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Remember, that 50k may be empty load or m3.
doesnt matter
HowStuffWorks "Superlifts and Building an Aircraft Carrier"
just the weight of the steel alone(not even including stuff like cabling and furniture) on something the size of the nimitz class weights some 60,000 tons, there is simply no way the russians are going to make an aircraft carrier able to carry 80 war planes(unless they're all crop dusters) and have it weight 50,000 ton, empty weight or otherwise let alone including the s-500 system in such a design.
Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Next,
replace those big Su-33 with and equal number of smaller Mig-29Ks (48)
have AEW performed by 4x Ka-31 rather than 4x Yak 44 (4)
I'm sure you can now squeeze in some more Mig 29K
if you'll pay attention,you will see from your own source that even that planned(never finished building) carrier is already at 60,000 tons empty and it does not have the s-500 system(or similar) included
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Project 1153 OREL - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If S-500 missiles are in the size of no more than 9m96e2, then why not.
i didnt say it was impossible to put a s-500 system on a ship, what is not possible is putting it on this mythical carrier that weights only 50,000 tons and carries 80 aircraft. with the s-500 its not just purely about the weight. the s-500 package on a ships takes space(case in point, the former varyag with its old missiles), and spaceis more than just one missile, its all the sensors,launchers, ammo, etc etc. space that aircraft/crew/fuel/etc now cannot use, meaning less aircraft meaning your not going to have 80 planes, to hit that magically 80 planes mark you would have to enlarge the ship, but wait you cant because itll weigh far more than 50k tons. not that you 50k ton with 80 planes is even viable in the first place even without the s-500.