052C/052D Class Destroyers

asif iqbal

asif iqbal

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Bltizo said:
If you google "YJ-62 launch" you'll find some photos of YJ-62 launched from 052C.
HN-2 and C-805 do not exist at present, and we've only seen YJ-62 carried on 052C's slant launchers
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But thats a anti ship missile

So can we say that it's not confirmed that cruise missiles have been carried on Type 052C ?

It's been in service for years now even decades so should have seen them by now of they carried them
 
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Blitzo

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asif iqbal said:
But thats a anti ship missile

So can we say that it's not confirmed that cruise missiles have been carried on Type 052C ?

It's been in service for years now even decades so should have seen them by now of they carried them
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YJ-62 is a cruise missile; it is an anti ship cruise missile with suspected limited land attack functions.

If you are talking about dedicated land attack cruise missiles, then no, they have not been seen on 052C
 
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steve_rolfe

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Picture from the bridge of the 052C Destroyer '152' as it passes through the Kiel canal, a few days ago.
Its a great image of the bow of the vessel, showing the CIWS, main gun and the revolver style VLS.
Would i be correct in assuming, that what appears to be an arm assembly in the centre of the VLS, is a small crane for loading the missile canisters into the silos?

052C_152.jpg
 
asif iqbal

asif iqbal

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Type 052D launch is close looks like we will see only 2 this year

That would put 8 in the water

1st one was commissioned around 18 months ago maybe they can send one to gulf of Aden

Would be good to see all that learning employed and deployed on a warship like the ability to launch small fast boats from the rear side for fast interception of pirates
 
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