054/A FFG Thread II

[iantsai]

Another difference between 054AP and new 054A is: 054APs will be equipped with CM803 and new batch of 054As YJ-91.

 

[Philister]

Another difference between 054AP and new 054A is: 054APs will be equipped with CM803 and new batch of 054As YJ-91.

That’s BS,054APs are equipped with CM-302 which is the export version of YJ-12, don’t know about the new 054As ,but YJ-91 was always a airborne missile, it would be too small to be used on a frigate

 

[Kejora]

New batch have new guidance radars at the corner of the hangar and above the bridge.

 

[Tam]

They redesigned the hanger to add those bezels or facets, then embed the radars on them. No one saw this modification coming.

 

[sequ]

Meaning the new guidance radars employ phased array tech. Better resistance against jamming and perhaps with more guidance channels.

 

[Gloire_bb]

Meaning the new guidance radars employ phased array tech. Better resistance against jamming and perhaps with more guidance channels.

Interesting if they're really "guidance" first.
They're clearly unstearable.

 

[Kejora]

Interesting if they're really "guidance" first.
They're clearly unstearable.

Fixed radars like APAR can guide missiles.

 

[nlalyst]

The new batch is highly based on the final batch configuration, but the windows have been changed, and new target illuminators replacing the Front Domes. The new illuminators I would expect to improve the HQ-16's range. The range of this missile system seems to have been limited by the illumination range of the emitters.

Based on what do you expect the illumination range to have increased? Was there an improvement in range for the updated ground version?

To play the Devil's advocate: the new illuminators appear fixed unlike the Front Domes that could rotate, and will therefore suffer performance degradation at high off-bore angles. Furthermore, their aperture appears smaller than the Front Domes. The new phased arrays would have to emit significantly more RF power just to match in range the old phased array.

 

[nlalyst]

Meaning the new guidance radars employ phased array tech. Better resistance against jamming and perhaps with more guidance channels.

The old illuminators were also phased arrays.

 

[Philister]

The old illuminators were also phased arrays.

You mean MR-90 ?