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'China says aircraft carrier to be used for research and training'

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    #62
    knucklehead6
    Registered Users Posts: 6,738 ✭✭✭knucklehead6


    Buffman wrote: »
    Yes, but with the Russians the SU-33 is primarily an air defence fighter so in reality it doesn't need much more than air to air though. Also, the takeoff role normally begins a good distance up the flight deck, but I'd say if they needed to they would just use the full length.



    The Russians carried the SU-25UTG for ground attack missions, though it remains to be seen if the Chinese are going to use the J15 for multiple roles.

    SU-25UTGphoto1.jpg

    Does that not mean a lot of shifting and shuffling around the flight deck though??


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    #63
    Buffman
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    knucklehead6 wrote: »
    Does that not mean a lot of shifting and shuffling around the flight deck though??

    Ye, it would be messy alright with a large air wing, like for example on a US carrier, which is where the catapults come in handy. But using the Russian Kuznetsov as an example, it's air wing is about 18 SU-33/SU-25 total, so it shouldn't be that difficult to launch using full length if they parked them right.
    Obviously you couldn't land at the same time doing this, which again is where the US carriers have an advantage.

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