055 Large Destroyer Thread II

[para80]

Looks like hull #12 has been launched at Dagushan. No confirmation via Copernicus yet (imagery not recent enough). Via lyman2003/Wb.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Looks like hull #12 has been launched at Dagushan. No confirmation via Copernicus yet (imagery not recent enough). Via lyman2003/Wb.

View attachment 150819

Alongside a new 052DG DDG, for note.

 

[by78]

A few more high-resolution images.

 

[by78]

 

[davidau]

lightly loaded!

 

[by78]

Gonna leave this here, others can interpret it if they wish.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

View attachment 150446

How should our members who don't speak or read Chinese, which is most of us, interpret this?

 

[talonn]

How should our members who don't speak or read Chinese, which is most of us, interpret this?

From translation, it seems like US is baffled by high production rate of China's destroyers. Nothing new (TLDR speaking of course)

 

[TK3600]

Just bunch of jai China speculating US shipyard sanction leads to increased naval build up in Dalian.

 

[latenlazy]

Just bunch of jai China speculating US shipyard sanction leads to increased naval build up in Dalian.

Actually plausible. China often does make work programs to absorb spare labor capacity when they’re dealing with economic shocks.

 

[TK3600]

Actually plausible. China often does make work programs to absorb spare labor capacity when they’re dealing with economic shocks.

Unlikely. The shipyards still booked full to next year.