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Is there any way you could provide a link to such Chinese media reports, i would be very intrigued as to what they have to say about the Shivlaik.
For a military vessel can you ever have "too many weapons" ?
The thing about that is these reports are in Chinese.
But the good thing with this is it is a stealth frigate, and it is a pretty big ship, and has a lot of potent weapons. It's pretty advanced.
The down side is obviously what I said comfort level. It could be a big deal or not at all. We know what uncomfortable living quarters and sometimes "unsafe" placements of things due to space restrictions, like wires, and other equipment blocking or restricting walking lanes and such. I put quotes on it because it's not a oversight or a major concern, but it is something that have caught the attention of some navies.
But I understand, and according to the Chinese media this ship is very reliable in terms of having dual systems? I think he meant back ups in terms of missiles and power station. Multiple missiles that do the same job and propulsion system that uses french and american.
I think he said this is to accommodate the wetness, and the high salt content of the Indian ocean?
But understandable, China has 24 type 54A, with a further 20+ type 57 to be added in the next 10 years to go with 50+ type 56. So the weapons needed on each can be less and the maintenance time on each can also be more.
But again this is a very expensive way of solving crew comfort, and really require a strong domestic presence in manufacturing to achieve. Maintaining quite a few systems per ship is difficult, like you need two crew to maintain the power system alone.
So all in all, in terms of fire power, very potent, better than 54A, and not sure the exact specs for 57, so won't comment.
But in terms of crew and maintenance, it's probably not the easiest.
As for crew comfort:
You could do worse
It's not a Russian designed or made ship but Indian and, if anything, the IN designs their vessels more from a Western design perspective.
Oh, I'm not saying it's Russian made, but the multiple weapons thing is definitely Russian, cause no way in hell can Russians keep up with Americans ship for ship, fighter for fighter.
As to can do worse, we have done worse, have you seen the earlier Chinese ships? They make the circus look humane, but it's relative.
