In the last issue, I talked about Indian aircraft carriers, and a large group of "Indian blowers" came out to spray me, okay! So today let's take a look at what level of Indian aircraft carriers is.
India, as the first country in Asia to have an aircraft carrier after World War II, has been playing aircraft carriers for 67 years since the first aircraft carrier was purchased in 1957, but what about China? From the beginning of the transformation of the Varyag in 2005 to today, it has only been 19 years. He played aircraft carriers more than 3 times as much time as us, so what level is he!
So far, India has had 4 aircraft carriers, two decommissioned and one in active service, and if you count the semi-finished "New Vikrant", there are exactly 4 ships.
The first: "Old Vikrant", a British light aircraft carrier with a displacement of 16,000 tons, was purchased in 1957, commissioned in 1961 and decommissioned in 1997.
The second: "Virat", this aircraft carrier! It can be regarded as a miracle in the history of the world's aircraft carriers, his service cycle reached an astonishing 64 years, construction began in 1944, with a displacement of 24,000 tons, it began service in 1953, it was sold to India by the British in 1986, and it was not officially decommissioned in India until 2017. The political significance of this aircraft carrier is greater than the military significance, he spent most of his time in the dock after coming to India, the equipment is aging, the compatibility of weapons is difficult, the maintenance costs remain high, in the last years, hum! He simply stayed in the dock and couldn't move, becoming a veritable mascot.
The third: "Vikramaditya", he is India's active aircraft carrier, this aircraft carrier can be called a miracle in the history of the world's "arms sales", India bought it from Russia for a dollar in 2004, and the aircraft carrier was decommissioned in 1996, hum! But the maintenance cost was spent, India 3 billion US dollars, displacement of 45,000 tons, commissioned in 2013, he is the only aircraft carrier that India may still have combat effectiveness now, pay attention! It is only possible to say that it is possible, after all, this aircraft carrier is in the hands of the Indians, but the situation is full of problems, in 2016 there was a fecal explosion, causing the tragedy of 2 dead and 5 injured, he was in 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and so on! There are fires, basically once a year, so ah! He was repairing a lot of the time.
The fourth: "New Vikrant", he began preparations in 2005, with a displacement of 45,000 tons, and started construction in 2009, which was originally scheduled to be launched in 2011, but only 30% was built that year, and in 2018, it was exploded by dung and sprayed, and it was barely launched in 2022, but ah! In fact, it is still a half-finished product, no radar, no air defense system, not even a carrier-based aircraft, a sea aquarium alive.
According to the current rhythm of India's aircraft carrier kowtowing step by step, even if the carrier-based aircraft is estimated to be enough, all of them will be turned into the sea, according to India, the test of the carrier-based aircraft will be completed in 2024, so let's wait and see!
Ladies and gentlemen, looking back at the history of the development of Indian aircraft carriers, he was almost half a century earlier than China, but up to now, India, which has the strong support of technology from all over the world, has not been able to produce any carrier-based aircraft on its own, focusing on the core equipment of the ship.
The most important thing is that he can't produce supporting submarines, frigates, destroyers, escort ships, etc., and his nemesis, our Pakistani Iron Brothers, already have hypersonic missiles, and the current Indian aircraft carrier is a face-saving project, so ah! India's twin aircraft carriers are indeed a joke, and his anti-missile system is even more of a joke, not worth mentioning.