ChineseTiger1986
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Why in the world does Khalij Fars have so many damn windows? This isn’t a cruise ship! What the hell are those little windows going to do?
This design is straight garbage. I expect that is why we haven’t heard of the ship. It needs another upper structure redesign and RCS reduction.
Also if they put those damn anti ship launchers that ship will be a bigger joke. Either launch with VLS or don’t put that thing in the water.
Obviously major purpose of Khalij Fars is to teach each potential Navy cadet class on how to operate a bigger ship so they don’t go crash into a rock or maroon themselves. As well as give Iranian engineers a “prototype” Ship to work out the bugs and flaws.
Nonetheless, that design needs rework. I will be surprised if they launch based on that design. Might just be a very early mock up.
Khalij Fars ship is 7500 tons
China Type 052D is 7500 tons
Designs are similar minus upper structure. Chinese is more modern RCS reduction techniques, where as Iran’s looks like its trying to be the titanic. Thus Iran needs to get its ship more in line with this Chinese Design.
I am confident they can do it.
That's the 14000 tons Type 055.
The 7500 tons Type 052D and 8000 tons Type 052DL look like these. Without the integrated mast, it would be much easier to be in line with the hull design.
BTW, the Type 055 is too complicated to imitate, even the US is struggling to bring a functional peer product on the table. So the commonly mature design of the Type 052D will be much more realistic to follow up.
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