055 DDG Large Destroyer Thread

[Richard Santos]

Unless your hull was *really* tall, which would pose its own problems for the ship's stability and sea worthiness, or unless you had some complex side loading contraption that required significant lengthwise hull space, it's pretty much impossible to reload VLS batteries from below deck.

If it is, it has to be for very, very, very big missiles. No, I don't think it is another VLS system either.

But another question: How many ways are there to refill a VLS-launcher with missiles? Is it only possible to refill it from deck, or is it technical possible to refill it underdeck?

It is technically possible to reload VLS from below deck, provided the ship adopts a Kirov like arrangement where, instead of a tight grid array of static silos, the VLS consist of revolver like clusters of rotary launchers that occupies a much larger be;ow deck compartment with working space.

But this arrangement has tremendous drawbacks and very few advantags, especially if the missile can be hot launched.

 

[PanAsian]

Never mind, self-delete.

 

[Hyperwarp]

I think 128 is still possible. You have to skew the 4-forward VLS columns to match the 3-rear visible columns and see whether a 4th column is possible.

 

[Tyloe]

Did some enhancements using paint. The aft cell area looks a bit bigger. Anyone see anything wrong with this? Would it be big enough to hold another row of vls cells?
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If they tear down the step deck but it houses the air vents or intakes. And yeah the perspective blows but I don't think it was on purpose. What do censors get when the hull's out in the open for all sats to see?

 

[Jeff Head]

yep looks like a 48 aft cell grid in the same layout as forward, an extra row would be a real tight fit.

I am not so sure from this angle. We only see 3 rows, yes, but there may be room from the angle for a fourth roe to be present.

I need a better shot showing the whole array to be sute.

 

[Jeff Head]

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noticed where the aft VLS array ended:

and said
"There is therefore almost no doubt that the Type 055 has only 112 silos, as we have already suggested during the launching of the first building dating from 28 June last."

If that edge is definitive, then it is indeed only 112 cells. I did not get or see that from the other earlier pictures.

 

[Jeff Head]

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[FORBIN]

So is it technical impossible to refill a VLS-Launcher underdeck from the side with misilles? I don't suggest to refill every cell of the VLS-batterie underdecks, but what about the cells on the edge?

It is technically possible to reload VLS from below deck, provided the ship adopts a Kirov like arrangement where, instead of a tight grid array of static silos, the VLS consist of revolver like clusters of rotary launchers that occupies a much larger be;ow deck compartment with working space.

But this arrangement has tremendous drawbacks and very few advantags, especially if the missile can be hot launched.

It is impossible to reload from interior even for Russian "revolver" VLS for S-300 for SS-N-19 it is not a true VLS no vertical inclined ramps with very big missiles again more impossible to reload from interior , it is not a torpedoes room in a submarine.

 

[sangye]

I just deleted 25 posts from this thread that were EXACTLY what I warned against.

You people on both sides were talking about my warning while doing it.

No Respect...the warning remains. If I could, right now I would suspend those involved for two weeks and I am asking webby for permission to do just that.

STOP IT. Put each other on your ignore lists.

DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MODERATION.

permaban!

 

[vesicles]

I am not so sure from this angle. We only see 3 rows, yes, but there may be room from the angle for a fourth roe to be present.

I need a better shot showing the whole array to be sute.

I am leaning a little more toward 3 rows just because how close that last row is to the structure in front of it. However, it also depends on how tall that structure is. If it is tall, it still can block another row immediately behind it. If it is a short structure, then no doubt 3 rows... Can anyone more knowledgeable give an estimate on the height of the structure in front of the VLS?