As far as China having the aircraft group operational, I would have to say at least 2020 since China is currently working on the Varyag class in 大連. Moreover, China will need to have at least 3 aircraft carriers in order to achieve strategic purposes. I have actually visited the Varyag carrier. They are no where near completion with that carrier since the deck is only recently painted. Oh you guys might wonder how I got to visit the carrier. For one, I am a defence analysis, but most importantly, my wife is the granddaughter of 宋任窮.
原帖由 cxtc 於 2007-12-19 02:21 PM 發表
As far as China having the aircraft group operational, I would have to say at least 2020 since China is currently working on the Varyag class in 大連. Moreover, China will need to have at least 3 ...