SinoSoldier
Colonel
it doesn't add up to 112 VLS ... 16 VLS too many
Type 055A. Adds up to 128.
it doesn't add up to 112 VLS ... 16 VLS too many
Type 055A. Adds up to 128.
Type 055A. Adds up to 128.
YJ-20 ASBM??
Anyway, the idea of the inevitable 055A having a marginally larger VLS count is not hard to believe (though I'm not sure about this guy's credibility).
It's the powerplant arrangement (aka IEPS), the configuration of the topside superstructure, and the presence or absence of railgun and DEW which are the big money questions to answer going forwards.
kinda answers the question
According to Dafeng Cao's tweet
The two 052D under construction above are modified versions meant to accommodate the Z-20 helicopter.