(Franco Iacch)
05/01/16

http://www.difesaonline.it/mondo-militare/cina-la-terza-portaerei-potrebbe-essere-propulsione-nucleare

The second aircraft carrier of China held military operations typical of a carrier in its class. The Liaoning (photo), the country's first aircraft carrier, is designed to test the reliability and compatibility of indigenous systems and staff training. It 'a kind of technology demonstrator. Chinese media continue to send out details about the second aircraft carrier in Beijing, being built in the coastal city of Dalian, in Liaoning Province.

The second carrier will be in effect a platform battle "that will contribute to the defense of national interests." It will have a displacement of 50,000 tons (ten thousand in less of Liaoning) and a system of conventional power supply. It will be equipped mainly with hunting Shenyang J-15 (based largely on the Sukhoi Su-33) and will have the same bridge stobar (Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery) class Admiral Kuznetsov. The main systems (propulsion, electronics and weapons) will be built in China.

The Chinese are building a third aircraft carrier in Shanghai: it could be equipped with nuclear propulsion. The third carrier has not yet been made official by Beijing, even though the satellite photos confirmed the start of work (the second carrier has been recognized only exactly one year since the opening of the construction site).

Although there is officially the third carrier you start to argue. They are the same Chinese analysts, the press agencies of the country, to justify the need for a third aircraft carrier to ensure the long-range patrols armed and humanitarian missions. We know that from 2013, the China Shipbuilding Industry have initiated studies for the nuclear-powered carriers. A technology used since the 70's by the Chinese Han class submarines. The nuclear-powered fact cancels the need for refueling and extends the range of the vector, limited only by the stocks on board for crews.

The only Chinese aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, entered service in 2012. It 'the second carrier Admiral Kuznetsov class that dates back to the Soviet era. China bought the aircraft carrier of 60,000 tons from Ukraine in 1998. It 'been totally revised and modernized although it is not yet considered fully operational (2020 target). The autonomy of Liaoning is estimated in 45 days at sea, equal to seven thousand kilometers to the maximum permitted speed, about 32 knots.

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