It's been a while Franco and tphuang, but Franco-Russe, you showed five squadrons here.
I thought there were six full squadrons of twelve each.
Type 022 Missile Boat
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I thought there were six full squadrons of twelve each.
Pretty much a one trick pony.
I would expect some will be deployed to the new islands currently being reclaimed.
Now there's an idea for developing their tourist industry... water skiing
Missile boat you say?
No one ever mentioned if they can load a combination of SAM and anti-ship or one vessel is armed for SAM and one for anti-ship. They would use the Type 022 in a wolf pack like attack.
I am very confidant that the launch tubes for the Type 022 are specifically designed for surface to surface missiles.
Any AAW missile capability would be from MANPADS carried by the crew.
antiterror13
Brigadier
Would it be possible and likely to install FL-3000N on Type 022 ? ... it seems doable
joshuatree
Captain
If an AAW missile was deployed in a box launcher format, I think its possible for the 022 to carry AAW missiles. The missile holds appear to be modular. The bigger issue would be having the appropriate sensors to maximize the effectiveness of those AAWs but the 022 is too small a platform by itself.
joshuatree
Captain
Could make it top heavy.
plawolf
Lieutenant General
Would also compromise the stealth shaping.
Possible but not likely. Years ago there were pictures of the smaller FLS-1 SAM system being advertised for installation on small corvettes, and the wiki page for 022 still lists FLS-1 SAM system under armaments. I'm going to edit the wiki page and remove it. I have yet to see a 022 equipped with the FLS-1 launcher.
It's possible the crew has MANPADs stored somewhere, but the AK-630 is a CIWS gun.
Maybe some updates in progress...
You have a doubt between 60 and 83. For 72 I have never seen this number.
For me 60, i have see this number in several Chinese places normaly better as in English, on a good US report they say 60 coz the construction period shorter than previously thought and member you mentioned ask...
And possible same things for Song with 13 to 16 discussed but for them is different i have 16 hull numbers sometimes no for 022...
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Well, Franco-Russe has indicated earlier there were six squadrons with 12 each which would make 72.
But then he posted these:
30 Missile Boat Squadron Ningbo-Shipu (29 10 51 N 121 56 51 E)
31 Missile Boat Squadron Fuding-Shacheng (27 14 05 N 120 22 43 E)
32 Missile Boat Squadron Shangchuandao (21 43 48 N 112 45 59 E)
33 Missile Boat Squadron Qingdao-Lingshanwei (35 54 54 N 120 09 18 E)
34 Missile Boat Squadron Shantou (23 20 27 N 116 39 15 E).
That's five squadrons times 12 equals the 60. So I guess that is the number we run with.