055 DDG Large Destroyer Thread

[no_name]

Actually I was thinking more about the eye in the lord of the rings.

 

[shen]

Actually I was thinking more about the eye in the lord of the rings.

oh no, that's going to be Getz's headline for tomorrow.

 

[cyan1320]

Anyone want to speculate how this would compare to a US missle destroyer like a Burke?
Would the two be similair tonnage?

 

[Blitzo]

Er, an easy google search will tell you that 055 is predicted to be 12,000-13,000 tons displacement full.

Burke (flight III) is predicted to be 10,000 tons full.

So 055 will be between burke and zumwalt displacement

 

[no_name]

And maybe also between Bruke and Zumwalt in appearance.

 

[cyan1320]

Anyone want to speculate how this would compare to a US missle destroyer like a Burke?
Would the two be similair tonnage?

I meant this as 2 questions

1) how would the 2 compare. eg capibilities. I know the Burkes have been out since the early 90's, so the orginal equipment is older but don' know if they've been updated with newer tech.

and then

2) Tonnage, thanks for answering that Bltizo

 

[pla101prc]

Back in July, when I took the mock-up and used Paint Shop pro, this is what I came up with:

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Amazing what we can do these days.

I am excited to see one of these babies start actually building.

this PS work looks really amateurish, but pretty good for an old guy like you. good job!!

as for how close you are to the real design, i have no idea lol

 

[pla101prc]

Er, an easy google search will tell you that 055 is predicted to be 12,000-13,000 tons displacement full.

Burke (flight III) is predicted to be 10,000 tons full.

So 055 will be between burke and zumwalt displacement

displacement does not equate performance though. i would still give burke III the edge, but with some upgrades later on 055 may find its affluence of space to be of great value.

 

[steve_rolfe]

displacement does not equate performance though. i would still give burke III the edge, but with some upgrades later on 055 may find its affluence of space to be of great value.

Based on how much of an improvement the current 052D is over the 052C..............I expect the forthcoming 055 to surprise many people, and hopefully fully lay to rest this absurd assumption in the West, that China is decades behind technologically wise!

 

[Lethe]

We know China has been fairly conservative in the past when it comes to integrating new technologies, and this brings me to the subject of IEP. If China remains true to practice, it will want to validate IEP on 054B before integrating it on 055. This in turn suggests that 055 is quite some time away, i.e. early 2020s, or that we will see something like the 054/054A transition, i.e. only a couple of units before switching to an improved variant, itself occasioning significant delay. The third possibility is that they will proceed with IEP on 055 without prior validation on 054B.

Any thoughts?