" The requirement for a new class of four aircraft carriers, to begin construction in 2013-14 was announced in mid-2005 . The first of class would enter
service in 2017 but it is not thought to be a funded program." - Janes Fighting Ships 2007-08 Page 637. Only 4 years from keel to completion? The
Russians must have a cloning machine - LOL!!!
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Posts: 3683 (18-Apr-2008 03:10:00) |
Lord, there are so many ways that this could be spun:
>> The editors at Jane's have been smoking wacky tobacky >>> Jane's editors have unusually poor gullibility detectors >>>> The Russian MoD is openly delusional. >>>>> Or, least likely, it's true. |
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Posts: 407 (15-May-2008 10:17:02) |
Janes have reported an official Russian announcement, they make no comment on whether or not the ships will be built, if they are not built it would not be the
first time a country has announced ships and not built them for reaons other than "misinformation"
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Posts: 220 (15-May-2008 11:51:04) |
It's certainly true that the Russian Navy wants at least four new carriers (last time I heard the report it was for a total of six, but that is the nature
of rumours). A few years ago this could easily have been dismissed as wishful thinking, but with a resurgent Russia under Putin's leadership a program like
this becomes at least a distinct possibility. The timescale is the delusional aspect though. The comletion date could be achieved however if the start date was
advanced considerably, ie if they want the first CV in service by 2017 then they need to start construction by 2010 at the latest.
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Posts: 3537 (15-May-2008 11:54:47) |
Assuming four they may build just one at a time, whats the decomissioning date for Kuznetzov?
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