PLAN - USN CV(N) Side by Side Comparison


PLAN vs. USN CV(N) SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON By Jeff Head - Last Update: March 3, 2007 This page provides a comparison between aircraft carriers of the People's Republic of China Navy and those of the US Navy. Currently the Chinese have one carrier, the hull of the former Soviet Varyag, which is being worked on at the Dalian Naval shipyards :

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS - PLAN		AIRCRAFT CARRIERS - USN
Former Varyag (?) Qty: 1 (rebuild/refit) Displacement: app. 67,500 t Crew: 2580 (if completed) Speed: 30 knots Aircraft: (if completed) 32 - Fighter/Attack 4 - AEW 18 - Helos Armament (if completed): 12 - LR VLS ASM 192 - MR VLS AAW 8 - 30mm CIWS 5 - 12 tube ASW rockets		Nimitz Qty: 10 (1 Building) Displacement: 102,000 t Crew: 5985 Speed: 35+ knots Aircraft: 56 - Fighter/Attack 6 - ASW 6 - EW 4 - AEW 6 - Helos Armament: 24 - MR AAW 4 - 20mm CIWS
		Enterprise, Kitty Hawk Qty: 2 Displacement: 80-89,000 t Crew: 5620-5830 Speed: 35+ knots Aircraft: 56 - Fighter/Attack 6 - ASW 6 - EW 4 - AEW 6 - Helos Armament: 24 - MR AAW 4 - 20mm CIWS

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Jeff Head is an engineering consultant with many years experience in the power, defense, and computer industries. He currently works for the federal government helping maintain and protect regional infrastructure. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, and is also the author of a self-published and best-selling series of military techno-thrillers called the Dragon's Fury that projects a fictional third world war arising out of current events. You can learn more about that series by clicking on the pictures of the novel covers below:

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