Nice. These are the first official pictures of 123 Huainan we have seen.
Plus the video of the event.
Plus the video of the event.
Here is extract from GTAccording to Chinese wiki there are now 18 in service. Suzhou was commissioned in January 2021 according to the same Chinese wiki. Can someone confirm this information?
An impressive compilation of anti-submarine sonars, in comparison the Flight IIA Arleigh Burke only have the SQS-53C bow sonar. Sadly I don't think the type 052D are equipped with rocket-propulsed torpedoes so they're solely limited to onboard ASW capability from the HELO and mounted torpedoes.Cool pic by by78 at the PLAN Fleet Supply Ship thread. Shows what's likely to be 175 refueling from 967 AOE, which is a Type 901.
Its a cool scene as it is sharp enough to notice the details at the back of 175. You can see the door for the VDS, with a small port for the TAS. There is another port to the left that is for the towed anti-torpedo decoy.
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Yes, very impressive. However, the Arleigh Burkes have had a towed array sonar since the first FLI variant. The newer ships got an updated one, which is quite interesting as its both a passive and active sensor. Look up TB-37U MFTAAn impressive compilation of anti-submarine sonars, in comparison the Flight IIA Arleigh Burke only have the SQS-53C bow sonar. Sadly I don't think the type 052D are equipped with rocket-propulsed torpedoes so they're solely limited to onboard ASW capability from the HELO and mounted torpedoes.
An impressive compilation of anti-submarine sonars, in comparison the Flight IIA Arleigh Burke only have the SQS-53C bow sonar. Sadly I don't think the type 052D are equipped with rocket-propulsed torpedoes so they're solely limited to onboard ASW capability from the HELO and mounted torpedoes.
The SQR-19 was removed with Flight IIA. It seems that AN/SQR-20 /MTFA is not a class-wide upgrade but only for some deployed units. But yeah you're right the USN isn't left empty-handed.FLI variant
It might just be a question of ressources, time or shedule with new weapon systems being introduced in the PLAN arsenal. Also after all, if the PLAN was really interested in the integration of the Yu-8 and alike ont the type 052D platform, they would have probably already deployed it as early as YJ-18 or HHQ-9.Considering the 052D is equipped with a universal VLS that's specifically designed to be the PLAN's standard VLS, and considering the 054A's older, much smaller VLS is equipped with Yu-8, I would say it's very much just a matter of time for the 052D (and 055) to be integrated with a VL ASROC type weapon, if it isn't already.