Interesting thread by @horobeyo. Looks like same VLS as 054, maybe 100mm gun and larger helo deck for Z20F.
054B/new generation frigate
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Hopefully this news means that these vessels will still be low cost and they will be able to make a lot of them. These are going to be excellent at ASW against the US underwater threat, I hope there are more of these that the A version, and I also hope they can be exported because the ability to run silently is exactly what is needed to deal with the US submarine threat for all countries.
Addition.
Listing details regarding 054B from the thread and related comments, as follows:
1. Displacement (at full load): Estimated ~6000 tons.
2. Length (once completed): Estimated ~150 meters, i.e. larger than 054A (134 meters)
3. Beam (at the broken line(?)/amidships(?)): ~18.66-19.08 meters, i.e. larger than 054A (~16.0 meters) and the 052D/DL (~18.0 meters)
4. Beam (at stern): ~16.32 meters, i.e. larger than 054A (14.55 meters) and 052DL (15.78-15.84 meters)
5. Length of flight deck: ~25.87 meters, i.e. larger than 054A (21.59 meters) and 052DL (25.01 meters), almost similar to 055 (25.52 meters)
6. Vertical launch system well: ~7.55 meters long x ~5.86 meters wide, i.e. roughly similar to 054A.
6a. Expected to be using the same H/AKJ-16 VLS to carry HHQ-16s.
6b. There is the possibility for the H/AKJ-16 VLS cells to have greater depth than those on 054A, hence able to fit advanced variant(s) of the HHQ-16 that are longer, hence longer range(s).
6c. The UVLS from 052D and 055 can be excluded (a 32-cell UVLS grouping is 8.4 meters long x 5.3 meters wide).
7. (Main) naval gun pit: ~2.94-3.01 meters long x ~4.77-4.94 meters wide.
7a. In contrast, the size of the 054A's Type PJ-26 76mm main gun pit is ~3.01 meters long x ~3.67 meters wide.
7b. Two possibilities - #1: The same 76mm naval gun, or #2: Previously rumored new 100mm naval gun?
7c. If possibility #1 is true: Having a wider pit width, which is presumed to increase the amount of 76mm naval gun ammunition carried by the magazine because there is more space in the ship; or
7d. If possibility #2 is true: The new 100mm naval gun may have amazing volume control and can fit into such a compact space.
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Wider helicopter deck almost certain, maybe more AShM launchers (8x2)?
Continuation thread on the 054B by @horobeyo on Twitter.
(Roughly translated text from his thread are in the quoted form.)
Basically, you got a 054A-repeat - But much better.
(Roughly translated text from his thread are in the quoted form.)
Essentially, (likely to be) yes.
Basically, you got a 054A-repeat - But much better.
antiterror13
Brigadier
would love it, like DDG167 Shenzhen with 16 YJ-12 anti-ship missiles, huge upgrade from 054A with 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
Frankly I am thinking it would be better to retain the YJ-83s on the frigates instead for closer range fights and ambushes around the Philippines and Straits of Malacca.
Related (also a minor correction):
By comparing the hulls of 054B and CCG variant of the 054A, @horobeyo found that the naval gun pits on both hulls have (nearly) identical dimensions. He deducted that the 054B is expected to still be using the H/PJ-26 76mm naval gun, i.e. similar to the ones on the 054A. It is expected that there would be no difference in the amount of ammunition in the magazine for the gun itself as well.
Here are the two hulls taken at an equivalent height of 140 meters, with 054B above and CCG 054A below.
By comparing the hulls of 054B and CCG variant of the 054A, @horobeyo found that the naval gun pits on both hulls have (nearly) identical dimensions. He deducted that the 054B is expected to still be using the H/PJ-26 76mm naval gun, i.e. similar to the ones on the 054A. It is expected that there would be no difference in the amount of ammunition in the magazine for the gun itself as well.
Here are the two hulls taken at an equivalent height of 140 meters, with 054B above and CCG 054A below.