China into the Aircraft Carrier game?

[Eja Cool8]

.PDF document, you'll need Adobe Acrobat;

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/aircraft/project9935.pdf

Apparently based on the design of the ex-Russian Admiral Gorshkov. They've built three new covered Carrier-size graving docks in Shanghai, so could well be after fast production...

[[n00b].eesh.]

Is anyone esle slightly worried about china?

[T3CH]

Yes, any country with about 1 million people under arms is worth worrying about.

[Longbow]

can anyone copy it to a html file?? I don't have acrobat reader.

[Eja Cool8]

can anyone copy it to a html file?? I don't have acrobat reader.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html


Free download m8 ;)

I was reading an article that I've lost at present, I'll try and find it again, but it proposed the idea that China is running out of time to "deal with" Taiwan, say 10 years before Taiwan's military is so advanced, and the expeditionary capability of Western nations, especially us and the Yanks is so powerful that an assault would be too costly.

[Ashen]

Worried? hell yes more males then females...most of those soliders know they can't get wifes....if they ideas above there station we culd be in trouble:)

[Eja Cool8]

Found that article, and a little more on the China/Taiwan situation;

http://www.nwc.navy.mil/press/Review/2003/Summer/art3-su3.htm


http://www.vic-info.org/RegionsTop.nsf/7a8aa0614140f0e10a256d1000709985/c9693726953d43a40a256e53000bd05f?OpenDocument

[Sonic Samurai]

aircraft carriers are the way to go, in terms of force projection :)

[Eja Cool8]

]aircraft carriers are the way to go, in terms of force projection :)


That's the thing, if you read the article from my first post, it doesn't look like the PLA want to use them for force projection, they'll be more for air cover for other surface assets, mostly Subs, SSGNs likely.