[🇨🇳] China Launches the Type 076 LHD 'Sichuan' - Its New Aircraft Carrier!

[Jiangnan]

Date of Event: Dec 27, 2024

Source : https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-monster-type-076-amphibious-assault-ship-seen-like-never-before-at-launch-ceremony Short Summary: The Chinese new LHD - type 076 has been launched. It has an electromagnetic catapult track.

Ship number "51".

Named after "Sichuan Province".

Displacement 50000+ tons.

integrated electric propulsion

Electromagnetic catapult

 

[Dogun18]

@Lulldapull @Sharma Ji @Vsdoc @Mainerik @Krishna with Flute @Bilal9 @Saif @Guru Dutt @Paitoo

 

[Vsdoc]

@Lulldapull @Sharma Ji @Vsdoc @Mainerik @Krishna with Flute @Bilal9 @Saif @Guru Dutt @Paitoo

To mai kya karun?

 

[Sharma Ji]

Congrats to China on their chusian carrier.

Why do they need a catapult for a landing helicopter dock vessel ?

 

[Jiangnan]

Congrats to China on their chusian carrier.

Why do they need a catapult for a landing helicopter dock vessel ?

Because type 076 also launched J-35A.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

@Lulldapull @Sharma Ji @Vsdoc @Mainerik @Krishna with Flute @Bilal9 @Saif @Guru Dutt @Paitoo

Its capabilities need to be seen. It should be seen whether they are capable of blue water operations.

 

[Saif]

Ship number "51".

Named after "Sichuan Province".

Displacement 50000+ tons.

integrated electric propulsion

Electromagnetic catapult

Is it nuclear powered?

 

[Jiangnan]

Is it nuclear powered?

NO. It doesn't need to be nuclear powered.

 

[Jiangnan]

 

[Jiangnan]

China's Monster Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Seen Like Never Before At Launch Ceremony

Despite a launch ceremony, the Type 076, now named Sichuan, do no look to have gone into the water, but that milestone looks to be imminent.

www.twz.com

 

[Saif]

NO. It doesn't need to be nuclear powered.

Can Chinese non nuclear aircraft carriers conduct naval mission in the Indian Ocean?

 

[Bilal9]

Its capabilities need to be seen. It should be seen whether they are capable of blue water operations.

Being a 40,000 ton displacement ship, I'd think they are blue-water capable. In fact most large LHDs are. Brother @Jiangnan this is the Type 075 below I believe? How much larger is Type 076 Sichuan?

China launches world’s first electromagnetic catapult-equipped amphibious assault ship Type 076 - Global Times

www.globaltimes.cn

Type 075

Type 076

 

[Bilal9]

Can Chinese non nuclear aircraft carriers conduct naval mission in the Indian Ocean?

In international waters, they can. But being an amphibious LHD, it needs to get almost one mile close to shore - so they can launch a beach invasion. Amphibious means marine-capable tanks and APCs need to be launched from the back holds of the ship which swim to shore. Air assets like large/small helis and drones can also be launched within weight limits. The second picture above in post #12 for Type 076 shows various drones and from what I can gather, J35s which can be launched.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Being a 40,000 ton displacement ship, I'd think they are blue-water capable. In fact most large LHDs are. Brother @Jiangnan this is the Type 075 below I believe? How much larger is Type 076 Sichuan?

China launches world’s first electromagnetic catapult-equipped amphibious assault ship Type 076 - Global Times

www.globaltimes.cn

Type 075
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Type 076
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Only weight does not give blue water capabilities.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Can Chinese non nuclear aircraft carriers conduct naval mission in the Indian Ocean?

What sort of mission. China sends its SYP ship in IOR to monitor Indian missile test from International water. That is ok. However, if they come to IOR with any hostile motive, they will have to face volley of Brahmos, ATCR, LRASHM etc. China has no defence against it.

 

[Bilal9]

volley of Brahmos, ATCR, LRASHM

Launching volley of Brahmos, ATCR, LRASHM is one thing, but does India want a tussle with China?

If this was the case then its like starting WWIII.

 

[Bilal9]

Type 076 Sichuan launch ceremony videos

MSN

MSN

 

[Saif]

What sort of mission. China sends its SYP ship in IOR to monitor Indian missile test from International water. That is ok. However, if the come to IOR with any hostile motive, they will have to face volley of Brahmos, ATCR, LRASHM etc. China has no defence against it.

Can Brahmos sink an aircraft carrier?

 

[Saif]

In international waters, they can. But being an amphibious LHD, it needs to get almost one mile close to shore - so they can launch a beach invasion. Amphibious means marine-capable tanks and APCs need to be launched from the back holds of the ship which swim to shore. Air assets like large/small helis and drones can also be launched within weight limits. The second picture above in post #12 for Type 076 shows various drones and from what I can gather, J35s which can be launched.

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We should not confuse helicopter carrier with aircraft carrier. I was interested to know about the capability of a non nuclear aircraft carrier. Thanx.

 

[Bilal9]

Can Brahmos sink an aircraft carrier?

I don't think so - not by a single one...

 

[Bilal9]

We should not confuse helicopter carrier with aircraft carrier. I was interested to know about the capability of a non nuclear aircraft carrier. Thanx.

This Type 076 is almost as large as a medium sized US aircraft carrier and runway can be used by J35.

 

[Jiangnan]

We should not confuse helicopter carrier with aircraft carrier. I was interested to know about the capability of a non nuclear aircraft carrier. Thanx.

Being a 40,000 ton displacement ship, I'd think they are blue-water capable. In fact most large LHDs are. Brother @Jiangnan this is the Type 075 below I believe? How much larger is Type 076 Sichuan?

China launches world’s first electromagnetic catapult-equipped amphibious assault ship Type 076 - Global Times

www.globaltimes.cn

Type 075
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Type 076
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Type 076 is much larger than 075. in fact. The Chinese call 076 is "little type 003"

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Launching volley of Brahmos, ATCR, LRASHM is one thing, but does India want a tussle with China?

If this was the case then its like starting WWIII.

No we don't want but there action many time suggest that they want to bully India like what they do to other nations. We have enough conflicts in Himalayas post Modi took the Charge. We have taught them lessons and make them retreat. Let us hope that they have learned the lesson. If they haven't, there is a possibility of re occurance of such conflict. Ofcourse, Chinese army is huge but they have offensive design. We have an advantage of defence our land from our own land.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

This Type 076 is almost as large as a medium sized US aircraft carrier and runway can be used by J35.

Which mid size US carrier.

 

[Jiangnan]

No we don't want but there action many time suggest that they want to bully India like what they do to other nations. We have enough conflicts in Himalayas post Modi took the Charge. We have taught them lessons and make them retreat. Let us hope that they have learned the lesson. If they haven't, there is a possibility of re occurance of such conflict. Ofcourse, Chinese army is huge but they have offensive design. We have an advantage of defence our land from our own land.

Stop boasting. Okay?

 

[Jiangnan]

This Type 076 is almost as large as a medium sized US aircraft carrier and runway can be used by J35.

From left to right.

075＜076＜003

type 076 may be even larger than the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Can Brahmos sink an aircraft carrier?

Difficult to say. Depends on carrier size. Fir Chinese carrier , answer is probably yes Brahmos to be used against carrier has steep dive capability. It takes "S" maneuver and dives on ship with world's most lethal mon nuclear explosive.. Even if carrier is not sund, it will be rendered useless with a big hole in middle and all aircrafts and superstructure shattered into pieces and debris thrown into sea. May be platform still floating in an irreparable condition.

 

[Jiangnan]

Difficult to say. Depends on carrier size. Fir Chinese carrier , answer is probably yes Brahmos to be used against carrier has steep dive capability. It takes "S" maneuver and dives on ship with world's most lethal mon nuclear explosive.. Even if carrier is not sund, it will be rendered useless with a big hole in middle and all aircrafts and superstructure shattered into pieces and debris thrown into sea. May be platform still floating in an irreparable condition.

Great fantasy. So the Indian Navy is Rubbish and can only fantasize about using BrahMos to counter Chinese carrier strike groups in Indian ports.

We humans believe. Usually. An aircraft carrier will not travel alone. Do Indians not know this common sense?

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Great fantasy. So the Indian Navy is Rubbish and can only fantasize about using BrahMos to counter Chinese carrier strike groups in Indian ports.

We humans believe. Usually. An aircraft carrier will not travel alone. Do Indians not know this common sense?

Those frigates, destroyers, supply ships travelling along with battle group will meet same fate. You know, we don't have only one Brahmos. Now, we have mounted extended range Brahmos on sukhoi and we strike a target 4000 k.m away from our soil in excercise Gagan Shakti. We have put them on our ships, submarines, planes, our cost and across the Andaman Nicobar islands chain. We are putting them in lakshadweep. You won't have any space to escape.

 

[Jiangnan]

Those frigates, destroyers, supply ships travelling along with battle group will meet same fate. You know, we don't have only one Brahmos. Now, we have mounted extended range Brahmos on sukhoi and we strike a target 4000 k.m away from our soil in excercise Gagan Shakti. We have put them on our ships, submarines, planes, our cost and across the Andaman Nicobar islands chain. We are putting them in lakshadweep. You won't have any space to escape.

oh. of course I know. The Indian Navy relies on its mouth.

 

[Bilal9]

From left to right.

075＜076＜003

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type 076 may be even larger than the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

Yes - Type 003 has exceeded the size of most of US midsize carriers (Midway, Coral Sea etc. and today's Gerald R. Ford class) which were roughly 300 meters in length and ~45,000 tons displacement. Type 076 is about the size (~260 meters) of the smaller US Essex class carriers listed below (which were succeeded by Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise classes - Enterprise being the first class with Nuclear propulsion and it and anything bigger are called super carrier).

USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Intrepid (CV-11)
USS Hornet (CV-12)
USS Lexington (CV-16)

Of course Nuclear powered carriers like the Nimitz class are quite a bit larger.

Chinese aircraft carriers (esp. Type 003) are comparable to midsize US carriers, Indian carriers are much smaller. Matrix below is a bit old though.

 

[Bilal9]

Which mid size US carrier.

Please see my reply to @Jiangnan above (post no. 31)

 

[Bilal9]

Now, we have mounted extended range Brahmos on sukhoi and we strike a target 4000 k.m away from our soil in excercise Gagan Shakti.

Brahmos has 4000 KM range now? Wow!

 

[Jiangnan]

Brahmos has 4000 KM range now? Wow!

The following is the configuration of the Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group.

Liaoning aircraft carrier＋2 type 055＋ 3 type 052D＋1 Supply Ship＋N nuclear submarine.

Bramos? What's that?

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Brahmos has 4000 KM range now? Wow!

I said that Dhanoa sir said that during the exercise Gagan Shakti, India hit a target 4000 k.m from Indian soil. It can be a combination of stand off capability combined with mid air refueling. You can achieve it through supplementary drop tank and long range air to surface stand off cruise missile.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Now Islam itself on borrowed time in Iran bhai. It's hard to find a muslim/ Islam supporter these days.

As soon as they step foot outside Iran, they are persecuted immediately by the majority who want Islam banished from Iran.

Never met a muslim Irani yet outside of Iran.

Type 003 has exceeded the size of most of US midsize carriers (Midway, Coral Sea etc. and today's Gerald R. Ford class) which were roughly 300 meters in length and ~45,000 tons displacement.

Is Gerald R Fordv45000 ton weight class carrier?
So far as I know, it is a 100000 ton carrier with nuclear powered engines.

 

[Lulldapull]

Hard to believe anybody praising aircraft carriers when its fukkin 2025 no?

Iran's been deliberately holding back in sinking these relics to avoid a big war......

Ain't nuthhin else to look here folks.....

What's obsolete is obsolete no? just like armor, manned aircraft and manned surface/ underwater assets......

USN carriers have made no diff in Houthi's destroying commercial shipping in da red sea, despite the best efforts of the western world.

If yous don't got AI 'drones' to do yer dirty work today......good luck to you man.......lol

 

[Bilal9]

Is Gerald R Fordv45000 ton weight class carrier?
So far as I know, it is a 100000 ton carrier with nuclear powered engines.

You are correct. The source I was looking at had a mistake. USS Gerald R. Ford is a 100,000 ton carrier with nuclear propulsion.

 

[Jiangnan]

Hard to believe anybody praising aircraft carriers when its fukkin 2025 no?

Iran's been deliberately holding back in sinking these relics to avoid a big war......

Ain't nuthhin else to look here folks.....

What's obsolete is obsolete no? just like armor, manned aircraft and manned surface/ underwater assets......

USN carriers have made no diff in Houthi's destroying commercial shipping in da red sea, despite the best efforts of the western world.

If yous don't got AI 'drones' to do yer dirty work today......good luck to you man.......lol

Think about it. If Israel had an aircraft carrier...

 

[Lulldapull]

Think about it. If Israel had an aircraft carrier...

If Israel had an aircraft carrier, it would get sunk in two minutes no?

Easy target bro......you know it right?

eeeeezy peeeezy.......

 

[Dogun18]

If Israel had an aircraft carrier, it would get sunk in two minutes no?

Easy target bro......you know it right?

eeeeezy peeeezy.......

No. It would change the dyanmics.

 

[Lulldapull]

No. It would change the dyanmics.

but how?

Anything Israeli gets mercilessly targeted in da red sea no?

 

[Dogun18]

but how?

Anything Israeli gets mercilessly targeted in da red sea no?

When and by whom? Only the Houthis would potentially. Iran wouldn’t risk it.

 

[Lulldapull]

When and by whom? Only the Houthis would potentially. Iran wouldn’t risk it.

Iran the only one helping the Houthi's no?......who else bhai?

Hezb is strong too and reconstituting itself every day and Iran's doing its best to make that happen.

Syria was the bad apple in da middle, but by no means its over yet. Iran can get back into Syria again, no problem......but that is a political decision up to the IRGC.

 

[Jiangnan]

You are correct. The source I was looking at had a mistake. USS Gerald R. Ford is a 100,000 ton carrier with nuclear propulsion.

bro, Someone here told me they can sink an aircraft carrier in 2 minutes. Do you think it's possible to achieve this?

 

[Lulldapull]

Some people here have no idea what happens when all out war breaks out, cuz they got no experience fighting wars.....lol:

This happened only 80 years ago:

List of United States Navy losses in World War II - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Fools got no idea how to fight modern wars, nor any doctrine nor capability and in the process try to save themselves from total annihilation.....lol

The Japanese took on the USN head on......when these fools were picking their ass sniffing copium for the last 200 years.

 

[Jiangnan]

Some people here have no idea what happens when all out war breaks out, cuz they got no experience fighting wars.....lol:

This happened only 80 years ago:

List of United States Navy losses in World War II - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Fools got no idea how to fight modern wars, nor any doctrine nor capability and in the process try to save themselves from total annihilation.....lol

The Japanese took on the USN head on......when these fools were picking their ass sniffing copium for the last 200 years.

I'm trying to understand you...

But so sorry. I can't understand it.

 

[Bilal9]

bro, Someone here told me they can sink an aircraft carrier in 2 minutes. Do you think it's possible to achieve this?

Ha ha - the last time I saw a claim like that one was with almost an Atlas size ICBM, meaning DF21D. And they claimed anti-ship, not even anti carrier.

That is a lot bigger than the Brahmos. And Aircraft carriers have double and triple layer hulls. So sinking one is a pretty tough call.

 

[Saif]

Ha ha - the last time I saw a claim like that one was with almost an Atlas size ICBM, meaning DF21D. And they claimed anti-ship, not even anti carrier.

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That is a lot bigger than the Brahmos. And Aircraft carriers have double and triple layer hulls. So sinking one is a pretty tough call.

Aircraft carriers don't go to mission alone. They have escorts to protect themselves. Frigates, destroyers, and submarines are used as escorts to protect aircraft carriers. Indians are overrating Brahmos. Brahmos is nothing but an Indian version of Russian Yakhont anti ship missile.

 

[Lulldapull]

Yemeni army has actually used ballistic missiles supplied by Iran to sink and damage many ships in the red sea.

Easy to say yous got the tech......hard to prove that it actually works no?