Next Generation Destroyer thread (after 055, 052D)
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Any proof for this?
Two hints by @勤劳朴实罗素历 on Weibo on what the PLAN's next-generation surface combatants could/would be like:
1. The displacement of next-generation DDGs and FFGs will be a significant leap over the previous-generations, while either retaining the same number of weapon systems deployed onboard, or that the number will be slightly increased.
2. IPS (Integrated Power System) only has a very small chance to be adopted on next-generation DDGs and FFGs, albeit widespread adoption of IPS on larger surface ships in the future is affirmative (with the 076 LHD very likely to be the first IPS-warship in the PLAN).
1. The displacement of next-generation DDGs and FFGs will be a significant leap over the previous-generations, while either retaining the same number of weapon systems deployed onboard, or that the number will be slightly increased.
2. IPS (Integrated Power System) only has a very small chance to be adopted on next-generation DDGs and FFGs, albeit widespread adoption of IPS on larger surface ships in the future is affirmative (with the 076 LHD very likely to be the first IPS-warship in the PLAN).
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The next gen warship will be whatever precedes the 054B; an 054C or 05X FFG.
After that it will be a Med DDG to succeed 052D. A roughly 9K ton destroyer with 80-90 VLS cells.
Both might be build concurrently. Signs of the DDG might appear after/during the construction of the two carriers.
This is my take on the matter.
After that it will be a Med DDG to succeed 052D. A roughly 9K ton destroyer with 80-90 VLS cells.
Both might be build concurrently. Signs of the DDG might appear after/during the construction of the two carriers.
This is my take on the matter.
If the 054B works out there will be no need to consider a "054C" or "05X" FFG for quite a while. A medium displacement 052D successor would easily happen long before that. The PLAN clearly made a choice for lower tech/higher volume with the 054B (in contrast to the USN's Constellation FFG), so we will not see anything fancier than that design any time soon.
Cross-posted from the 052C/D DDG thread.
If @勤劳朴实罗素里's information source is accurate, then the successor-class DDGs to the 052D/DG DDGs would be coming soon (after the 4th batch 052D/DGs have been completed), and will have the class designation of 05X/06X-class instead of 052E/052X-class.
I suppose this is related to the 703rd Institute's tender announcement document on CODLAG propulsion system from yesterday.
If @勤劳朴实罗素里's information source is accurate, then the successor-class DDGs to the 052D/DG DDGs would be coming soon (after the 4th batch 052D/DGs have been completed), and will have the class designation of 05X/06X-class instead of 052E/052X-class.
I suppose this is related to the 703rd Institute's tender announcement document on CODLAG propulsion system from yesterday.
In addition to the above Weibo post by @勤劳朴实罗素里:
(In the coming years/future), there should be a large surface combatant warship type/class that is higher than the 055 DDG in terms of both positioning/role (定位) and displacement/tonnage (吨位). The warship will most likely be a CG in the traditional sense, rather than the so-called all-purpose warship (as previously proposed by Ma Weiming).
(It should also be noted that) the all-purpose warship concept was not proposed by naval design institutes or the navy itself, so the likelihood of it actually being realized is pretty low. This basically tracked with what pop3 had mentioned many months ago.
(In the coming years/future), there should be a large surface combatant warship type/class that is higher than the 055 DDG in terms of both positioning/role (定位) and displacement/tonnage (吨位). The warship will most likely be a CG in the traditional sense, rather than the so-called all-purpose warship (as previously proposed by Ma Weiming).
(It should also be noted that) the all-purpose warship concept was not proposed by naval design institutes or the navy itself, so the likelihood of it actually being realized is pretty low. This basically tracked with what pop3 had mentioned many months ago.
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Surely this would be the 055 successor?
Based on the information available so far - Not exactly sure.
Pop3 did hint of something as a follow-up/successor to the 055 DDGs around 2 years ago. Not sure if these two are related or not.