China just launched their first domestically built aircraft carrier

[Red Shield]

Nope. The ramp design is inferior to a catapult system. It limits the amount of ordnance an aircraft can carry. The new carrier also isn't blue-water capable.

I see.. so probably just for very local waters.


I mean shyt all those carriers battleships are just future reefs. Would make more sense to build more subs.

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

That sort of Aircraft carrier is only useful for intimidating small brown-water navy countries.

 

[Shogun]

That sort of Aircraft carrier is only useful for intimidating small brown-water navy countries.

That's the bread and butter of 21st century world powers.

 

[ORDER_66]

All that technology and manpower and this is the best they can fukking do??