Originally posted by Sikboy
Even so, I don't think that group v. group actions are very realistic either.
But what are we talking about here? I'm actually getting confused posting in both Chinese Carrier threads lol.
-Sik
to recapp,
My assumption was that an Air Craft that was not catapult assisted from a CV could not have much on board as far as Weapons, Special Avionics, and Fuel. They would be less combat effective than an F/A-18 hornet.
Then spitfire made the comment:
I'm sure the Chinese will buy/build the navalized Flanker in the future. As a pure fighter, that thing kicks F18s ass, especially the big heavy Super Hornets.
Wich to me is not applicable because modern day air combat tactics arent like Ace High in that a 1v1 fight probably wouldnt happen. Thus the chinese would be at a disadvantage tacticaly (mostly numbers here but also weapons as well) and logisticaly (lack of re-fueling)
If there's one thing our Nations military has is top notch carriers and naval air combat capability.
My whole assertion is that with out a catapult assisted launch any A/C would be at a HUGE disadvantage in combat againts an american CVN Battle Group.