How strong is the aircraft carrier Liaoning?

The aircraft carrier Liaoning, with the ship number 16, is the first aircraft carrier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy that can carry fixed-wing aircraft.

The original design of Liaoning ship was defined as a large air cruiser. As an aircraft carrier, it also assumed the function of a combat cruiser, so it was originally equipped with a long-range anti-ship missile launching system of 12 P-700 Granite (NATO code: SS-N- 19 "sunken ship") and many armed forces. After China purchased the ship, the anti-ship missile launcher was dismantled in the later reconstruction project, and it was modified to meet other purposes.

The mothership Liaoning has the strongest self-defense capability on the surface, 1 set 1 30 near anti-aircraft gun, 1 set 18 anti-aircraft missile launcher,1set of 24-tube jamming bomb launcher, 65438. There is 1 near anti-aircraft gun on the right side of the bow; The left side is equipped with 1 18 assembled red flag-10 anti-aircraft missile launcher. The biggest disadvantage is that there is no catapult installed, and it takes off by sliding jump. Carrier-based aircraft has low take-off efficiency under heavy load. Generally speaking, its comprehensive performance is better than that of Charles de Gaulle and weaker than that of Nimitz. However, as a conventional power carrier, it has achieved the ultimate, and the necessity and space for further improvement will not be great.

For carrier-based aircraft. The carrier-based fighters of both sides are basically at the same level. At present, they are J- 15 to F/A 18 respectively. Ten years later, it may be replaced by five generations of fighters, J-20 to F35. The aerodynamic shape of China aircraft is dominant, and the electronic warfare/missile of the United States is dominant. For special aircraft, Hawkeye E2D is on par with 8Y, and its early warning ability and command and control ability are much superior. The performance of anti-submarine helicopters facing the sea is not much different. However, considering that our anti-submarine pressure is greater, the US escort destroyer can carry two, and we only carry one, which is indeed the advantage of the US.

The combat effectiveness of the Liaoning formation is not as good as that of the Nimitz or Ford, and it is probably better than that of the US military when it was equipped with the Forrest and Midway in the late 1970s and early 1990s. Without the pressure of crushing small and medium-sized countries, it is better for the US military to retire from active service. In fact, it is almost the same as Gaul's de Gaul level, and it has a slight advantage.

However, if we compare the combat power of the United States 30 years ago, in 1987, the United States had 15 aircraft carriers, and 15 aircraft carriers seemed to be many, but the fire channel of Aegis could not stop the volley of China's anti-ship missiles, and neither could the aircraft carriers. In the past 30 years, China's electronic technology has also pushed back the United States, and the technology in many places has surpassed a lot. Even now, China's worst engine technology, like the United States, is still a little ahead. Turbofan 10B can be regarded as the black technology 30 years ago. Even if the United States has a large number of planes to make trouble, a jammer is enough. Therefore, if the technology had been developed 30 years earlier, the Chinese aircraft carrier would certainly be more advanced than the United States, at least not far behind.