052C/052D Class Destroyers

ACuriousPLAFan · 2025-03-23T03:47:36-0400

One of the 4th batch 052DG DDGs from Dalian undergoing sea trials. Posted by @撒手锏_ on Weibo.

snake65 · 2025-03-24T05:18:48-0400

Iron Man said:
You forget that the 052DL already exists, so it's not like they haven't tested this length already extensively.

Also, you should read up on duck tails, which actually tend to enhance hydrodynamics and improve fuel efficiency. I do believe the Flight IIAs and IIIs have this over the earlier flights, for this exact reason. I think I saw Type 056As also having duck tails.

I you want a 052DL out of 052D you will have to reconstruct the aft part. Otherwise it's not going to work the same way as 052DL. Like I said - not impossible but unlikely. There are simpler solutions to board Z-20 on 052D with minimal hull change, like Icloo suggested.

By "duck tail" you mean transom plate? Yes, that could also be an option, you are correct that 056 has it.

052C/052D Class Destroyers

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