071 LPD thread

[isthvan]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Naresuan class and Jianghu-class FFGs?? Both ships were delievered almost 2 decades ago! PRC are progressing very fast. Quality control and standard are much higher nowadays. As what some mention,why Thai still buy PRC made corvette if quality is really that bad?

I joust mentioned Thai frigates as example of quality problems. I didn't say that all Chinese ships are badly built...
Jianghu class was delivered in early 1990s while Naresuan class ships were delivered during mid 1990s. While I don't doubt that Chinese shipyards have raised standards during last decade there are still reports of quality problems whit some ships...
As for Thai purchases of Chinese OPV/corvette I bet that price haves something to do whit them. Looking at price for Chinese ships I wouldn't mind costs of repairs since they will still be much cheaper then western counterparts...

On the point of quality, there are some corvettes built in Britain for some gulf state (I forget which) where the customer is refusing to pay because of supposed quality problems.

That would be Nakhoda class ships been built for Brunei... Refusal to pay those ships have more to do whit Brunei government problems then whit quality of those ships...

 

[swimmerXC]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Beauty and the Beast

 

[Gollevainen]

Re: Type 071 LPD

which one is the beauty

 

[swimmerXC]

Re: Type 071 LPD

which one is the beauty

metaphorically speaking the 054A would be the beauty while the beast is 071

 

[Jeff Head]

Re: Type 071 LPD

metaphorically speaking the 054A would be the beauty while the beast is 071

The PLAN LPD is shaping up to be a real beauty too IMHO. If built well, it is looking to be a very capable design...with fairly pretty lines too.

I believe this line art is looking more and more like what she is going to end up.

 

[Scratch]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Well from the line art, if it's a capable designe without screws ...
Or am I just naive on the ships propulsion ??

Now I'd be interested in what's the dimensions inside the ship, meaning what can it carry. The appearance is conventional in my view.
As for the look, I find LPDs in general somewhat unattractive.

 

[Jeff Head]

Re: Type 071 LPD

Well from the line art, if it's a capable designe without screws ...
Or am I just naive on the ships propulsion ??

Props are not shown, clearly it will have props.

Now I'd be interested in what's the dimensions inside the ship, meaning what can it carry. The appearance is conventional in my view.
As for the look, I find LPDs in general somewhat unattractive.

It is conventional as far as modern designs go, but as far as the PLAN amphibious ships that have been produced to date, it is not. It is in that context, compared to the designs for amphibious ships the PLAN has previously produced, that it is a very attractive and capable looking design.

 

[yanyan25]

Re: Type 071 LPD

which ADM will use in Type 071 LPD? VLS HQ-16 or non-VLS HQ-7?

 

[tphuang]

Re: Type 071 LPD

which ADM will use in Type 071 LPD? VLS HQ-16 or non-VLS HQ-7?

HQ-7 will probably be used. I don't think it needs more than that.

 

[isthvan]

Re: Type 071 LPD

I joust don't see any need for HQ-7 on LPD... IMHO 2 type730 CIWS are all that LPD would need. I mean LPD should be protected by other fleet assets...