World Aircraft Carriers – Who win??

Recently the world are very unstable. War here war there, some for reason, some for no reason. And Malaysia also act to strengthen some war muscle. With MYR 6billion to build 6 patrol vessels (source).

But I think during war time, aircraft carrier is still the Big Guy to show the country’s war muscle.

So let’s have a look around of what other country’s aircraft carriers looks like..

Charles De Gaulle R91 – France

General Information – Source

Class and type:
Unique aircraft carrier

Displacement:
37,085 tonnes (standard)
42,000 tonnes (full load)

Length:
261.5 metres (858 ft) overall

Beam:
64.36 metres (211.2 ft) overall

Draught:
9.43 metres (30.9 ft)

Propulsion:
2 × K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 150 MW each
4 × diesel-electric
2 × shafts

Capacity:
800 commandos, 500 tonnes of ammunitions

Speed:
27 knots (50 km/h)

Endurance:
45 days of food

Sensors and processing systems:
DRBJ 11 B tridimensional air search radar
DRBV 26D air search radar
DRBV 15C low altitude air search radar
Arabel target acquisition radar

Electronic warfare and decoys:
ARBR 21 Detector
ARBB 33 Countermeasures suite
ARBG2 MAIGRET Interceptor
4 × Sagaie decoys launcher
SLAT (Système de lutte anti-torpille) torpedo countermeasures

Armament:
4 × 8 cell SYLVER launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface to air missile.
2 × 6 cell Sadral launchers carrying Mistral short range missiles
8 × Giat 20F2 20 mm cannons.

Aircraft carried:
28 – 35 aircraft, including Rafale, Super Étendard, E-2C Hawkeye, SA365 Dauphin helicopters.

Admiral Kuznetsov – Russia

General Information – Source

Class and type:
Kuznetsov

Displacement:
43,000-tons (Standard-load)
55,200-tons (Full-load)
58,600-tons (Max-load)

Length:
305 m

Beam:
72 m

Draught:
11 m

Propulsion:
Steam turbines 80,000shp
200,000 shp

Speed:
30 knots (56 km/h)

Range:
8,500 miles @ 18 knots

Armament:
12 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) anti-ship missiles
192 3K95 Kinzhal(SA-N-9 Gauntlet) SAMs
8 Kashtan CIWS mounts
6 AK-630 AA guns
1 UDAV-1 ASW rocket launcher

Aircraft carried:
41
Fixed Wing (12 × Sukhoi Su-33 fighters, 5 × Sukhoi Su-25UTG/UBP aircraft)
Rotary Wing (4 × Kamov Ka-27LD32 helicopters, 18 × Kamov Ka-27PLO helicopters, 2 × Kamov Ka-27S helicopters)

Aviation facilities:
Angled arrested landing flight deck
Bow ski jump

São Paulo (A12) – Brazil

General Information – Source

Class and type:
Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier

Displacement:
24,200 tonnes
32,800 tonnes (full load)

Length:
265 metres (869 ft)

Beam:
31.7 metres (104 ft)

Draught:
8.60 metres (28.2 ft)

Propulsion:
6 Indret boilers, 4 steam turbines producing 126,000 hp, 2 propellers

Speed:
32 knots (59 km/h)

Range:
7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km) at 18 knots

Electronic warfareand decoys:
DRBV-23B air sentry radar
DRBV-50 low-altitude or surface sentry radar (later replaced by a DRBV-15)
NRBA-50 approach radar
DRBI-10 tri-dimensional air sentry radar
several DRBC-31 fire radar (later DRBC-32C)
DRBN-34 navigation radars

Armament:
four 100 mm turrets, two SACP Crotale EDIR systems, five 12.7 mm machine guns, 4 dual Simbad launchers

Aircraft carried:
39 aircraft: 22 jets and 17 helicopters. Composed of A-4KU Skyhawks, AS 532 SC Cougars, HB 350 & HB.355 Ecureuils, and SH-3 Sea Kings

Cavour (550) – Italy

General Information – Source

Type:
CVH aircraft carrier

Displacement:
27,100 tons
30,000 tons(full-load)

Length:
244 m

Beam:
39 m

Draught:
8.7 m

Propulsion:
4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500+ gas turbines providing 88.000  hp
6 × Diesel generators (13.200 KW)

Speed:
28+ knots

Range:
7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)

Armament:
4 × A43 SYLVER VLS for 32 Aster-15 SAM
2 × Oto Melara 76/62 mm Super Rapido gun
3 × Oerlikon Contraves 25/80 mm AA gun

Aircraft carried:
20 (8 x AV-8B Harrier IIs, 12 x EH101 AEW/HEW and other helicopters)

INS Viraat (R22) – India

General Information – Source

Class and type:
Centaur class aircraft carrier

Displacement:
23,900 tons standard
28,700 tons full load

Length:
226.5 metres (743 ft)

Beam:
48.78 metres (160.0 ft)

Draught:
8.8 metres (29 ft)

Propulsion:
2 x Parsons geared steam turbines; 4 boilers with 400 psi, 76,000 shp

Speed:
28 knots (52 km/h)

Range:
6,500 miles (10,500 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)

Sensors and processing systems:
1 x BEL/Signaal RAWL 02 air radar
1 x RAWS 08 air/surface radar
2 x BEL Rashmi navigation radars
1 x EL/M-2221 STGR fire control radar
1 x Plessey Type 904 radar
1 x FT 13-S/M Tacan system

Sonar:
1 x Graseby Type 184M hull-mounted sonar

Electronic warfare and decoys:
1 x BEL Ajanta ESM

Decoy:
2 x Knebworth Corvus chaff launchers

Armament:
2 x 40mm Bofors AA guns
16 x Barak SAM VL cells

Aircraft carried:
Up to 30 aircraft, including (British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS51, Westland Sea King Mk.42B-C, HAL Chetak, HAL Dhruv)

HMS Invinsible (R05) – UK

General Information – Source

Displacement:
22,000 tons

Length:
209 m (686 ft)

Beam:
36 m (118 ft)

Draught:
8 m (26 ft)

Propulsion:
4 x Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine COGAG, providing 97,000 hp on 2 shafts

Speed:
28 knots (52 km/h)

Range:
7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km)

Armament:
2 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
3 Phalanx/Goalkeeper close-in weapons systems

Aircraft carried:
22 aircraft;
Multi Mission – Strike, ASuW and ASW
(12 x Harrier GR.7/9, 10 x Sea King ASaC, and Merlin HM Mk.1 helicopters)
Multi Mission – Strike and ASuW
(18 x Harrier GR.7/9, 4 x Sea King ASaC, and Merlin HM Mk.1 helicopters)

Aviation facilities:
168 m axial flight deck
Bow 13° ski ramp

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) – US

General Information – Source

Class and type:
Enterprise-class aircraft carrier

Displacement:
93,284 long tons (94,781 t) Full Load

Length:
1,123 ft (342 m)

Beam:
132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline)
257.2 ft (78.4 m) (extreme)

Draft:
39 ft (12 m)

Propulsion:
8 × Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors
four sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 4 × shafts
280,000 shp (210 MW)

Speed:
33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h)

Range:
Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years

Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar

Electronic warfare and decoys:
AN/SLQ-32
Mark 36 SRBOC

Armament:
2 × NATO Sea Sparrow launchers
2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
2 RAM launchers

Armor:
8 in (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 in (10 cm) rolled homogeneous steel armor)

Aircraft carried:
Hold up to 90
70 (normally)

Aviation facilities:
Flight deck: 1,123 ft (342 m)

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) – US

General Information – Source

Type:
Aircraft carrier

Displacement:
100,000 to 104,600 long tons (100,000–106,300 t)

Length:
Overall 1,092 feet (332.8 m)
Waterline 1,040 feet (317.0 m)

Beam:
Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)

Waterline:
134 ft (40.8 m)

Draft:
Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)

Propulsion:
2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)

Speed:
30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)

Range:
Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years

Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars
4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
4 × Mk 95 radars

Electronic warfare and decoys:
SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures

Armament:
16–24 × Sea Sparrow or NATO Sea Sparrow missiles
3 or 4 × Phalanx CIWSs or RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles

Armor:
2.5 in (64 mm) kevlar over vital spaces

Aircraft carried:
85-90 fixed wing and helicopters

As always, Malaysia have enormous creativity and funds even they claimed to be very poor and have possibility to be bankrupt. Instead of building an aircraft carrier that might incur future expenses on buying more overpriced aircraft, I think, they might want to build an ultimate one – the Ultimate MotherShip!!

RMN MotherShip – Malaysia (Soon to be!)

General Information – Reference Source

Type:
Ultimate vessel

Displacement:
unknown

Length:
Unknown

Propulsion:
Unknown

Speed:
1.4062
Acceleration 0.3125
Deceleration 1.0000

Range:
Sight range 14

Sensors and processing systems:
Unkonwn

Electronic warfare and decoys:
Unknown

Armament:
Purified beams (ground and air)

Armor:
Shileds

Aircraft carried:
None

Ability:
Cloaking field
Mass recall
Vortex
Time Bomb
Black Hole – Ultimate!!

Concept test-run model:
You can view how scary the abilities of RMN MotherShip.

So.. Scary isn’t it? And who win??
Anyway, just for fun =D hahahha