054B/new generation frigate

A magazine graphic on the 054B.

Tach7777 said:

A magazine graphic on the 054B.

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Nice artist illustration, but wrong main deck gun, should be 100mm gun instead of 76mm gun.

The 054B being built at Huangpu appears to sport a different gun turret design; it seems to have additional facets on its sides compared to the one being built in Shanghai (last two images).

That looks like the original H/PJ-87

So why have two different guns for likely very similar roles for the same platform?

The gun probably is the same, two different mount covers. Of course, it's also possible that the "new" gun is just a dummy.

Anyway, what’s the point of switching back to the old French gun lol?

ChongqingHotPot92 said:

Anyway, what’s the point of switching back to the old French gun lol?

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That should be easy - 130mm is too much, 76mm is not enough. The gun itself may be old but the mount most probably is not as there were reliability issues to be ironed out.

snake65 said:

That should be easy - 130mm is too much, 76mm is not enough. The gun itself may be old but the mount most probably is not as there were reliability issues to be ironed out.

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But the French 100mm had much lower rate of fire than the Soviet AK-76, whiles range is only marginally superior.

ChongqingHotPot92 said:

But the French 100mm had much lower rate of fire than the Soviet AK-76, whiles range is only marginally superior.

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Bigger and heavier shell as well