asif iqbal
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They actually went to the hassle to put a banner up?
Can’t be that bothered othewise we would see nothing
Can’t be that bothered othewise we would see nothing
055 DDG Large Destroyer Thread
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Jura The idiot
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it's cucumber season so I've been wondering about your definition of "within days" while checking :
CG-52
11 March 1985
CG-53
22 August 1985
CG-54
14 February 1986
CG-55
20 June 1986
CG-56
14 November 1986
CG-57
3 April 1987
CG-58
12 July 1987
CG-59
2 October 1987
CG-60
19 March 1988
CG-61
23 October 1988
CG-62
15 July 1988
CG-63
11 March 1989
CG-64
22 July 1989
CG-65
1 September 1989
CG-66
1 June 1990
CG-67
8 September 1990
CG-68
2 November 1990
CG-69
2 August 1991
CG-70
13 July 1991
CG-71
10 January 1992
CG-72
13 June 1992
CG-73
20 November
EDIT
the two which are closest
(
CG-69
2 August 1991
CG-70
13 July 1991)
were launched at different shipyards (LOL)
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Doesn’t seem to be that great a difference in length.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
it was 4 in the water in one year but that doesn't mean the rate is 4 per year
Dalian first started in Aug 2016 for these 2 units
JNCX started a year earlier in 2015 on 1st unit
The mock-up was up in 2014
The next unit from DL wont be launched till late 2019 its a good two years of work
Build rate is therefore just over 1 per year between 2 yards
My prediction is
JNCX launches its 5th unit in 2019
DL launches 6th unit in 2019 maybe even 2020
6 units in 4 years is 1.5 per year
By 2025 we could have 16 units split evenly between DL and JNCX
add that to 6 x Type 052C, 18 x Type 052D and 12 x Type 052E
Dalian first started in Aug 2016 for these 2 units
JNCX started a year earlier in 2015 on 1st unit
The mock-up was up in 2014
The next unit from DL wont be launched till late 2019 its a good two years of work
Build rate is therefore just over 1 per year between 2 yards
My prediction is
JNCX launches its 5th unit in 2019
DL launches 6th unit in 2019 maybe even 2020
6 units in 4 years is 1.5 per year
By 2025 we could have 16 units split evenly between DL and JNCX
add that to 6 x Type 052C, 18 x Type 052D and 12 x Type 052E
Counting the year we saw the first mock-up to determine build rate makes zero sense. We should be determining the per year build rate by taking the number of ships being built at once divided by the number of years it takes to complete one ship.
asif iqbal
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Who used mock up you ? Not me anyway
That was just a statement in my post
By build rate it’s clear we are talking about launch from first satellite photos
That was just a statement in my post
By build rate it’s clear we are talking about launch from first satellite photos
But it seems your arithmetic is a off in some way:
If JNXC started the first in mid 2015 and launched it mid 2017, it takes them two years from start to launch. It was the same with the second one, only they started a year later. But it sounds like you agree that work began on a third once the first drydock was free, so that another will be launched mid 2019. If the pattern repeats with the other drydock, this means a fourth will come from JNXC in 2020, so that they are doing one per year by themselves.
Meanwhile, if Dalian started their two boats concurrently in August 2016 and put them in the water in July 2018, it amounts to more or less the same rate: one ship per year (or slightly more). Following the same procedure, there should be another two out from Dalian in 2020, and this makes a total of 8 in four years.
Not in the current batch. Maybe when 055 got its IEPS. Professor Ma envisioned "全能舰" that is to be more competent than today's destroyers in air-defense, anti-ship and land attack due to incorporation of high energy weapon (laser) and railgun. It is a long term roadmap of evolution with railgun being the first step after gaining sufficient electricity supply. Pretty much what Zumwalt wanted to be.
Indeed, Peoples daily is not accurate. It has been commonly accepted among netizens that the next variant 055A (called by us) may be IEPS equipped which is able to support a railgun, not 055 in current form. Perhaps the IEPS can be ready in 2 years to be installed, IF the railgun currently on trail can move fast enough to catch, we may see something then.
asif iqbal
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Beautiful shot
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