052/052B Class Destroyers

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Colonel
re: PLAN Type 052 Class Destroyer

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Type 1130 CIWS:

11 barrels
30mm calibre
Max fire rate 9000rounds/min
Type 730 - 4200 rounds/min
Magazine doubled in size compared to type 730

Success rate in intercepting supersonic targets is 3 time more than type 730
99% success rate in intercepting subsonic targets

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FL-3000N:

Can target various high maneuverable aerial targets and sea skimming subsonic and supersonic missiles
maximum range - 10km
minimum range - 500m
Max effective range for low altitude targets - 6km. (four times gun based CIWS range)
Max speed Mach 2.5

Guidance: passive optical/infrared or active infrared guidance throughout entire engagement profile
Can auto acquire, auto fire and lock after fire, as well as engaging multiple targets

Interception rate is over 85% per missile against active/passive radar, optical guided anti-ship missiles
Interception rate is over 98% for two missiles per target.

3 variants of 8, 18, and 24 rounds available for different platform.

8 rounds variant installed on the type 056.

24 rounds variant installed on Liaoning and the Type 052D


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Regarding CIWS on the Type 052D:

front gun is still type 730.

1000m - 1500m of cross-covering range for FL-3000N and Type 730 to improve interception chance

FL-3000N can cover whole of ship except for 60 degrees arc to the front, which will be covered by the type 730.

Near 100% interception chance against incomming threats when both weapon acts in conjunction

FL-3000N can take engagement pressure off the type 730 since it has longer range and relatively large number of missiles.

therefore the Type 052D is significantly more effective at countering threats compared to the type 052C.
 

adeptitus

Captain
VIP Professional
re: PLAN Type 052 Class Destroyer

I don't think the 24 cell version has been deployed. The Liaoning uses 18 round version, and I suspect the 052D would use the same.

Since the HQ-18 use external sensors (vs SeaRAM use its own), I don't see why it cannot target things outside its firing arc (someone please correct me if I am talking out of my butt on this). The biggest benefit of missile based CIWS is that you don't need direct LOS to target.
 
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plawolf

Lieutenant General
re: PLAN Type 052 Class Destroyer

Good points, the lock on after launch capability would seem rather pointless if the weapon needed a direct line of sight between itself and all incoming targets.
 
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