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2015-05-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia to Unveil Aircraft Super-Carrier Design Amid Navy Buildup

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-05-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 ...Sooooo much fail here:

*'Developed' a new carrier: When it's out there on the water doing USN-style flight ops every day, they've developed it. Until then it's just a model on a desk.

*Ski-jump bow means they STILL can't build catapults which means reduced fuel and ammo on takeoff.

*Oil burner, which means you're tied to a fleet train...which is something the Russians never have gotten down.

Honestly, I'm not worried.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-05-17 07:03|| 2015-05-17 07:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Is Shtorm short for Shit Storm?

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-05-17 07:08|| 2015-05-17 07:08|| Front Page Top

#3 The new super-carrier would likely be part of a future armament program, as Russia's shipbuilding industry is currently unable to take on such a project

Kursk was already taken

Posted by Frank G 2015-05-17 08:55|| 2015-05-17 08:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Because they've had sooo much success with ones they've built up to this point. (They sold one to the Chinese to use as an amusement park. And design guide.)
Maybe they can ask the French for design and construction help. (Backstory: after DeGaulle took twice as long and cost twice as much as it was supposed to, the French towed it to Newport News and had the people who build American carriers finish it. Because it became important that it, you know, work.)

Posted by ed in texas 2015-05-17 13:20|| 2015-05-17 13:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Both Russia's Space + Military programs have been having a prolonged or protractive spate of bad luck, wid various assets falling out of the sky, sinking, andor catching on fire while in dockside, etc.

Unfortunately, I suspect the most important + reliable vessel in Russia's Navy or afloat/ocean task force will still be the FLEET SALVAGE TUG(S) + RELATED.

BAD TIME FOR PUTIN + RUSSIA TO HAVE THESE INCIDENTS GIVEN ...

* FREEREPUBLIC this AM > [AFP, Yahoo News] RUSSIA FLEXES CENTRAL ASIA MILITARY MIGHT AMID AFGHAN FEARS.

* IIRC WAFF > WORLD ABOUT TO END - RUSSIA IN NEGOTIATIONS TO BUY CHINESE PLAN TYPE 054 WARSHIPS.

Youse know thingys are very serious or bad in Russia when historically racist andor historically Euro-centric/philic Russia has to buy from China - THAT SOUND YOU'RE HEARING ARE CENTURIES OF MUSCOVY, TSARIST, SOVIET, + NOW RUSSIAN ELITES CRUSHING OR POUNDING THEIR CLOSED FISTS ON TABLES LIKE POTUS RICHARD NIXON.

OTOH CHINA = IRONY = REVENGE IS SWEET.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-05-17 20:21|| 2015-05-17 20:21|| Front Page Top

#6 More Mama Russia news.

* JAPAN TIMES > OPINION: RUSSIA'S INDEFENSIBLE MILITARY BUDGET.

Can Russia overcome???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-05-17 22:09|| 2015-05-17 22:09|| Front Page Top

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