056 class FFL/corvette

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Good e-readers can be bought in Dutch shops for about $100 and they are all made in China. I imagine PLAN could buy them for the equivalent of $10 or $20. Sailors need to have vast amounts of information at their fingertips and the printing ( and reprinting when information changes ) of all kinds of manuals and tables has been a significant expense in navies ( and airlines and many other organisations ). Using electronic documents will likely save much more money than the cost of providing everyone with a decent e-reader. That way they have the information at their fingertips literally compared with having to go to a shelf with books.
Btw after getting rid of some 4000 books we still have more books than are shown in this library.
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That'd be like asking the USN why they keep using that Ouija Board and they'll ask you back: "what if there's a power shortage?" Anyway it'll take time for PLA as a whole to reach that degree of digitization and even when they do, keeping printed copies of certain things on broad will remain a practice for a long time to come.

Besides, the kind of saline conditions onbroad won't be too friendly to e-readers as we know, and then even if they do implement such things, the expected attrition and replacement cost would leave most commanders resorted to keeping them locked in landside stores, letting them get obsolete without using them much...in short, white elephant.

And think about it, even in the 1st world states, those using tablet terminals are predominantly air force and some army elements, not so much for navies though.
 
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MwRYum said:
That'd be like asking the USN why they keep using that Ouija Board and they'll ask you back: "what if there's a power shortage?" Anyway it'll take time for PLA as a whole to reach that degree of digitization and even when they do, keeping printed copies of certain things on broad will remain a practice for a long time to come.

Besides, the kind of saline conditions onbroad won't be too friendly to e-readers as we know, and then even if they do implement such things, the expected attrition and replacement cost would leave most commanders resorted to keeping them locked in landside stores, letting them get obsolete without using them much...in short, white elephant.

And think about it, even in the 1st world states, those using tablet terminals are predominantly air force and some army elements, not so much for navies though.
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Another factor concerning giving tablets to crew as E-readers and other uses - requires WiFi. This isn't a cruise ship so I doubt installing WiFi APs throughout the ship is a priority and may even interfere with other functions. Considering the ship is metal, every compartment would probably act as a shielded box, making it a challenge in terms of proper coverage. Of course, I guess the tablets could be preloaded and leave it connectionless but that does limit content till the next opportunity for a connection whether that be at a docking station onboard or port side maintenance.
 
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For a small ship like the Type 056 the inside is quite spacious and luxurious. I mean a library inside the ship ? I suppose the PLAN have to keep their sailors and officers happy as they are all volunteers and they need to retain experienced crew to maintain a modern navy.
 
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Franklin said:
For a small ship like the Type 056 the inside is quite spacious and luxurious. I mean a library inside the ship ? I suppose the PLAN have to keep their sailors and officers happy as they are all volunteers and they need to retain experienced crew to maintain a modern navy.
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Volunteers? Aren't they all paid professionals?
 
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Franklin said:
For a small ship like the Type 056 the inside is quite spacious and luxurious. I mean a library inside the ship ? I suppose the PLAN have to keep their sailors and officers happy as they are all volunteers and they need to retain experienced crew to maintain a modern navy.
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Compare with older, Soviet-style designs, the living conditions definitely improved...but of all things, I bet their air conditioners inside the mess room is still a Made-in-Japan Daikin one, like those on board the 054A.
 
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MwRYum said:
Compare with older, Soviet-style designs, the living conditions definitely improved...but of all things, I bet their air conditioners inside the mess room is still a Made-in-Japan Daikin one, like those on board the 054A.
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guys, let's cut out the library talk now.
 
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Some pictures from the interior of 056.

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Tags: 056; China; Imgur; PLAN; corvette; library; locker; interior; mess hall; shower;
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Looks like China has really ramped up its quality and craftsmanship of its work not only on the outside but also the inside of the vessels

The gas cylinder for the inflatable in the background is secured properly, it looks like it has a valve prior to the outlet, the pipework looks neat and the general construction looks well, a positive Insight into PLAN ships and for that matter the Type 056
 
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Just a Tphuang says and much as I would like to join in and discuss other crucial matters such as the wall paper and curtain design, not to mention the distribution and style of the scatter cushions in the Torpedo Room, I would instead like to ask a far more silly and irrelevant question.

Does anyone know the rank of the Commanding Officer on these ships?

This is more than idle curiosity as I think it will have a bearing on a conversation I was having with Norfolk over a year ago.
 
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Franklin said:
For a small ship like the Type 056 the inside is quite spacious and luxurious. I mean a library inside the ship ? I suppose the PLAN have to keep their sailors and officers happy as they are all volunteers and they need to retain experienced crew to maintain a modern navy.
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SampanViking said:
Just a Tphuang says and much as I would like to join in and discuss other crucial matters such as the wall paper and curtain design, not to mention the distribution and style of the scatter cushions in the Torpedo Room, I would instead like to ask a far more silly and irrelevant question.

Does anyone know the rank of the Commanding Officer on these ships?

This is more than idle curiosity as I think it will have a bearing on a conversation I was having with Norfolk over a year ago.
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Lt. Commender/Commender
 
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