Topic: Russian Aircraft Carriers vs. US Aircraft Carriers.

egoz · December 3rd, 2004

The replacement for the CVN class US Carriers are the CVX class which is supposed to be stealth. They have a lower profile in the water and use magnetic catapults instead of steam. The CVX class is supposed to be smaller, more manueverable, cheaper, and operate better in shallow waters. The last two carriers of the Nimitz Class, the CVN-76 (Reagan) and CVN-77 will be transitional ships for the CVX Carriers. They'll incorporate technologies of the new carriers but use the hull and basic design of the old carriers.

Comparably I believe the Nimitz Class carriers can launch more aircraft and quicker than then newest operational class of carriers in the Russian Navy. Most of that is due to their use of four steam catapults vs an angled flight deck on the Russian carriers. The Nimitz can launch two aircraft and land one every 37 seconds. Or it can launch aircraft every 20 seconds if recovery wasn't neccessary.

The Russian carriers also used regular gas propulsion vs the nuclear propulsion of the Nimitz Class. So range was their weekness. The newest class of Russian carrier had nuclear propulsion but those were canceled back in the early 90s.

December 3rd, 2004
egoz Primus Pilus	The replacement for the CVN class US Carriers are the CVX class which is supposed to be stealth. They have a lower profile in the water and use magnetic catapults instead of steam. The CVX class is supposed to be smaller, more manueverable, cheaper, and operate better in shallow waters. The last two carriers of the Nimitz Class, the CVN-76 (Reagan) and CVN-77 will be transitional ships for the CVX Carriers. They'll incorporate technologies of the new carriers but use the hull and basic design of the old carriers. Comparably I believe the Nimitz Class carriers can launch more aircraft and quicker than then newest operational class of carriers in the Russian Navy. Most of that is due to their use of four steam catapults vs an angled flight deck on the Russian carriers. The Nimitz can launch two aircraft and land one every 37 seconds. Or it can launch aircraft every 20 seconds if recovery wasn't neccessary. The Russian carriers also used regular gas propulsion vs the nuclear propulsion of the Nimitz Class. So range was their weekness. The newest class of Russian carrier had nuclear propulsion but those were canceled back in the early 90s. __________________ Flavius Vegetius Renatus De Rei Militari - Let him who desires peace prepare for war. Hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance. - Alex Rodriguez (Go Yankees!)