I get the vibes the 76mm gun is being used to shoot down the target drone. It's easy to forget the 76mm gun has AA capability of its own.
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I get the vibes the 76mm gun is being used to shoot down the target drone. It's easy to forget the 76mm gun has AA capability of its own.
The 056 is not underarmed, Russian missile boats are significantly over armed to make up for the fact Russia can barely cobble together a modern frigate.
Remember, Russia has nothing even near the 055, 052D or the 054A's numbers. The 956, 1155, Kirov, Slava and others are fairly outdated, few in number and low in availability.
Remember, Russia has nothing even near the 055, 052D or the 054A's numbers. The 956, 1155, Kirov, Slava and others are fairly outdated, few in number and low in availability.
Any idea what this warship is? A 054A-mod for the CCG is moored to its starboard.
Looks to be corvette-sized or light frigate-sized, allegedly for the PLAN (if not for CCG) use. No VLS is seen, apart from a large helicopter landing pad at the stern, a Mogami FFG-lookalike mast, and a new type(?) of gun turret towards the bow. Judging by the 054A-mod for the CCG, this warship likely won't displace more than 3000 tons.
Spotted at Southern Liaoning Dalian Shipyard (also known as PLA Factory #4810).
Posted by @铁幕之翼 on Weibo, shared by @大包CG on Weibo.
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Looks to be corvette-sized or light frigate-sized, allegedly for the PLAN (if not for CCG) use. No VLS is seen, apart from a large helicopter landing pad at the stern, a Mogami FFG-lookalike mast, and a new type(?) of gun turret towards the bow. Judging by the 054A-mod for the CCG, this warship likely won't displace more than 3000 tons.
Spotted at Southern Liaoning Dalian Shipyard (also known as PLA Factory #4810).
Posted by @铁幕之翼 on Weibo, shared by @大包CG on Weibo.
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Correction made.
To @snake65 (since I am unable to quote your post for replying): Could be.
But there are claims that this new warship is meant to better complement the 056/As and supplement the 054As in maritime law enforcement duties and to act as workhorses of the PLAN/CCG in facing-offs against opposing naval forces directly within the vicinity of the disputed islands and waters around the 1IC (i.e. Diaoyu and SCS).
A few in the comment section also relate the new warship to from 2 months ago by @炮霸707军情小站 on Weibo:
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Slanted phrases are additions of my own.
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The full photo, in case anyone's interested. Posted by @sugar_wsnbn on Twitter.
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The 054A next to it looks to me like a regular 054A instead of the CCG mod, which doesn't use both Type 366 and Type 382 radars, as they don't serve the coast guard purpose.
With the new ship next to the 054A, it's a good gauge of its size, which isn't small by any means.
Looks like Shugart might have noticed it under construction at Dalian back in August.
Honestly I thought a Visby or Pr.22160 was making a port visit at first. If the estimate of 1500-3000t is correct, 056 successor seems like a good bet. Going through twitter looks like none of the usual people have found a good match with models shown off at defence expos.
Honestly I thought a Visby or Pr.22160 was making a port visit at first. If the estimate of 1500-3000t is correct, 056 successor seems like a good bet. Going through twitter looks like none of the usual people have found a good match with models shown off at defence expos.
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