Well this Aircraft carrier that 'looks' like its been built by amateurs has conducted over 778 flights trials with 88 landings
It has sailed 1,700 miles under India command with more than 1000 Indian sailors on board.
It can / will carry 24 Mig 29K and 10 Helicopters i.e. a total of 34 Aircrafts
...... In case you are wondering IN has already ordered for 45 mig 29K capable of AC operations.
Reality is Liaoning comes nowhere near Viki's capabilities. That is just the cold hard reality. Now let his information soak in.
China has been testing and training non stop since we inducted the carrier, now we can successfully launch three J-15s at the same time.
We can also carry more by simply the fact ours is bigger.
As to capability? It's a carrier not a destroyer, it's not suppose to be alone or go into combat, what capability other than carry fighters, and supplies? Any other functions are purely non essential and won't factor much in a battle.
Having said that, the J-15 is not suited for this carrier, it's way too heavy. If we are to battle right now we lose, that much is certain. The MIG 29 is better suited for these Russian relics.
However, it's been observed that the J-15 is actually better suited to be catapult launched and thus indicates that the Chinese navy is looking to get at least one fully operational catapult carrier in the near future.
This would allow the J-15 to have full weapon and fuel load and make it a far superior fighter to the Mig29, for the fact that the J-15 is a heavy fighter and could accommodate more missiles and systems.
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HariPrasad
Su-35? Sure, we have been negotiating for those for a LONG time, it makes the Rafael deal seem like a reasonable amount of time.
Also as I said above, the J-15 is from many indicators not built for Liaoning and needs Catapult launch, so, more is to come.
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sancho
I would say that's fair of J-15, comparable to J-11. But the way I heard it the Russians chose the MIG-29 is because they can't afford or at least don't have the American catapult launch super carriers now or in the near future, so a lighter fighter is needed.
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bloo
Canadians? They are always on American super carriers, even the retired Kitty Hawk is most likely better than the Chinese Indian carriers by a lot, not to mention those that came after.
As to J-15, I mentioned above the reason why it is "Junk."
Liaoning can't go into rough weather? A fishing ship can go into rough weather, I think what they meant is we can't launch fighters in extreme weather yet, or at least have no experience in it, or public experience anyways.
Doing it along? You really want to go into it with us the Chinese on doing things along? Besides Brazilians have experience we don't.
Is newton an idiot because he didn't invent the numbering system?
Liaoning will be protected by our new destroyers and submarines to go with our new frigates and corvettes. I don't think it can be attacked by anyone other than the US head on, and also the Russians.