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New Chinese Assault Carrier Catches Fire
Forbes ^
| 11 April 20
| H I Sutton
Posted on 04/12/2020 9:40:42 AM PDT by Bruiser 10
Black smoke has been seen billowing from China’s first assault carrier in Shanghai. The new Type-075 carrier, which is similar to the U.S. Navy’s America Class assault carriers, is designed to carry helicopters and hovercraft to support amphibious landings.
The smoke was reported on Chinese social media platforms earlier today. Images suggest that the fire took hold within the hull of the ship, possibly in the expansive aircraft hanger. Smoke came out of the open aircraft lift near the front of the island superstructure. Smoke also came out of the rear hangar opening. For a time a massive cloud of smoke rose high into the air, and would have been visible for miles around.
The fire was put out, but not before causing significant smoke damage to the hull. The extent of damage inside is not yet known. Black stains can now be seen from the ship's large well deck in the stern, contrasting with the clean gray paint. The vessel was only launched on September 25 and is being fitted out before sea trials.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201909; 20190925; amphib; amphibians; carrier; cheapcrap; chian; chicom; china; chinese; chinesefiredrill; fire; navy; oops; plan; whoopsie
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To: Bruiser 10
similar to the US carrier...oh reverse engineering? They are masters at stealing and spying.
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:02:15 AM PDT
by
Karliner
(Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28 Isa 17 "This is the end of the beginning" W Churchill)
To: V_TWIN
That pizza Chinese chit isn’t nuclear I hope
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:03:03 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: Bruiser 10
The new Type-075 carrier, which is similar to the U.S. Navy’s America Class assault carriers Based upon designs obtained from...
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:03:04 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
To: Bruiser 10
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:04:13 AM PDT
by
skimbell
To: Bruiser 10
The people who were responsible are already dead and their organs harvested.
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:05:24 AM PDT
by
setter
To: Bruiser 10
Sad where’s the tear emoji? Aren’t all Carriers “Assault” Carriers?
To: hoagy62
If it was a secret American operation....too bad, so sad.
If it was a secret American operation, Our descendants, 60 years from might read about it.
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:08:24 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Evolution works! Can not stand the heat! Get off the planet! Gorebull Warming weeding out the weak!)
To: setter
They’re with the missle operator guy in Iran who shot down the airliner after we took out Qasem Soleimani.
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:09:52 AM PDT
by
Eddie01
To: Bruiser 10
Could it be that someone just "got the horn"?
Happy Easter!
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:11:15 AM PDT
by
Aevery_Freeman
(AOC has the perfect face for the 'Rat Party - Hee-Haw)
To: Bruiser 10
Oh, AIRCRAFT carrier.
I figured the article would have been about ‘infected PEOPLE’ assaulting the world had caught on.
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:16:59 AM PDT
by
xrmusn
(6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
To: Bruiser 10
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:17:56 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: dfwgator
"That’ll buff right out."
To: <1/1,000,000th%
Virus sterilization fire out of control?No, it's just that their on-board crematorium was overloaded due to the large number of Corona cases among the crew.
Regards,
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:23:15 AM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: DarthVader
That is karma but let’s not forget that our a $4.5 BILLION Roosevelt is for all intents and purposes SUNK as is a SSBN I believe.
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:24:36 AM PDT
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: Bruiser 10
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:24:57 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: <1/1,000,000th%
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:25:37 AM PDT
by
MurrietaMadman
(when I want an intoxicant powerful enough to deceive a nation I only use corona)
To: chief lee runamok
To: Bruiser 10
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:30:58 AM PDT
by
2CAVTrooper
(Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
To: Karliner
Sounds more like a copy of the Wasp class than the America class. I don’t think the America has a well deck. Larger hanger decks for the F-35 and Osprey complement. But no hovercraft.
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:35:50 AM PDT
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PAR35
To: mass55th
Yes... made the hull easier to pierce later..
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posted on
04/12/2020 10:37:43 AM PDT
by
Principled
(No one will conquer America, from within or without, until its citizenry are disarmed.)
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