One 055 DDG sailing. The original poster said that this is the 10th 055 undergoing sea trials at Dalian, though I'm not exactly sure.
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055 Large Destroyer Thread II
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This is not a recent image from Dalian, as can be verified via eg Sentinel. It looks to be from the time Dalian launched the first batch of Type 055. At a glimpse I would guess this is the pair launched July 3rd, 2018. There is only one Type 055 confirmed under construction at Dalian at the moment, and in a different drydock (in Dagushan).
So, cold launched missiles need a concentric tube due to the gas piston mechanism and all the gas pressure building up below the missile. Basically you have the missile, which may be round in cross section, but due to its folded fins, its more like a square or a hexagon in cross section, depending on how you fold those fins. There's some space in between the missile and the cell walls, due to those folded fins. Then you have a circular cross section of the container. and all that then has to fit into the square of the missile cell.
Hot launched missiles don't need concentric tubes, but they need room for dedicated exhaust vents around the missile, which again eats into the space around the missile body available.
Any way you slice it, if the missile cell is, for example, 850mm wide, actual width of the missile body is not gonna be over 650mm or so mm.
Hot launched missiles don't need concentric tubes, but they need room for dedicated exhaust vents around the missile, which again eats into the space around the missile body available.
Any way you slice it, if the missile cell is, for example, 850mm wide, actual width of the missile body is not gonna be over 650mm or so mm.
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A stitched wide shot of 055's bridge.
Who is she? the captain?
Reporter, I guess