Comments on: China Seriously Considering Carriers

By: kaltes

kaltes — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:10:15 +0000

If China got carriers, they’d only be a liability in any conflict with the US, because our attack submarines would destroy them if they dared to enter the open sea, and if they hid in port, our aircraft would destroy them.
Chinese carriers would only be useful to project power against smaller countries in the absence of US intervention. Seeing as the lion’s share of Chinese military development is focused on the US and Taiwan, I don’t see how a carrier does anything for them except to serve as an empty symbol of national pride, and for that reason alone, the status-obsessed Chinese might at least attempt to get a carrier, even though it would be a worthless target in any war.

By: SamIam

SamIam — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:50:01 +0000

I doubt they will do it when they realize you need many ships to support and defend a carrier properly in a modern combat environment. It’s just too much to take on from scratch. Maybe they will build one training/experimental carrier though and take a few years to come to that conclusion. It wont be much of a threat but will be played up by the US Navy for funding purposes.

By: Drake

Drake — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:28:35 +0000

Edit of the mangled comment I stupidly posted below.
I figure China like us will seek to expand their navy as they seek to look out for their global national interests. They seem to be on the fence about going the symbolic route of Carriers as a traditional and symbolic method of naval force projection. Still it could be significant bell weather of whether the Chinese are looking to expand force projection beyond their immediate vicinity.

By: Drake

Drake — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:22:48 +0000

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By: stephen russell

stephen russell — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:35:07 +0000

Pearl Harbor 2?
Only NO recovery?
OR harrass US ships on missions?
Scary & this is Cold War 2.
Only China NOT USSR is Big Baddy this time.
If Chinese get carriers, we need to match IE Blue Water Navy again.
Super armor carriers that shoot jets from enclosed decks & have rear decks open for landing ops.
Have whole upper deck in armor shealth to deter Laser hits?
Redone Nimitz class for project?

By: mb

mb — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:58:21 +0000

Good. They’ll only be concentrating their assets. Makes it easier for us actually.

By: RF

RF — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:00:58 +0000

I’m still waiting for “China’s National Defense in 2008″ white paper to come out. They release one every two years around the end of December, so there should be a new one any day now.