052C/052D Class Destroyers

nlalyst · Mar 12, 2021

AndrewS said:
I notice that the production of the first TB-37U MFTA is due by June 2021.

But suppose the Chinese Navy starts deploying their own version before this?

Where did you notice this? The TB-37U was in procurement since FY13. The first newly built ship to get the MFTA was DDG-113 FLIIA, that recently made news by shooting down an ICBM with the SM-3 BLIIA interceptor. All existing FLTI, FLTII and FLTIIA are being upgraded with the new sonar to manage obsolescence of legacy equipment, as are the CGs.

Type 054A+ (since 17th boat) have had a dual towed sonar arrangement: H/SJD-311 VDS with active search and a S/SJG-206 towed array for passive search. The same arrangement is present on Type 052D destroyers.

AndrewS · Mar 12, 2021

nlalyst said:
Where did you notice this? The TB-37U was in procurement since FY13. The first newly built ship to get the MFTA was DDG-113 FLIIA, that recently made news by shooting down an ICBM with the SM-3 BLIIA interceptor. All existing FLTI, FLTII and FLTIIA are being upgraded with the new sonar to manage obsolescence of legacy equipment, as are the CGs.

Ah, my mistake.

I was looking at the latest contract rather than the previous ones.

Tam · Mar 12, 2021

There are also doors on the aft and starboard side of the ship, and the ports are about the same size as the VDS port. They might be used for dropping sonobuoys. These ports are also present in the Type 054A.

Tetrach · Mar 13, 2021

Tam said:
There are also doors on the aft and starboard side of the ship, and the ports are about the same size as the VDS port. They might be used for dropping sonobuoys. These ports are also present in the Type 054A.

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Pretty sure that's for the torpedo tubes.

Blitzo · Mar 13, 2021

Tetrach said:
Pretty sure that's for the torpedo tubes.

The doors that Tam is talking about, are not for torpedo tubes.

The torpedo tubes on 052D have a door that "slide open" to the side rather than "fold open" upwards, and are positioned slightly more forward of that location.

Tetrach · Mar 14, 2021

Bltizo said:
The doors that Tam is talking about, are not for torpedo tubes.

The torpedo tubes on 052D have a door that "slide open" to the side rather than "fold open" upwards, and are positioned slightly more forward of that location.

Don't want to sound like a jerk, but can you show me a picture of it ? Because I only see two doors, this one and the bay for the RHIB.

Tam · Mar 14, 2021

Tetrach said:
Don't want to sound like a jerk, but can you show me a picture of it ? Because I only see two doors, this one and the bay for the RHIB.

Never mind this is a CG based on the 052D spotted on the shipyards. Made many years ago when the first 052D has yet to enter trials. This shows where the torpedo tubes are.

Check the similar location on actual ship.

Tam · Mar 14, 2021

This is a Type 056 showing its torpedo tubes. Note the location and the door sliding up.

Tam · Mar 14, 2021

This is the torpedo tubes of the 052B. The location is inherited into the 052C and 052D.

Tetrach · Mar 14, 2021

Tam said:
This is the torpedo tubes of the 052B. The location is inherited into the 052C and 052D.

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Wow very cool thanks you.

052C/052D Class Destroyers

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