055 DDG Large Destroyer Thread
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Some of these holes may be the uptakes/downtakes for the aft triplet of GT generators.Aft superstructure modules for the two 055s at Dalian placed next to drydock, will be mounted soon.
On the number of VLS we can't really conclude on the number itself, such as 128 is too few, or 112 is too many, without a comprehensive analysis of the overall capacity. The parts of the ship is to achieve balance, otherwise the overcapacity is a waste and burden. Sejong has two different types of VLS, not strictly universal. And Tico is relatively old we can't compare the weight distribution with 055. I am pretty sure all ships were designed carefully with considerations of many different configurations to fit many different roles and tasks.
Personally I think dual load of the VLS cell is a fan-made idea, we can't deny the weapon system (missiles) will be redesigned to fit the platform (for quad load if needed), if PLAN is committed to 055's VLS size. The real progress here is standardization which will achieve efficiency in the future. The future is important because new concept will emerge.
Personally I think dual load of the VLS cell is a fan-made idea, we can't deny the weapon system (missiles) will be redesigned to fit the platform (for quad load if needed), if PLAN is committed to 055's VLS size. The real progress here is standardization which will achieve efficiency in the future. The future is important because new concept will emerge.
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Personally I think that this whole discussion about how many vls the type 055 will have plus the idea of whether or not it must or must not have quad pack capability is reaching absurd levels. Part of it was due to all the supposed hype and the other part is due to a certain denial of reality and smugness.
Personally I was disappointed at first when the Type 055 was to have only 112 cells. But then the after much thinking, the subsequent reply was "so what "?
The Type 055 is definitely among the most modern and capable of destroyers out there, capable of duking it out with the best of the best. The Arleigh Burke,the Tico, the Kirov and the Sejong, you name it. The only complaint that can be said about it is that it has tested its weapons in a real life scenario against a near pear. But honestly if that ever happens, we did have much more to worry about then whether the type 055 preforms as expected.
Even more importantly is how many of these behemoths that China plans to build. With a starting batch of 4, we can safely assume that at least 20. Which is far more than any planned major surface combatant weight over 10 000 tons. Even the Sejong class is projected to only have 6 in the year 2030.
Now it maybe that the VLS might not have been designed with quad packing in mind, but these things are more often an after though than any pre conceived notion. Plus with the modular nature of the Chinese (and indeed all VLS systems in general) VLS. It is not too hard to imagine it to be done with relative ease.
Personally I was disappointed at first when the Type 055 was to have only 112 cells. But then the after much thinking, the subsequent reply was "so what "?
The Type 055 is definitely among the most modern and capable of destroyers out there, capable of duking it out with the best of the best. The Arleigh Burke,the Tico, the Kirov and the Sejong, you name it. The only complaint that can be said about it is that it has tested its weapons in a real life scenario against a near pear. But honestly if that ever happens, we did have much more to worry about then whether the type 055 preforms as expected.
Even more importantly is how many of these behemoths that China plans to build. With a starting batch of 4, we can safely assume that at least 20. Which is far more than any planned major surface combatant weight over 10 000 tons. Even the Sejong class is projected to only have 6 in the year 2030.
Now it maybe that the VLS might not have been designed with quad packing in mind, but these things are more often an after though than any pre conceived notion. Plus with the modular nature of the Chinese (and indeed all VLS systems in general) VLS. It is not too hard to imagine it to be done with relative ease.
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Not to mention that it is the first mass produced major surface combatant to include new technologies like the integrated mast. I fully predict that the Type 055 will have a long and fruitful career with extensive upgrades, far exceeding that of the Burke and the Sejong.
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Does not make the fact that it's commissioning and the technologies that went into it is inevitable or untrue, or that it will be mass produced in great numbers, that is some fine nitpicking if I must say.
Or is this discussion going to continue until the moment the Type 055 hoist the flag when it is commissioned ?
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