Red___Sword
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054/A FFG Thread II
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Yes...ultimately there will be, I believe ,the two 054s and at least 16 o54As.
Such a capability has been rumoured for a while (see 054A entry on sinodefence) but this would be nice confirmation to hammer in the last nail.
Of course hopefully it isn't mistranslation referring to the ASW rocket launchers at the front of the ship...
MwRYum
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Well, at least officially PLAN claimed they do...
This is a great addition to the Type 054A.
Does anyone know the specs for this...ie. Range of the missle, type of torpedo, range and speed of the torpedo. i
It would be nice to compare the capability against the US vertical launch ASROC. The VL-ASROC has the following published specifications:
RUM-139 VL-ASROC:
Propulsion: 2 Stgae solid propellant Rocket Engine
Range: 22 Kilometers (14 miles)
Torpedo: MK-54 Light Weight Torpedo
Torpedo Range: 11 kilometers (7 miles)
Torpedo Speed: 40+ Knots (46+ MPH or 75+ kph)
This means the maximum range for launching and hitting an enemy sub with this weapon is 21 miles, or 33 kilometers). A good distance, but not nearly as much as the canceled the US Navy was planning, which was 100 nautical miles (185 kilometers) with a missile speed of mach 1.5 and carrying the MK-50 torpedo or a small nuclear warhead.
Buat, as regards the in-service VL-ASROC, if we could see on of these pictures of the launching of the VLS PLAN toprpedo. This is the launch of a US VL-ASROC:
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32 round Surface-to-Air Missile or Rocket-assisted-Torpedos.
Area Air-defense, Area Anti-Submarine, or Anti-Ballistics self defense...
so HHQ-16 has AB capability, that's new.
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This is a great addition to the Type 054A.
Does anyone know the specs for this...ie. Range of the missle, type of torpedo, range and speed of the torpedo. i
It would be nice to compare the capability against the US vertical launch ASROC. The VL-ASROC has the following published specifications:
RUM-139 VL-ASROC:
Propulsion: 2 Stgae solid propellant Rocket Engine
Range: 22 Kilometers (14 miles)
Torpedo: MK-54 Light Weight Torpedo
Torpedo Range: 11 kilometers (7 miles)
Torpedo Speed: 40+ Knots (46+ MPH or 75+ kph)
This means the maximum range for launching and hitting an enemy sub with this weapon is 21 miles, or 33 kilometers). A good distance, but not nearly as much as the canceled the US Navy was planning, which was 100 nautical miles (185 kilometers) with a missile speed of mach 1.5 and carrying the MK-50 torpedo or a small nuclear warhead.
Buat, as regards the in-service VL-ASROC, if we could see on of these pictures of the launching of the VLS PLAN toprpedo. This is the launch of a US VL-ASROC:
PLA has two programs, one is the klub missile they brought which has a torpedo carrying variant that can be launched in anything that carry a klub. which is basically a ashm carrying a torpedo warhead.
and another which is similar to asroc.
I think this one is similar for asroc, just from the wording.
I don't see why we should doubt their word