052C/052D Class Destroyers
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I wonder if not moving the 3 052Ds in Dalian dock to front position may mean a pause in production of new warships in that dock.Well this was our guess from start of the year:
Pretty sure H2616 is one of the 052D. There are six 726A LCAC in the photo. So
H2616 launched and fitting out as expected
For the 8 that were scheduled for assembly in dry dock, all are now launched except for the 055
For the 4 that are scheduled to start work, one of the 726A LCAC is already launched and in the water
So there should be another two 052D being built somewhere, plus another 726A LCAC, if the image and our guesses at the type were correct.
Do you know the time of the photo?
Not exactly, of course. But there is an earlier one in the thread from May. Looks similar. The launch of the front two 052D was in early March.
So H2616 is just referring to a specific hull under construction and D is the generic type designation.
If this interpretation is correct, that means Dalian and Jiangnan each have 5 type 052Ds under construction.
Cant see shit photo. Apparently, this is the new rapid response radar that replaces Type 364 on the newest batch of 052Ds.
The new rapid response radar found on the latest 052D batch is also alleged to be similar to the ones on the 075 LHD.
The original photograph:
Illustrated in CGI-form by @大包CG on Weibo several months ago:
(Ignore the differences in CIWS, since there are no official confirmation on such changes)
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Yeah we mentioned a long time ago this radar as in type 368 will replace all Type 364 applications. Just about time. Hoping it will make it to the final batch of Type 054A or as future MLU and I think it will be part of the 054B as well. The mechanical parabolic Type 364 has stayed too long in service, first appeared on the Type 052B.
The CIWS change would be expected if it occured. The new radar on the CIWS will replace all Type 347G applications, and it could appear as the gunnery radar on the 054A as an MLU or final batch, and perhaps maybe on the 054B, one on the CIWS and the other working for the main gun. So it's something to look out for.
