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2012-09-26 China-Japan-Koreas

China's first aircraft carrier entering service

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Posted by Steve White 2012-09-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 China intends its new "SHILENG/LIAONING" CV to be dual or multi-use, manly training for its new carrier aviation corps/cadres + "showing the flag", but also for legit MilOps in times of national crisis.

Year 2020 is the yarn to watch, both as per possible SSSSSHHHH...CCCCCCCCC anti-US OWG? + China is planning to dev an additional 2-3 CV Groups, to include possible US-style Supercarrier as well as possible USS WASP-CLASS styled LHDS.

China is also repor mulling purchasing either another ex-Soviet CV or a UK Royal Navy CV to convert into a nuclear CV testbed + CVT.

* WORLD MILITARY FORUM > RUSSIAN MEDIA: CHINA'S TOP LEADERS PROCLAIM THE PLAN'S CARRIER AVIATION TECHNOLOGY AS SUPERIOR TO RUSSIA'S + BRITAIN'S, + SECOND IN THE WORLD ONLY TO THE USA.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Chinese-Military-Aviation = blogspot] CHINA DEVELOPING 40,000-TONNE HELICOPTER CARRIER!?, similar to USN asp-CLASS LHD as per recent Chin Govt. decision.

Its clear that China [+ Iran?] hope one day to effec challenge USN dominance of the seven seas.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-09-26 00:46|| 2012-09-26 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 If we keep on cutting our Naval forces, we won't have to wait until 2020 for them to challenge the US on the high seas.

Posted by SLindsey 2012-09-26 10:55|| 2012-09-26 10:55|| Front Page Top

#3 We will still have to wait because it takes a long time to get beyond the amatuer level when it comes to carrier and fleet operations. Also a single carrier is a target, they need more than that to be a serious threat.

Posted by rjschwarz 2012-09-26 14:43|| 2012-09-26 14:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, the Chinese continue to aspire to grow their naval forces to the point that they are as capable as the Brazilians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_aircraft_carrier_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28A12%29

This is a big nothing militarily, but it does give the USA the green light to sell any kind of cool sh*t to the Taiwanese.

So, Taiwan, what do you want?

Posted by rammer 2012-09-26 19:44|| 2012-09-26 19:44|| Front Page Top

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