samsara
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Coming from more modest mind, I will say "WOW" for the 3rd CV launching (whatever the carrier-based aircraft launching system: Steam or EMALS / power system: conventional or nuke; as long as size & displacement >> Liaoning) and then for every successive CV launching...I still remember that moment! I almost stopped the breath the moment that I saw the picture of Type052C for the first time! Cannot believe my eyes!!The baby ship had the positions to carry four Aegis-alike radars, but, but it looks too beautiful to be true!!! The similar moment happened again in 2010 when the picture of J20 firstly leaked in internet.
I don't know when such "WOW" moment could happen again. Maybe the time to see PLAN's first 100,000 ton nuclear-powered carrier with EM catapult systems??
I'll say "WOW" too for the launching of the helicopter carrier
as well as the Type 075 landing helicopter dock
and any known Next Gen submarine - SSN & SSBN
as well as Type 052E and of course Type 055... any big naval surface asset entitles to get a "WOW" IMO just an appreciation knowing how challenging and costly to build one (just see the case of other naval forces even the USN)... I simply don't want to take it for granted!!
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