In recent years, more of the PLA three-letter designation system has become widely shown, especially in the regards of the missiles. So I thought it would be best to list them out.
Format
X/YZZ(or could be YYY)N(numbers).
Forces modifier (typically omitted)
K/ (Air Force)
L/ (Army)
H/ (Navy)...
In recent years, more of the PLA three-letter designation system has become widely shown, especially in the regards of the missiles. So I thought it would be best to list them out.
Format
X/YZZ(or could be YYY)N(numbers).
Forces modifier (typically omitted)
K/ (Air Force)
L/ (Army)
H/ (Navy)...
china
missile
people's liberation army
people's liberation army air force
people's liberation army naval air force
people's liberation army navy
pla
plaaf
plan
Let's suppose for whatever reason China doesn't manage to get Varyag. My preferred TL is for it to somehow get under russian control, eventually refurbished and serving alongside Kuznetsov.
With that out of the way, wonder what will be the options/development path for the chinese carrier...
1990s
2000s
aircraft carrier
alternate history
naval aviation
people's liberation army naval air force
people's liberation army navy
people's republic of china
plan
post-cold war
vstol carriers
2024
attack submarine
china state shipbuilding corporation
cold war ii
department of defense
people's liberation army navy
people's republic of china
planplanet labs
shuangliu shipyard
ssn
united states
wuchang shipbuilding industry group co.
wuchang shipyard
wuhan
"China has opened the bid to construct its first nuclear-powered icebreaker support ship, a move to prepare for the construction of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, military observers said.
China National Nuclear Corporation on Thursday opened public bidding for the nuclear-powered...
Published on Aug 7, 2015
2015 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) official recruitment video. The video shows a large part of the vessels, planes and equipment currently deployed in China's PLAN inventory.
https://youtu.be/c-yGcCq1H5Y
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5489543&c=SEA&s=ASI
So, seem within a few months the Varyag will be sailing under its own power. How long til the J-15 reaches production?
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