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I assumed they'd tapped into the Chinese diaspora or other embedded spies to steal the USA tech.The other real problem for the Chinese carrier is the new magnetic catapult system which was built to a theory which
has the problem in that it doesn't work.
Wikipedia says that China's new carrier is powered by steam turbines. If this is true, wouldn't the smarter move be to utilize traditional, well-established steam catapults? But why would they use steam turbines? Gas turbines have been the norm for sixty years.
AIUI, any ship that is not diesel or nuclear powered (steam turbine) is gas turbine. Is the Chinese ship nuclear powered?Wouldn't gas turbines this large be enormous fuel hogs?
AIUI, any ship that is not diesel or nuclear powered (steam turbine) is gas turbine. Is the Chinese ship nuclear powered?
The Japanese navy is highly rated as well.and underestimates Japan when Japan is the largest sponsor for the US Forces in overseas. It was more than the half of total costs in 2004 IIRC.
I wish we here in Canada could do this. Instead we build a class of warships, like the dozen Halifax class frigates, and then we refuse any further orders, the yards close down and/or consolidate, laying off thousands of skilled workers who readily leave for skilled jobs elsewhere, with the rump of the remaining industry scraping a living on maintenance work or making OPVs. And then, twenty-seven years after the last Halifax class frigate enters service, when we want to build the next class of large warships, like the fifteen (reportedly) Type-26 frigates we have to start almost from scratch, finding new skilled labour, re-opening or expanding yards, etc. Instead, Canada should always have 1-3 large warships in production.The Japanese navy is highly rated as well.
145 vessels all up with around a third being what would be termed blue water.
Modern as they come as well.
Japanese planning for the next class starts when the current class is being built. Instead
of waiting a decade or more and trying to update what they have Japan is ready to start building
a whole new type.
Coupled with US assets and the advent of the F35 (Japan is buying 199), there isn't another navy
who would be wanting to start a fight in the area (at least if it is run by sane leadership).
Avoiding this sort of situation is what Australia is doing with a continuous shipbuilding program and related - see:I wish we here in Canada could do this. Instead we build a class of warships, like the dozen Halifax class frigates, and then we refuse any further orders, the yards close down and/or consolidate, laying off thousands of skilled workers who readily leave for skilled jobs elsewhere, with the rump of the remaining industry scraping a living on maintenance work or making OPVs. And then, twenty-seven years after the last Halifax class frigate enters service, when we want to build the next class of large warships, like the fifteen (reportedly) Type-26 frigates we have to start almost from scratch, finding new skilled labour, re-opening or expanding yards, etc. Instead, Canada should always have 1-3 large warships in production.
Very relevant document for the future security of the whole region. Australia also has clearance for the refurbishment of turbine enginesAvoiding this sort of situation is what Australia is doing with a continuous shipbuilding program and related - see:
Thanks for sharing that. Australia seems to know what they're doing, at least compared to Canada.Avoiding this sort of situation is what Australia is doing with a continuous shipbuilding program and related - see:
Japanese government will pay all costs.In 2023 the USN started planning with Japan to use Japanese facilities to repair USN ships rather than sending them backwards and forwards
to the US yards.