killed their budget trying to equal the Indian Kennedy, it would still be far below US state of the art.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-31 16:49|| 2007-07-31 16:49|| Front Page Top

#4 "it would drive [the Chinese] bonkers if the Indians did a leap frog over them, with a local aircraft carrier better than theirs"

That's not a bug, 'moose - that's a feature.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-07-31 17:09|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-07-31 17:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Previous Indian carriers-
INS Vikrant (ex-HMS Hercules)
INS Viraat (ex-HMS Hermes)
were British designed and built.

The new Vikrant is being built in Cochin, India with Fincantieri of Italy doing the concept, design and implementation.

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-31 19:39|| 2007-07-31 19:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Good lord, John F. You mean India is going to have a sexy aircraft carrier!!

Posted by trailing wife 2007-07-31 19:48|| 2007-07-31 19:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Really torque the Chinese by "selling" the USS Kitty Hawk to Japan, along with a full complement of carrier-based aircraft. It would be "defensive", as it's about the only thing that will give them the capability to defend Okinawa in any future conflict.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-07-31 21:11|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-07-31 21:11|| Front Page Top

#8 This is news, but no surprise. It's not like anyone really believed that they bought Varyag for use as a floating theme park.

Posted by Mike 2007-07-31 21:49|| 2007-07-31 21:49|| Front Page Top

#9 "Far below US state of the art" > "Tis a reason for anti-US/West "WAR IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE BUT DESIRED" ala China [c. 2014] andor Russia [c.2018]. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA > "D ***, we're outnumbered a thousand-to-one [or more], Zack, thats not fair".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-07-31 23:22|| 2007-07-31 23:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Old Patriot: That is a brilliant idea! The Chinese would poop themselves, then give off a scream we could hear in San Diego. Instead of hoping to become the #2 naval power, they would have to kill themselves to become #4! Haw.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-31 23:33|| 2007-07-31 23:33|| Front Page Top

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