China to build second, larger carrier: report

[Sherman A1]

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will build a second, larger aircraft carrier capable of carrying more fighter jets, the official Xinhua news service reported late Tuesday, quoting a senior officer with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.

The report comes after Chinese officials denied foreign media reports in September 2012 that China was building a second carrier in Shanghai.

"China will have more than one aircraft carrier ... The next aircraft carrier we need will be larger and carry more fighters," Xinhua quoted Song Xue, deputy chief of staff of the PLA Navy, as saying at a ceremony with foreign military attaches.

Song said foreign media reports saying the carrier was being built in Shanghai were still inaccurate but did not elaborate, according to the report.

http://news.yahoo.com/china-build-second-larger-carrier-report-001805082.html

[onethatcares]

1. I guess we had

better get on the ball and build a larger one than that., one that will be larger and carry more fighters.

Maybe we could get the Chinese to send us our scrap metal to do that, and bring back some of our metal making industries.

Oh well, as long as the military industrial complex is humming along there is no need for worry.

[Laelth]

2. China's first carrier is pretty lame.

They bought it from the Russians, if I recall. Their second one is likely to be only slightly better.

No nation on Earth, and I mean none, can produce a ship to rival America's aircraft carriers, and we have ten, full, operative carrier groups.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy#Active

They ought to be good, btw. We spend a lot of money on them.

-Laelth

[Javaman]

3. The USS Continent. nt

[onethatcares]

4. ah, christ, at this point we should

name the next one, USS INCONTINENT.

This is why we can't have nice things, we always gotta be goin around waggin our dicks in other countries faces going "NANANNANANANA MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS".