071 LPD thread

[adeptitus]

Re: Type 071 LPD

I'm partial to light naval SAM systems that can be easily installed (on ships like the 071). The French Mistral system is popular world-wide, you can see the 6-cel Sadral launcher version on the aft deck of the Royal Thai Navy's Chakri Naruebet below (see right corner):

Compare the size of the 6-cel launcher and the guy standing on the deck behind it, you can see how small the system is.

The British is adopting the Starstreak MANPAD for naval use, here's the 24 round Seastreak CIWS version (they also have a lighter, manned 6-round version):

IMO this is one area where the PLAN is a bit lacking. The FLS-1 is in the right direction, but I have yet to see it deployed. Ideally the ship should be protected by a mix of longer-range missile interceptor, shorter-range CIWS gun, and soft-kill/decoy system.

 

[crobato]

Re: Type 071 LPD

PLAN marines in an exercise in Hainan. No 071 here, although its stationed in the SSF, but you get a glimpse of the PLAN's other amphibious support ships in the background.

 

[tphuang]

Re: Type 071 LPD

PLAN marines in an exercise in Hainan. No 071 here, although its stationed in the SSF, but you get a glimpse of the PLAN's other amphibious support ships in the background.

yeah, I was gonna say, that looks like 072s out there. Or at least it looks that way from this far out.

 

[Sczepan]

Re: Type 071 LPD

nice pic

 

[crobato]

Re: Type 071 LPD

998 in exercise.

 

[Toaster]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Speedboats - not exactly US Navy RHIBs.

 

[andyshz1]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

is this a Chinese Zubr in the north sea fleet (Jinan military region)?

 

[bd popeye]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

is this a Chinese Zubr in the north sea fleet (Jinan military region)?

I can't see anything in that photo..Looks like an LST. But I'm not sure..

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As far as I know China has no Zubr. The purchase of the Zubr was an Chinese military internet rumor a few years ago. The present Zubr is too large to fit in the well deck of the 071.

Now..the PLAN does have these..

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Type 724 Air Cushion Landing Craft

There is another larger air cushion craft. But I can't remember the designation not find a photo.

 

[bd popeye]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

Found the PLAN "LCAC" pic.

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The PLA Navy has recently introduced a new air cushion landing craft design, which is clearly intended for the recently-commissioned Type 071 landing platform dock (LPD). The craft is very similar to the U.S. Navy LCAC in its roles, but with a smaller size. An LCAC is capable of carrying 60~75 tonnes of cargo, armament, or personnel from the amphibious warfare ship in the offshore water to shore at high-speed. Equivalently the Chinese version of the LCAC is also expected to carry an armoured fighting vehicle and troops.

The Chinese LCAC also uses a similar arrangement to the U.S.N. LCAC, but with the driving/command module located on the port side instead of the starboard side of the vessel. The vessel has both bow and stern ramps for fast loading/unloading of troops and vehicles. Two shrouded reversible-pitch propellers are located at the stern of the vessel. The vessel appears to have four gas turbines. It is not known whether the they are indigenous designs or based on the Russian or Ukrainian technology.

Each Type 071 LPD could probably fit 2~3 of the Chinese LCAC in its floodable bay. The use of LCAC enables the LPD to launch amphibious assaults from points over the horizon, thereby decreasing risk to ships and personnel by enemy anti-ship weaponry and generating greater uncertainty in the enemy’s coast defence planning. LCAC could operate in waters regardless of depth, underwater obstacles, shallows or adverse tides. It can even proceed inland on its air cushion, regardless of terrain such as mud flats, sand dunes, ditches, riverbanks, or slippery and icy shorelines

 

[andyshz1]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

here is the youtube video where that image was taken from:

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and it looks like troops are coming out of the vessel, in addition, the gun on the top looks like an AK-630