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supersnoop

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ChongqingHotPot92 said:
Maybe the one on 003 Fujian was just for show before anything was installed? I mean the current 1130 with pause doppler x-band is already effective at engaging multiple supersonic anti-ship missiles, so long as the incoming projectiles were under Mach 4.
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I find this unlikely. The PLA rarely does anything "for show". If anything, people wish they did more things for show instead of strict secrecy. If it is out, it is ready, WS-15, KJ-600, J-20, WS-20, etc.
 
BoraTas

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supersnoop said:
I find this unlikely. The PLA rarely does anything "for show". If anything, people wish they did more things for show instead of strict secrecy. If it is out, it is ready, WS-15, KJ-600, J-20, WS-20, etc.
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Really though. I kinda find it funny how Western observers and journos predict some launch on some anniversary yet it never happens. "China doing things to show off or to look like something" is a well rooted totalitarianism trope though. We will keep hearing such predictions.

gelgoog said:
This ship is ok but they should have switched it to use the same VLS system as in the destroyers.
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IMO that depends on the ship's mission. If the HQ-16F has a range of over 150 km, the small VLS is enough. Anti-ship capability can be added by box-launched YJ-12s. Remember, every capability comes at an opportunity cost.
 
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