052C/052D Class Destroyers
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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Related: That particular 052DL, i.e. 29th member of the class, has been launched today at Dalian. Posted by on Twitter.
That argument which suggests China was trying to keep prices low by not installing fire control equipment doesn't hold water anyway. Sensors and combat management systems are hugely expensive. They make the majority of the price. Just the Type 346 should be like $100+ million. Thinking that China would cut corners from damage control equipment to decrease prices by ~5% can be only explained by chauvinism.(Continued from last post...)
Moreover, based on additional footage I found, on the bulkhead opposite the torpedo launchers are hung personal protective equipment (PPE) used by firefighters. I guess Xavier (@XavNN) somehow managed to miss those as well.
But beyond the illogical nature of the argument, we are likely dealing with a case of dishonesty here. There is no way he didn't see the equipment you highlighted. As far as I see from the photos you shared, they are literally everywhere.
Moral lesson don't invite any Western defense analyst except for our very owned @Deino.
Thanks for these kinds words, but no-one is free of errors, we all make mistakes and sometimes even stupid ones including myself. As such any such criticism is accepted …
Anyway, there was enough bashing of this report and now back to topic.
Type-052D launch YJ-18A Anti-Ship Cruise missile
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
if they manage to launch the 30th Type 052D it would mean they have launched 30 units over 11 year period or roughly 2.7 units per year over a decade, that is good going
by78
General
None that I remember. Plenty of footage and images exist for SAMs and AShMs, but I can't recall seeing land attack cruise missiles. Odd indeed.