The big difference between the Type 075 and the future Type 076 is the latter’s possible catapult and arrester wires. Steam-powered or electromagnetic catapults help carriers launch heavy fixed ...

The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or shoot arrows with great force and for considerable distances. Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as 350 ...

The catapults, wide flight deck ... Per Funaiole, it's most likely that the biggest role of the Type 076, at least initially, will be better integration with regard to how China uses its UAVs ...