position of the Liaoning/Shandong with a minimal fuel load and then get topped off by J-15 buddy refueling. If they could manage that, both of these carriers would get a massive force multiplier.I could see a potential Liaoning/Shandong loadout consisting of:
12-14 J-15
12 J-35
4 J-15D
4 KJ-600
Various helos
IMO this loadout would win any 1-on-1 carrier matchup short of Nimitz/Ford carriers. QEs will have more F-35s but they will be almost blind with their short-ranged and short-sighted Merlin AEW helos, allowing Liaoning/Shandong's KJ-600s to set up the most advantageous engagement scenario for its J-35s and J-15s.
CdG has E-2s but no stealth fighters at all, and its Rafales would suffer immensely at the hands of J-35s.
And of course Vikrant, Vikramaditya, Kuznetsov and Japan's helo carriers wouldn't stand a chance in hell.
