U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class Frigate VLS Cell Count Debate Settled

[White and Green with M/S]

055 is basically Arleigh Burke Flight IV. It is destroyer, not cruiser.

in term of size its a cruiser, rather than destroyer

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

in term of size its a cruiser, rather than destroyer

Nop. Destroyer. China never use cruiser.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

Nop. Destroyer. China never use cruiser.

BUT USN THINKS IT IN THE CATEGORY OF CRUISER RATHER THAN DESTROYER

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

BUT USN THINKS IT IN THE CATEGORY OF CRUISER RATHER THAN DESTROYER

Who cares what USN thinks? It is not an American navy ship.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

Who cares what USN thinks? It is not an American navy ship.

world navies fellow the terminology standard of USN so definitely PLAAN must consider this ship as a cruiser rather than destroyers

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

world navies fellow the terminology standard of USN so definitely PLAAN must consider this ship as a cruiser rather than destroyers

Nop. It is qu zhu jian in PLAN. That is destroyer.

 

[Zarvan]

nop

Nothing has changed. Type 52 D is a Destroyer by all means not a Frigate. As for this Ship this should also be called a Light Destroyer.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

Nop. It is qu zhu jian in PLAN. That is destroyer.

ok , but that would be the heavy destroyer but type 52D is not heave frigate as you posted but mid weighted destroyers

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Nothing has changed. Type 52 D is a Destroyer by all means not a Frigate. As for this Ship this should also be called a Light Destroyer.

Light destroyer or heavy frigate. Same thing.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

Light destroyer or heavy frigate. Same thing.

Not same thing, define your heavy frigates terms?

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Not same thing, define your heavy frigates terms?

On second thought. 055 is war raft. 052D is war canoe.