055 DDG Large Destroyer Thread
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Silhouettes...
I recognise that ship on the left
its like the UK Bay Class ship with that terrible mid island structure
some sort of LPD hybrid
Its called Schichang (AH 82)Type 0891A (NATO call it Dashi).
It was China's first aviation training ship, which may also be used to carry a containerised hospital.
In this respect it is like the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus. Neither ship have a dock.
How is the redundancy for Type 055, especially on the powertrain front?
I was looking at Chinese DDs pics and comparing them to US CA and DD (Ticos and Burkes) when I noticed that on Chinese ships the smokestacks are often packed much more tightly together, especially the gas turbine DDs (the steam powered ones have widely spaced smokestacks). I'm not sure if that reflects the engine placements, but if it does then is that a cause for concern in battle damage situation?
Also, for me it's interesting that Type 052D and then Type 055 forgoes slanted AShM launchers altogether, while US ships seems to have some space left for them. Maybe it's just me.
I was looking at Chinese DDs pics and comparing them to US CA and DD (Ticos and Burkes) when I noticed that on Chinese ships the smokestacks are often packed much more tightly together, especially the gas turbine DDs (the steam powered ones have widely spaced smokestacks). I'm not sure if that reflects the engine placements, but if it does then is that a cause for concern in battle damage situation?
Also, for me it's interesting that Type 052D and then Type 055 forgoes slanted AShM launchers altogether, while US ships seems to have some space left for them. Maybe it's just me.
That's my question, too. I wonder what has been taken so long for the 055s to be debugged.
Sea trials typically take a very long time.
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