Military and Commercial Technology: The 25th 052D was launched, and production has been discontinued. A more advanced 052E may come

Monday 14 September 2020

The 25th 052D was launched, and production has been discontinued. A more advanced 052E may come

Yinchuan (Hull 175) - chinamil.com

第25艘052D下水，已经停产，更加先进的052E型或将问世_伯克

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2020-09-06

If people want to be eliminated all the time, they must keep making progress to keep up with the development of the times, and if they want not to be eliminated, they must constantly improve and optimize their weapons and equipment. Under normal circumstances, a weapon will launch an upgraded and optimized version at regular intervals since its service to ensure that it keeps up with the latest development trend.

Recently, China’s navy ushered in a happy event again. On the last day of August, Dalian Shipyard in northern China successively deployed two "shields", the 25th 052D/DL and the 8th Type 055 destroyer were officially launched. It is the 38th and 39th "shield ship" in China. So far, the scale of China's "shield ship" has far surpassed the world's third Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (7 ships, 4 "King Kong" and 2 "Atago". And a "Maya") the total number is close to one-half of the United States (currently the US Navy has 91 Aegis warships, including 22 old Ticonderoga, 67 Burke class, and only two DDG-1000. , Although the whole are large ships, among them, Ticonderoga and Burke 1 are already old ships that have reached the end of service life)

Once the Type 054A frigate made military fans feel satisfied

After the launch of the 25th Type 052D destroyer, my country's Type 052D destroyer will officially stop production. At present, neither Dalian nor Jiangnan Shipyard has started construction of a new type of destroyer. According to various sources, it is confirmed that the production mission of 052D has been It is completed, but it is certain that the current "shield ship" scale is far from enough for the Chinese navy. In the future, the three major fleets of the Chinese navy will have a total of 9 aircraft carrier formations according to the configuration of the three aircraft carriers in the US fleet.

According to the configuration of the US military, our navy needs at least about 70 shield ships, which means that our country needs to continue to build 30 "shields", of which the role of 055 in our navy is equivalent to the US Navy’s Ticonderoga. The final quantity may also be comparable to the "Ticonderoga" class. Therefore, after the 052D is discontinued, we need a relatively "low cost" shield ship to meet the needs of the navy. This ship is likely to be the legendary 052E destroyer.

The 0.55 million tons destroyer is currently the world's strongest destroyer

The weapon and radar system of the Type 052D destroyer is sufficiently comparable to that of the American Burke 2A destroyer, but the biggest problem is that the displacement of the 052D is only 7,000 tons, which is obviously different from the displacement of the Burke class of nearly 10,000 tons. As a result, the number of weapons and range that the 052D can carry is inferior to the Burke class. The 052E will improve the 052D, which is the biggest shortcoming. The displacement of the ship will be further expanded to 8000-9000 tons. There will be 64 to 96, which can carry two ship-based Z-20 helicopters, and the anti-submarine combat capability is greatly improved.

052D destroyer, the tonnage short board is too obvious

In addition to the visible external upgrades, the interior of the 052E general-purpose destroyer will also be greatly upgraded. First, in the power system, it will use the latest comprehensive all-electric propulsion system developed by my country like the 055A, and also on the radar system. It will be upgraded according to the current Type 055 destroyer. The original single-band radar system will also be replaced with the same dual-band radar system on the Type 055 destroyer, and the mast will also be upgraded to a comprehensive integrated integration with better stealth performance. The radio frequency mast, the combat capability of the entire ship will not be inferior to the Burke 3 destroyer under construction!

055 and Zumwalt, the development of destroyers in China and the United States

Although the latest 052DL has lengthened the deck, it still does not

For our navy, 055 is the strongest blade of our navy surface combat ships, but the 052 series destroyers are the backbone of our navy. Although there is a "significant gap" in overall combat performance with the 055 destroyers, the 055 is too expensive The cost makes it difficult for him to batch equipment, and after solving the 052D's shortcomings in the largest tonnage, the 052E's comprehensive combat capabilities are no longer inferior to the US "Burke 3", which is currently the most ideal general-purpose destroyer choice for the Chinese Navy.