055 DDG Large Destroyer Thread
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Well this is curious. I remember seeing news a while ago this year that said USN was thinking about a "Large Surface Combatant" too instead of Arleigh Burke flight 3.
Has 055 set a new standard for large destroyer / guided missile cruiser now that everyone is trying to replicate?
Everything is getting bigger; subs (us next ssn class), frigates, destroyers, etc. it's a trend everyone is moving towards since it's a little trade back of speed for increased weapons, bigger sensors, etc. for subs, the bigger you are, the more you can isolate vibrating equipment.
More sea trials from Dalian shipyard. Images were taken in the past three weeks. Good angles on that lengthened forward exhaust stack.
which hull number received the stack modification? the 2nd?
at 9,000 tonnes, still smaller than the burkes and way smaller than the korean sejongs, basically same size as Kongo from 30 years ago?
9,000 ton is standard displacement though, not full displacement. Kongo was 7,500 ton standard, 9,500 ton full, so this would be a bit bigger. That standard displacement in fact puts it a bit bigger than Maya class too. Makes sense else they wouldn't be calling it a "super destroyer".
Kongo - 7,500 ton standard, 9,500 ton full, 90 VLS cells
Maya - 8,200 tons standard, 10,259 tons full, 96 VLS cells
Sejong - 8,500 ton standard, 11,000 tons full, 128 VLS cells
Burke IIA - under 9,300 tons full, 96 VLS cells
Type 055 - 11,000 tons standard, 13,000 tons full, 112 big VLS cells
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I think its the first ship from Dalian. I'm not sure where it lies in the overall list. Future name could either be Anshan or Dalian, subject to correction.
Small correction: some Flight IIA Burkes have a full displacement of 9670 tons.
Speaking of the new AESA X-band radar on Type 055. Are there any rumors indicating that it has ICWI capability?
ICWI opens up to the possibility to deploy quad-packable SARH SAMs, which can be made smaller and cheaper than an ARH missile with comparable kinematic performance.
ICWI opens up to the possibility to deploy quad-packable SARH SAMs, which can be made smaller and cheaper than an ARH missile with comparable kinematic performance.
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