How good a sat pic can you get of the J-20. (I know it’s a tired exercise at this point but I want to do one more cross reference, mostly for wingspan).$$
055 DDG Large Destroyer Thread
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asif iqbal
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Type 055A coming with railgun
PLAN about to take a huge leap in technology
PLAN about to take a huge leap in technology
Wait... Aren't we literally jumping the gun here now?
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manqiangrexue
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I don't think a new design rail-gun battleship is worth it at all because of the limitations of the rail-gun (being no substitute for the VLS at all) but if it can replace the existing gun system on the 055X or 052X, it would be a great improvement there.
Don't know how much internal space is necessary but I think they can squeeze the turret as is on a 052 series ship. May have to have a different layout from the 052C/D though.
manqiangrexue
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Space should be a problem.
If there isn't enough space below the hull after removing all the conventional gun supports, then I think they can remove the conventional gun and in its place (taking up some more space to the fore of the ship if needed), build a structure to house the generators and other equipment needed for the rail-gun. Then, build the rail gun turret on top of the structure so that it's elevated compared to the original gun position. If they shape such a housing structure with a pyramidal leading edge (like the chin camera on J-20), it would be stealthy too!
Alternatively, they can move the turret position as much to the fore of the ship as possible, freeing up enough room behind it for a housing structure the size of those 3 containers seen on the testing ship in which to place all the rail-gun support systems. This solution may be less than ideal, though, as it would result in much greater recoil effect on the ship and stress on the hull when the turret fires to either side.
Both accommodations should be doable on the 052 hull and easy to do on the 055 hull.
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I remember that there was a discussion about "excessive" power plant on 055 recently on this thread. If the initial batch of 055 are planned to be upgraded with EM guns when ready, wouldn't that "excess" being "prepared for near future"? So even if these 055s are not going to get IEPS in the upgrade, they still can get the EM guns.
It really depends. Excess power can be for any number of potential applications, with EM guns being only one of them. Also, we don't know how much power the 6 GT generators can provide, and how much energy over how much time the EM gun requires per shot, so it should not automatically be assumed that any excess power on the 055 translates into preparation for a future EM gun installation.
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