Type 055 DDG News & Discussions

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Time to have the pennant number painted.

 

[GS Zhou]

Time to have the pennant number painted.

Can we expect 055 to be shown in the April navy parade in Qingdao?

 

[cirr]

Can we expect 055 to be shown in the April navy parade in Qingdao?

Affirmative.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

The video of Type 055 DDG: https://m.weibo.cn/1895482303/4351336994613576

 

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[LKJ86]

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What does the banner say?

 

[Ironborn]

What does the banner say?

Stay clear at least 50 meters from the ship.

 

[cirr]

23.03.2019

 

[samsara]

23.03.2019

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From Bltizo: “I remember some people wondering why the forward CIWS before had a base that had many edges that could act as a radar reflector. Looks like the PLAN are aware of it.”

And from Hyperwarp: “It is also more elevated than previous ships.”

(bold emphasis is mine)

 

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[samsara]

23.03.2019

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Rick Joe tweeted on 2019-03-24:

The lead 055 has now covered the base of the forward CIWS. I recall people wondering why the H/PJ-11 base of newly launched 055s had so many edges (pic 3) as they'd reflect radar.

Looks like the PLAN do have an eye for sensible details.

See the 3rd pic here (055, early edition) :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1109669075259518976