PLA Navy's new 052D DDG Launched today (Photos and discussion)

[skyknight]

8-28-2012, The 1st type 052D DDG was launched in Jiangnan shipyard ,Shanghai.
More photos are coming on the way

Live from Jiangnan shipyard

Hand-drawing

 

[skyknight]

OH！
What a huge APAR ，the new type346A AESA radar.
Main gun：H/PJ38 130mm navy gun

 

[sicsheep]

don't mean to hijack the thread, but carrier also going out for 10th sea trial!!

 

[skyknight]

 

[Rocky rock]

Come ON! HOW LONG YOU GOONA TAKE TO COME OUT!

 

[Kompromat]

What is it , a frigate a cruiser or a destroyer ?

 

[skyknight]

What is it , a frigate a cruiser or a destroyer ?

Destroyer

 

[Hyperion]

What is it , a frigate a cruiser or a destroyer ?

LOL - I was thinking about the same and was going to ask as well, then said to myself: nah..... don't ask..... what will people say

Destroyer

Thanks mate, initially I thought it was some HUGE gun that everyone was talking about

 

[cirr]

May I have 2 dozens of these and a dozen of 055s，preferably before 2020 pls？

 

[oct605032048]

May I have 2 dozens of these and a dozen of 055s，preferably before 2020 pls？

nayounamekuai

 

[Abdi-Karim Elmi]

Too big for south china sea....needs to be sent to Doko/Senduku Island amf Korean sea.

 

[oct605032048]

Not as big as what Japan and US has. Not even the biggest of it's class in the Navy.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Too big for south china sea....needs to be sent to Doko/Senduku Island amf Korean sea.

It is only 7500-8000 tons with 64-80 hot launch VLS units, it is still slightly smaller than the US Arleigh Burke class DDGs.

But when it comes with the capability of the indigenous naval technologies, it just puts China second after USA, since those Aegis DDGs from Japan and South Korea are technologically belong to USA.

 

[Martian2]

It is only 7500-8000 tons with 64-80 hot launch VLS units, it is still slightly smaller than the US Arleigh Burke class DDGs.

But when it comes with the capability of the indigenous naval technologies, it just puts China second after USA, since those Aegis DDGs from Japan and South Korea are technologically belong to USA.

Chinese "Red Aegis" is superior to downgraded Japanese and South Korean Aegis

An indigenous Chinese Type 052C "Red Aegis" destroyer is superior to non-indigenous and watered-down Japanese and South Korean Aegis.

Chinese Type 052C/D DDG with AESA radar is superior to Japanese and South Korean DDGs, because America only exports DOWNGRADED weapon systems to other countries.

Japanese and South Korean Aegis (from the U.S.) are inferior copies. The U.S. downgrades the range, resolution, capability, power, etc.

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Here is an example:

Japan’s Next Fighters: F-35 Wins The F-X Competition

"In the end, US politics denied export permission for downgraded export variants of the F-22, even as its production line was terminated."

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Chinese "AEGIS" is superior to downgraded Japanese and South Korean AEGIS

Chinese Type 052C/D DDG with AESA radar is superior to Japanese and South Korean DDGs, because America only exports DOWNGRADED weapon systems to other countries.

Japanese and South Korean AEGIS (from the U.S.) are inferior copies. The U.S. downgrades the range, resolution, capability, power, etc.

Since the first gen Chinese Aegis from the Type 052C can cover a range of 400-500km, no wonder the second gen Chinese Aegis from the Type 052D will be even far more superior. It won't be surprised me if the second gen Chinese Aegis being comparable to the Aegis from the latest Arleigh Burke variant.

Once we have more powerful ship propulsion in the next few years, we will build the even larger 10,000+ tons DDGs.

Those Japanese/South Korean DDGs have more VLS units, but their watered-down Aegis will be very clumsy to simultaneously aim against an overloaded number of flying targets.