055 DDG Large Destroyer Thread
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Yup. Look down photos of the Shandong and Liaoning churning up the waters when doing fast turns would be nice
antiterror13
Brigadier
Underway replenishment.
Woww, replenishing 2 big boys at the same time (carrier and Type 055), is it becoming normal now that PLAN doing it?
Possibly No 07, what could it be doing back in dock? No 8 is made at Dalian
Bow sonar fitting.
Unfortunately there is a stupid image formatting rule on the forum that prevents true screensaver quality images from being posted!
lcloo
Captain
Henri Kenhmann posted this East Pendulum tweeter message on type 055.
"Type 055, 101 Nanchang, il sera très vite démodé..."
Chinese translation: 055型，101南昌，它会很快老式。。。
English translation: Type 055, 101 Nanchang, it will be very quickly old-fashioned ...
Is he indicating the new type 055B will be vastly different from 055A? Or the new star attraction in Chinese Navy watching will be focusing on something else like 003, 09IV, 09V or whatever?
"Type 055, 101 Nanchang, il sera très vite démodé..."
Chinese translation: 055型，101南昌，它会很快老式。。。
English translation: Type 055, 101 Nanchang, it will be very quickly old-fashioned ...
Is he indicating the new type 055B will be vastly different from 055A? Or the new star attraction in Chinese Navy watching will be focusing on something else like 003, 09IV, 09V or whatever?
If the current 8 are 055, then the next 8+ if they are 055A might include ABM capabilities or very unlikely, an enlarged VLS cells maybe up to 122
Another least unlikely option, a new power plant for future systems like a rail main gun or laser. I think that's down the line for 055B or new kind of vessel.
What I think PLAN should do is a new medium size DDG to replace 052D. Something with 80-90 VLS cells with ABM capabilities while they keep 055 line going with some modification.
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