Is China s first aircraft carrier a copycat, and what are the names of how many Chinese aircraft car

Not a copycat. To briefly reside, the Varyag is the second of the Kuznetsov class of aircraft carriers built during the Soviet era (the first is the "Kuznetsov", which is now in service with the Russian Navy), but it was not completed, and it was 68% built by the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Later, Russia ran out of money, didn't want it, and Ukraine's own naval strategy didn't need such a big ship, so it was sold to China, but the power system, the ** system, and the electronic system were dismantled, and it was basically sold to China as an empty shell.

Then, in recent years, we began to improve the aircraft carrier by buying some design drawings and researching in many aspects. It can be said that this aircraft carrier is old bottled with new wine. is an experimental aircraft carrier. You can encyclopedia the Varyag.

It should not be counted, because this aircraft carrier is a sister ship of a Russian aircraft carrier, and the hull is not made in China, and China is only renovating and adding it on the basis, which can be regarded as a half-bought.

It's not a cottage or a second floor said to be decommissioned, this is a semi-finished product that has been built. China dragged it back only to continue to build and renovate.

No, it's the former Soviet Union's Waglian, which is being refitted at the Dalian shipyard and may serve as a training aircraft carrier for the Chinese Navy.

How to say it, is to buy the Varyag's shell and add other equipment to it, this is the means to achieve leapfrog development aircraft carriers, this is what the Chinese people are best at, everything must have a reference, it's funny, right? A few years ago, foreigners joked that the Chinese have the world's first imitation ability, but they can't develop it themselves.

It was originally an aircraft carrier built during the Soviet Union, but it was given to Ukraine due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, but it was not completed, and then the hull was bought to Macau as a casino, and finally came into the hands of the state.

It was the conversion of the decommissioned aircraft carrier of Ukraine!

Copycat Varyag, of course.

As of October 11, 2021, there are 2 aircraft carriers officially in service in China, namely Liaoning and Shandong.

1. Liaoning ship. The predecessor of the Liaoning aircraft carrier is the Marshal Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier of the Soviet Navy, the Varyag, in the mid-to-late 80s of the 20th century, the Varyag was built in Ukraine when the Soviet Union collapsed, and the construction project was interrupted, with a completion rate of 68%. On April 26, 2005, the construction and improvement by the Chinese Navy began.

On September 25, 2012, it was officially renamed Liaoning and delivered to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.

2. Shandong ship. The Shandong ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy is China's first self-built domestic aircraft carrier, based on the research of the former Soviet Union's Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier and China's Liaoning aircraft carrier Bridge Town, and is China's first domestic aircraft carrier in the true sense.

China's Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers are both conventionally powered aircraft carriers, with a full load displacement of about 60,000 tons. Although the "Shandong" aircraft carrier is China's first aircraft carrier designed and built completely independently, the entire construction cycle took about six years from the official start of construction in 2013, which is about the same as the construction cycle of aircraft carriers of the US Navy.

The number of aircraft carried by the "Shandong" has made great progress compared with the "Liaoning" previously equipped by the Chinese Navy, and it can carry up to 36 J-15 carrier-based aircraft, which is 12 more than the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier, which has a maximum number of 24 aircraft, that is, 50% of the aircraft.

As of March 2, 2023, China has a total of three aircraft carriers, namely the Liaoning aircraft carrier, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Shandong Ship, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Fujian Ship.

Let me take a closer look:

1. The Liaoning aircraft carrier Linglun is early

The Liaoning aircraft carrier (code: Type 001 aircraft carrier, port number: 16, abbreviation: Liaoning) is an aircraft carrier under the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy that can carry fixed-wing aircraft, and it is also China's first aircraft carrier in service.

The addition of this ship has not only made leaps and bounds in the overall combat capability of the Chinese Navy, but also promoted the development of China's advanced sciences such as materials science, aerodynamics, mechanics, and informatics, thus laying the foundation for the construction of the first domestically produced aircraft carrier.

2. Shandong ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy

The Shandong Ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (ship number: 17, referred to as Shandong Ship) is China's first domestic aircraft carrier that is completely independently designed, built and supported, marking the official ushering in the era of domestic aircraft carriers for the Chinese Navy.

On April 26, 2017, the launching ceremony of China's second aircraft carrier and China's first domestic aircraft carrier completely independently developed and manufactured was held at the Dalian Shipyard of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. On December 17, 2019, with the approval of the ** Military Commission, China's first domestically produced aircraft carrier was named "Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Shandong Ship", with the port number "17".

3. The Fujian of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy

The Fujian ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (port number: 18, referred to as the Fujian ship) is the first catapult-type aircraft carrier designed and built by China completely independently, using a straight through long flight deck, equipped with electromagnetic catapult and blocking devices, and a full load displacement of more than 80,000 tons.

On June 17, 2022, with the approval of the ** Military Commission, China's third aircraft carrier was named "Fujian Ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy" with the port number "18".

The role and significance of aircraft carriers:

The hull of an aircraft carrier has a huge deck and islands, most of which are located on the starboard side. An aircraft carrier is generally always a battle group with an aircraft carrier as the core, with other ships in the fleet providing carrier protection and supplies, and aircraft carriers providing air cover and long-range strike capabilities.

Aircraft carriers have become indispensable for modern navies and are one of the most important ships in naval warfare. Relying on aircraft carriers, a country can exert military pressure and conduct operations in areas far from its homeland, without relying on local airfields.

Aircraft carriers are a symbol of a country's comprehensive national strength and one of the cores of a country's maritime power. In peacetime, it can realistically exist, implement peaceful diplomacy, safeguard maritime sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, contain crises, and play a strategic deterrent role; In wartime, it can carry out various strategic, campaign, and tactical combat missions far away from the territory and bases.