It’s been awhile since I was on this forum. Interesting discussions about the missile types. The Harpoon is certainly a match for what the Russians were doing, but remember that the Soviet Navy was fitting these big missiles aboard their cruisers long before the US Navy was and the Harpoon became standard.

Anyway, the Minsk looks a little dilapidated. I heard it was not accessible to the public anymore because of work being done to it, so nice to see your images, Ken.

I have also been to Oriental Land:

Chinese aircraft carrier

That radar fit is far too ornate to be a mock-up. I found out the facilities were used by the military for training, indeed, while I was there, there were lots of army cadets ‘on board’, all waving and saying ‘hallo’ and being distracted by the token Westerner wandering about, to the scorn of their commanding officers. More carrier capable Nanchang Q5s.

The carrier deck

Who knew the Chinese two-seat MiG-19 derivatives (JJ6s) were also carrier capable?

JJ-6s 9922 and 9324

On the subject of the Harpoon and CIWS:

‘Missile launcher’ mock-up

‘Close-in-weapon system’ mock-up

Link to more Oriental Land images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/147661871@N04/albums/72157662528903148/with/37638114914/