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  1. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    This is how you end up with elevators large enough for Rafales wasting space moving Mig-29Ks. Unless India has inked plans to procure one of these fighters building a CV for them is cart before horse.
  2. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Seriously does this forum not have moderators? I thought this was Vinshal thread, not Indian Naval strategy...
  3. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Who is a 60000 ton carrier realistically going to "project power" to? Africa? Who is going to do or not do business with India on the basis of their carriers? So you're saying naval drills "prove" that Russian naval doctrine was low effeciency? No one knows how well their strategy would have...
  4. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    How do either subs or carriers provide conomic benefit? Last time I checked the Soviets never fired AShMs at US carrier groups, so how was this ever Proved?
  5. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    "After the projected costs of the CATOBAR system rose to around twice the original estimate, the government announced that it would revert to the original" That would put a CATOBAR design at somewhere more than £3 billion. If the navy isn't even going to buy a 65000 ton Vishal I don't see why...
  6. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Right but Vikrant is also a skijump, I meant why build Vikrant + Vikrant flattop instead of Vikramaditya2 +Vikramaditya2 flattop
  7. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    When Vikramaditya was sold to India were the blueprints acquired? Why not build a known design vs a new one (Vikrant)?
  8. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Any articles on this? Or are you making logical conclusion that money saved on Vinshal will go to something else in the Navy
  9. silentlurker

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Any news on when IAC-2 will start construction? Before Vikrant comission? After? Or two peojects no relation
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