052C/052D Class Destroyers
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asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Thanks guys
The English versions are a totally disaster
Let’s hope one day they get fixed
The English versions are a totally disaster
Let’s hope one day they get fixed
Taken yesterday
6 x Type 052D and 2 x Type 055
Check the activity in this yard
120 Chengdu doesn't seem to be around the harbor this time. Maybe she has left to the North Fleet?
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Production rate has just skyrocketed
That’s 7 units launched in a space of 10 months
And it’s only May 2019 by end of this year JNCX will pop some more out
That’s 7 units launched in a space of 10 months
And it’s only May 2019 by end of this year JNCX will pop some more out
Jura The idiot
General
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
Here is the english translation
Type 052D, the evolution continues
Unlike the Type 056, which was designed to operate under the cover of continental-based forces, the Type 052D is intended for the high seas. It shares almost the same platform as its predecessor, the Type 052C, but has more advanced and illustrates perfectly the Chinese military's "Run fast small steps" approach in their arms development.
According to a presentation by a Vice Admiral of the Chinese Navy in August 2017, the combat capability of a Type 052D is "1.6 times greater" than that of a Type 052C, knowing that the leading ships of these two classes of Chinese destroyer were launched with an interval of only 9 years.
La différence entre un Type 052D (en haut) et un Type 052C. Les navires de tête de ces 2 classes de destroyer ont été mis à l'eau avec 9 ans d'écart. Quand le Type 052C n'a que 6 exemplaires, le 24e Type 052D de série a déjà fait son apparition, et ce n'est pas prêt de s'arrêter.
Since the launch of the leading ship Kunming 172 in late August 2012, the two Chinese shipyards engaged in the construction of this class - CSSC Jiangnan Changxing in Shanghai of one and CSIC Dalian in Dalian on the other - have relayed to get out of the new buildings at a steady pace, ie a ship pulled out of the dry dock every 129 days on average.
Of course, the finer analysis of the Type 052D construction shows that Jiangnan Changxing is, up to now, the main contributor to this pace. Indeed, of the 24 buildings already operational or still under construction, knowing that the figure is not definitive, 18 are built in Shanghai and 6 only in Dalian.
And a large series of production spread over several years inevitably implies more or less important changes. Type 054A frigates, with a total of 30 hulls built, have also experienced "upgrades" in weapons systems, for example.
In the case of the Type 052D, it is at the level of its structure that major changes seem to have been implemented from the 14 th class, named a priori 156 Zibo (淄博).
The first satellite images then the snapshots taken by enthusiasts showed that the Chinese destroyer has now become longer by about 4 meters. This extra length applies primarily to his hangar and the helicopter deck at the stern of the ship.
If the reason for this structural change has never been actually communicated, it is thought that the introduction of a new model of transport helicopter in the ranks of the Chinese army, the Z-20, which is longer than the Z-9 and Ka-27/28/31 usually embarked on the Chinese destroyers, may have forced the CSIC Group 701 Institute to make plan modifications on the Type 052D.
Aside from this lengthening, there is also a lower height of the shed compared to the first 13 buildings, probably for design constraints.
As for the final endowment number of Type 052D, it depends on the one hand the political will and the geopolitical context anticipated by China, but also .
Today, the latter has 6 first rank fleets, each of which is in the process of moving from a configuration 4 destroyers plus 4 frigates to 6 + 6 (see more). Knowing that there is still in its formation 17 destroyers (1 x Type 051B, 2 x Type 051C, 2 x Type 052, 2 x Type 052B, 4 x Project 956E / EM, 6 x Type 052C), of the old generation but have not yet reached the age of retirement, not counting of course the first 8 large Type 055 destroyers that are currently under construction, the only thing we can be certain is that the Chinese navy should at least provide 49 destroyers by 2022, even on the unlikely assumption that Chinese shipyards are stopping new construction now.
Type 052D, the evolution continues
Unlike the Type 056, which was designed to operate under the cover of continental-based forces, the Type 052D is intended for the high seas. It shares almost the same platform as its predecessor, the Type 052C, but has more advanced and illustrates perfectly the Chinese military's "Run fast small steps" approach in their arms development.
According to a presentation by a Vice Admiral of the Chinese Navy in August 2017, the combat capability of a Type 052D is "1.6 times greater" than that of a Type 052C, knowing that the leading ships of these two classes of Chinese destroyer were launched with an interval of only 9 years.
La différence entre un Type 052D (en haut) et un Type 052C. Les navires de tête de ces 2 classes de destroyer ont été mis à l'eau avec 9 ans d'écart. Quand le Type 052C n'a que 6 exemplaires, le 24e Type 052D de série a déjà fait son apparition, et ce n'est pas prêt de s'arrêter.
Since the launch of the leading ship Kunming 172 in late August 2012, the two Chinese shipyards engaged in the construction of this class - CSSC Jiangnan Changxing in Shanghai of one and CSIC Dalian in Dalian on the other - have relayed to get out of the new buildings at a steady pace, ie a ship pulled out of the dry dock every 129 days on average.
Of course, the finer analysis of the Type 052D construction shows that Jiangnan Changxing is, up to now, the main contributor to this pace. Indeed, of the 24 buildings already operational or still under construction, knowing that the figure is not definitive, 18 are built in Shanghai and 6 only in Dalian.
And a large series of production spread over several years inevitably implies more or less important changes. Type 054A frigates, with a total of 30 hulls built, have also experienced "upgrades" in weapons systems, for example.
In the case of the Type 052D, it is at the level of its structure that major changes seem to have been implemented from the 14 th class, named a priori 156 Zibo (淄博).
The first satellite images then the snapshots taken by enthusiasts showed that the Chinese destroyer has now become longer by about 4 meters. This extra length applies primarily to his hangar and the helicopter deck at the stern of the ship.
If the reason for this structural change has never been actually communicated, it is thought that the introduction of a new model of transport helicopter in the ranks of the Chinese army, the Z-20, which is longer than the Z-9 and Ka-27/28/31 usually embarked on the Chinese destroyers, may have forced the CSIC Group 701 Institute to make plan modifications on the Type 052D.
Aside from this lengthening, there is also a lower height of the shed compared to the first 13 buildings, probably for design constraints.
As for the final endowment number of Type 052D, it depends on the one hand the political will and the geopolitical context anticipated by China, but also .
Today, the latter has 6 first rank fleets, each of which is in the process of moving from a configuration 4 destroyers plus 4 frigates to 6 + 6 (see more). Knowing that there is still in its formation 17 destroyers (1 x Type 051B, 2 x Type 051C, 2 x Type 052, 2 x Type 052B, 4 x Project 956E / EM, 6 x Type 052C), of the old generation but have not yet reached the age of retirement, not counting of course the first 8 large Type 055 destroyers that are currently under construction, the only thing we can be certain is that the Chinese navy should at least provide 49 destroyers by 2022, even on the unlikely assumption that Chinese shipyards are stopping new construction now.
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The 19th and 20th Type 052D destroyers are launched in Dalian on May 10 (Image: 香港 文匯 網) -
The Type 055 are also under construction in Dalian (Image: 香港 文匯 網) -
Destruction Zone in Dalian (Image: 狼 寻欢) -
Launch statistics for Type 052D (Image: East Pendulum)
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Rate difference between DL and JNCX is not that much
It’s just that JNCX launched 7 units before DL started so they had a head start
Having said that it’s probably still 1.5 time faster than DL
It’s just that JNCX launched 7 units before DL started so they had a head start
Having said that it’s probably still 1.5 time faster than DL
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