054B/new generation frigate

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ACuriousPLAFan

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sndef888 said:
The space amidships looks much bigger than expected for just slanted launchers

Any top view photos to see if there are any structures there?
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Just slightly.

Another photograph of the 054B FFG, taken from an elevated position. Posted by @一蓑烟雨任平生sjs on Weibo.

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Notice the protrusion deck in front of the aft superstructure. Another protrusion deck behind the fore superstructure is barely visible, though I can't be sure if that's actually the case here...

Looks like @大包CG is quite close with his CGI...
 
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ACuriousPLAFan said:
Just slightly.

Another photograph of the 054B FFG, taken from an elevated position. Posted by @一蓑烟雨任平生sjs on Weibo.

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Notice the protrusion deck in front of the aft superstructure. Another protrusion deck behind the fore superstructure is barely visible, though I can't be sure if that's actually the case here...

Looks like @大包CG is quite close with his CGI...
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Just got this tweet …

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1695728669757759798
 
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High-resolution images of good clarity.

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test1979 said:
Is it possible that the antenna in the red frame is the irradiation radar of hq-16fe?
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Do you mean illumination rather than irradiation?

HQ-16FE is capable of active radar homing as well as SARH, so the ship doesn't need illumination if the onboard radar and datalinks can support ARH.
And again, we don't know if 054B is using HQ-16FE, or a different HQ-16 variant, or indeed what the actual variety of missiles the VLS is compatible with.


Those four arrays really could be for anything. CeC, EW, ESM.

There's no reason to suspect they have to be for illumination.
 
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