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I thought we had long established that she was a STOBAR carrier so therefore no cat should not be surprising. Perhaps Im missing something there?
No cat (check).
originally posted by: anzha
a reply to: thebozeian
The Chinese were running around stating their 2nd carrier would have cats. The Shandong or whatever it was going to be called would be a weird hybrid of the STOBAR and CATOBAR carriers. However, there are no cats.
Look closer for the last bit. Its not the lack of aircraft, but it might have a nontrivial impact on what aircraft it can carry.