FarkTypeSoldier
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The Military Analyst programme yesterday reports on the latest 052C no. 151 Zhengzhou being commissioned into ESF.
[video=youtube;sSLxr7oaeoY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSLxr7oaeoY[/video]
The guest is military expert Li Jie.
It covers the commissioning ceremony of no.151 as well as introducing its main combatants before the Sovs were in service, the Type 051 DDG.
The Type 051 once were victorious, being notable in the DF-5 missile testing in the 1980 where the missile data "blackbox" were recovered and targeted by and Aussie Navy vessels at that time. The 051s did its job by exorcising the incoming aircrafts and vessels and the data box was relieved back by PLAN helicopter and delivered back to mainland. Now its glory days were over, being a 1st gen naval ddg PLAN had at that time, now it lacks area air defenses capabilities. The two 052C, 150 & 151 are timing add on to the current Sovs the ESF have.
Programme also cuts in briefly have videos of PLAN Sovs manveouring at sea.
This episodes also covers the AA capabilties of other fleets as well as a brief intro of Type 051C DDGs.
Next cutscene is the comparsion between Akago class & 052Cs. Programme says while Type 052C wins Akago in terms of AShM, two 052Cs AA capabilties can only win one Akago or Kongo class DDGs. Both classes have their own capabilties as commented by LJ.
Later part of the programme shows some boat capasized by Aegis system equipped DDGs.
Last part of the programme reports that ESF may be equipped with a total of 4x 052Cs in later aprt of 2014, together with Type 054As and PLAN Sovs, they formed long-med-short range air defenses for the fleet.
(NOTE: My views: Despite this combination, Type 054As are more equipped for ASW, Type 052Cs for AA defenses and PLAN Sovs for AShW role.)
Regarding this, LJ comments that if reports were true,
1) then 4x 052Cs would compliments the 4x Sovs for multi-purpose or single role missions. This is a critical period for China as the newly declared ADIZ in China not only rely on PLANAF and PLAAF, its navy's vessels have to be equipped and cooperate with such AA capabilties to reinforce its assertions towards the East Sea ADIZ. The introduction of 052Cs into ESF are like an "intregator" towards these factors.
2) The PAPRs equipped on 052Cs have detection range up to 300km, which could make up for the radar range shortfall of land-based radars.
3) Hencefore, theorically speaking, it could forward the detection range of all unidentified aircrafts.
[video=youtube;sSLxr7oaeoY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSLxr7oaeoY[/video]
The guest is military expert Li Jie.
It covers the commissioning ceremony of no.151 as well as introducing its main combatants before the Sovs were in service, the Type 051 DDG.
The Type 051 once were victorious, being notable in the DF-5 missile testing in the 1980 where the missile data "blackbox" were recovered and targeted by and Aussie Navy vessels at that time. The 051s did its job by exorcising the incoming aircrafts and vessels and the data box was relieved back by PLAN helicopter and delivered back to mainland. Now its glory days were over, being a 1st gen naval ddg PLAN had at that time, now it lacks area air defenses capabilities. The two 052C, 150 & 151 are timing add on to the current Sovs the ESF have.
Programme also cuts in briefly have videos of PLAN Sovs manveouring at sea.
This episodes also covers the AA capabilties of other fleets as well as a brief intro of Type 051C DDGs.
Next cutscene is the comparsion between Akago class & 052Cs. Programme says while Type 052C wins Akago in terms of AShM, two 052Cs AA capabilties can only win one Akago or Kongo class DDGs. Both classes have their own capabilties as commented by LJ.
Later part of the programme shows some boat capasized by Aegis system equipped DDGs.
Last part of the programme reports that ESF may be equipped with a total of 4x 052Cs in later aprt of 2014, together with Type 054As and PLAN Sovs, they formed long-med-short range air defenses for the fleet.
(NOTE: My views: Despite this combination, Type 054As are more equipped for ASW, Type 052Cs for AA defenses and PLAN Sovs for AShW role.)
Regarding this, LJ comments that if reports were true,
1) then 4x 052Cs would compliments the 4x Sovs for multi-purpose or single role missions. This is a critical period for China as the newly declared ADIZ in China not only rely on PLANAF and PLAAF, its navy's vessels have to be equipped and cooperate with such AA capabilties to reinforce its assertions towards the East Sea ADIZ. The introduction of 052Cs into ESF are like an "intregator" towards these factors.
2) The PAPRs equipped on 052Cs have detection range up to 300km, which could make up for the radar range shortfall of land-based radars.
3) Hencefore, theorically speaking, it could forward the detection range of all unidentified aircrafts.
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