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The Liaoning ship has just returned, and the People's Liberation Army's " quasi-aircraft carrier " has gone to sea again. According to the announcement of the People's Navy, the navy's 075 amphibious assault ship Anhui ship was recently loaded with a large number of helicopters and rushed to a certain sea area to perform flight support training.
(The Navy's Liaoning ship returned through the Miyako Channel)
The video footage released showed that a large number of helicopters were parked on the deck of the Anhui ship, and they took off and landed one after another. This training mainly focused on different subjects such as single-wave concentrated dispatch, carrier-based aircraft transportation support, etc. Through the training, the cooperative combat capabilities of ship-based units and ship-aircraft have been fully improved.
(Screen released by the People's Navy)
The Anhui ship is the third ship of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship. It is generally believed that the three ships of Hainan, Guangxi and Anhui are the first batch of 075 ships of the navy. In the future, the navy may start building the second batch of five 075 ships. As a large amphibious assault ship, the 075 ship has a displacement of about 30,000 to 40,000 tons. Due to its flat deck design, it is also called a "small flat-top" or "small aircraft carrier." According to data, the 075 ship can carry up to 20 to 30 ship-based helicopters , and also has hangars, docks and other facilities, so it can deliver 1,000 marines and carry a large number of landing combat equipment, including amphibious tanks armored vehicles and air-cushion landing craft.
(The Anhui ship was just listed last year)
At present, the country with the largest number of amphibious assault ships is the United States. The United States not only owns 8 Wasp-class amphibious assault ships , but is also building a new American-class amphibious assault ship . In addition, the US amphibious ship can now deploy F-35B short take-off and landing fighters, so it has the code name "Lightning Aircraft Carrier".
(American amphibious assault ships can deploy F-35B)
html The 0075 amphibious assault ship is mainly equipped with ship-based helicopters, but its combat effectiveness is still absolutely explosive. Because the hull space is large enough, the number of helicopters that the 075 ship can carry can reach nearly 30. This time, the Anhui ship specially carried a large number of helicopters to train its single-wave dispatch capability. In fact, it was testing the actual amphibious combat capability of the battleship . You know, the amphibious assault ship, as its name implies, is configured for landing operations. Especially in the future, if needs to consider the situation in the Taiwan Strait and land across the sea, then the amphibious assault ship carrying a large number of helicopters will be one of the core main forces, and its frontline combat significance will even be comparable to aircraft carrier .
(Hangar of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship)
And if it is to play a practical role, the 075 ship must accept the test of carrier-based helicopter dispatch. Only by dispatching enough helicopters at one time can the Type 075 ship play a large enough role in beach landing, fire suppression, and material transportation. The advantage of the 075 ship is that the deck is spacious enough and has multiple take-off and landing points for helicopters, so there is no pressure to dispatch multiple helicopter sorties at one time. plus the helicopters dispatched from the hangar, if 20 helicopters can be dispatched at a time, then the requirement of maximizing combat effectiveness can basically be achieved.
Based on the 075 ship, China may also develop a STOVL aircraft carrier capable of carrying short take-off and landing fighters in the future. This requires a process. At this stage, the 075 ship can use helicopters, which is a great success. Moreover, there is a view that China may develop the Type 076 amphibious assault ship in the future. This class of ship may be equipped with the electromagnetic catapult , which will meet the need for fixed-wing carrier-based aircraft to take off and land in another way. Moreover, due to the development of ship-based drone technology, it is also possible for the 076 ship to be used as a drone aircraft carrier in the future.
