071 LPD thread

[tphuang]

Re: Type 071 LPD

pictures of type 071 in sea trial. If you look carefully, one of the pictures shows a Z-8 in that hangar.

 

[mxiong]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Latest pictures of Type 071 LPD on seal trial. What a beautiful ship!:china::china::china:

 

[kickars]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Are they gonna just leave the empty deck (which was originally design for HQ7) as it is, or fit something later on? It looks strange though.

 

[bd popeye]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Are they gonna just leave the empty deck (which was originally design for HQ7) as it is, or fit something later on? It looks strange though.

Are you refering to the aft end? The flight deck in other words. If so that's for helos.

Or the Bow? The front. Generally speaking LPDs are lightly armed. LPD's are for landing troops..

 

[kickars]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Are you refering to the aft end? The flight deck in other words. If so that's for helos.

Or the Bow? The front. Generally speaking LPDs are lightly armed. LPD's are for landing troops..

I'm referring the deck behind the main gun.

 

[bd popeye]

Re: Type 071 LPD

I'm referring the deck behind the main gun.

You have to remember that this ship needs a crew to man it like all other warships. , The crew must have palces to sleep, relax and eat. Also all warships have workshops & offices for various task. Perhaps the space in the decks behind the main gun is designated for that. VLS takes up a lot of space. No need for that on an LPD. That's what escorts are for.

 

[dollarman]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Yes but HQ-7 isnt a VLS. Even if a single launcher with eight missles and no reloading mechanism was installed, it would still dramatically enhance the ships ability to defend itself from aerial attack.

 

[Pointblank]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Yes but HQ-7 isnt a VLS. Even if a single launcher with eight missles and no reloading mechanism was installed, it would still dramatically enhance the ships ability to defend itself from aerial attack.

Again, that's what a escort is for. The USN San Antonio LPD's does not have SAM's, and they are around the same size.

 

[kickars]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Yes but HQ-7 isnt a VLS. Even if a single launcher with eight missles and no reloading mechanism was installed, it would still dramatically enhance the ships ability to defend itself from aerial attack.

That's what I mean. HHQ-7 was on the original design anyway (we can see that from the 071 model). So it must be a late decision to not to put HHQ-7 on the ship. Maybe HHQ-7 does not neet PLAN's requirement now. And like bd popeye said VLS takes too much under deck space. So they just leave it at the moment, and waiting for the new ones.

Again, that's what a escort is for. The USN San Antonio LPD's does not have SAM's, and they are around the same size.

I understand most air defense should be escorts' job. But a ship like this should at least have some self defense ability (not just 4 CIWs on the two sides). Like USN CVs even have SAMs. What's more, USS San Antonio LPD has two sets of RAM launchers for air defense. So I don't see why 071 LPD shouldn't have any point-defense SAMs.

 

[Pointblank]

Re: Type 071 LPD

I understand most air defense should be escorts' job. But a ship like this should at least have some self defense ability (not just 4 CIWs on the two sides). Like USN CVs even have SAMs. What's more, USS San Antonio LPD has two sets of RAM launchers for air defense. So I don't see why 071 LPD shouldn't have any point-defense SAMs.

If you haven't noticed, the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile is a replacement for the Phalanx CIWS. So having 4 CIWS on the Type 71 is a fair equivalent for a pair of RAM's.