A recent ONI graphic of the planned Chinese carrier. Note the lack of a ski jump.Thanks to Scoop Deck!
Aircraft Carrier Transformations Pt 1 -- New Wars
The Enticement of Small Decks
The primary argument against the building of small carriers (CVL) by the US Navy is an apparent lack of performance as compared to large deck Nimitz nuclear vessels (CVN). This assumption becomes more transparent when you consider the dramatic technical advances naval aircraft have achieved in the past few decades:
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