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[Tam]

Note that once again we see 986 Simingshan along in HDZ along with the 2nd and 3rd Type 075. Not going to repost what is on the 075 thread. I am wondering where is the 8th 071?

If the 071s are named after mountains, would the 075s be named after mountains or mountain ranges?

 

[Sunhead_from_Arya]

Hello bandits. This may be wrong thread, but for what this crane needed? In the Soviet Kuznetsov-class, this crane needed for load ASM's on the carrier, but for what purposes this crane on the 002?

 

[grulle]

I'm getting impatient. why aren't they building new destroyers anymore. work as stopped for like 6 months now. surely they are not stopping at only 8 055 DDGs?

 

[KYli]

Destroyers are built in batch. The first batch is 8.

 

[gelgoog]

My guess is they wanted to evaluate the performance of the Type 055 before building more of them.
It might also be the next batch will have some design changes.

 

[grulle]

My guess is they wanted to evaluate the performance of the Type 055 before building more of them.
It might also be the next batch will have some design changes.

what about the 052D? they aren't building those either.

 

[KYli]

Don't think there would be more Type 52D but maybe more 52E and 54B(57).

 

[AndrewS]

what about the 052D? they aren't building those either.

There are already over 30 of the Type-052D and Type-052C.

Looking at other naval programmes, 30 seems to be the desired minimal size for a ship production run, before you want to consider a new specialized variant or class.

Previous programmes that come to mind are the Spruances, Ticonderogas, Zumwalts, Type-054, Type-053.

 

[Tam]

what about the 052D? they aren't building those either.

They are still planning to build more of these.

 

[Tam]

Hello bandits. This may be wrong thread, but for what this crane needed? In the Soviet Kuznetsov-class, this crane needed for load ASM's on the carrier, but for what purposes this crane on the 002?
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Probably for lifting stores in and out of the storage unit which used to be the VLS. 002 retained the VLS-turned-storage space from the Liaoning.