Miscellaneous News

Taar

Junior Member
Registered Member
It is called 057, 20000+ Tons, 268 VLS, some think it is already being build.
055 can't even beat Ticonderoga in VLS count. It also can't carry ultra large Hypersonic missiles that PLARF has. So, Type 055 is not a "Battleship" for the modern era.

A true modern battleship should have displacement atleast double that of 055. So, around 25-30K displacement. It should have 100+ VLS Air defense plus 30-50 larger VLS for Hypersonic anti-ship/ground attack missiles that are similar in size to DF-26/27.

A modern day kirov class type ship with modern radars and sensors and also hypersonic weapons will be what I would call a modern day battleship.
 

pmc

Colonel
Registered Member
This is not a bad idea at all actually.

A very large "battleship" with lots of hypersonic missiles, air defense missiles and lasers is a very viable modern warship and could be the future for warships. This is a very useful addition to a naval carrier strike group.
Battleship is complex mechanical engineering product (failure in launch mechanism can make ship out of order) and not many are built and not viable to support at long distance. This Buyun class corvette that is used for Kaliber missiles strikes need protection of mountains and travel in inland waterways. drones are reaching there.
since missiles are such long range now smaller numerous ships will be much easier to protect , reload and i have yet to see any large ships firing 8 cruise missiles in less than 30 seconds.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
 

FriedButter

Brigadier
Registered Member
It will be funny if US fail to deliver the battleship but China build one to try to keep up.

It would be poetic if the Trump Class Battleship ends up being built in South Korea while MAGA is seething over the back stabbing of reviving US industries. Rather doubtful they will meet the $10 to $15 billion dollar price tag. I find it more likely the price tag will over run the budget by triple digit percentages.
 
Top