Yulin 569 / chinamil.com.cn
2021-04-04 10:52
The 30th Type 054A frigate "Zaozhuang Ship" was launched in June 2018, and it has been more than 2 years. In the past two years, although there have been reports that the Navy’s new generation of 054B frigate is about to start construction, or that a new batch of 054A frigate is added, as of now, we have not seen the scene of 054B or a new batch of 054A frigate. .
And just recently, following the news that Ziyang officially stated that the new 054A will be named "Ziyang Ship", and military commentator "Xi Yazhou" said that the navy will reopen the 054A, the military leader "POP3" also claimed that After 30 ships in service, a new batch of 054A frigates will be built, and a clear number is given to 20 ships, including 12 in Huangpu and 8 in Hudong.
If this statement is true, the number of 054A frigates of our navy will reach 50 in the near future. With so many built, why does the navy favor this type of frigate so much?
In fact, another 20 054A were added, which shows that the Navy is very satisfied with the performance of the ship. Of course, this is not to say how powerful the performance of the 054A frigate is, but the overall design of the ship is very balanced. The cost of a single ship (about 1.7 billion yuan), combat effectiveness, and positioning of the ship in the navy are all “matched” just right and popular. In other words, there is both cost-effectiveness and demand for the ship, and the navy's additional construction will be a matter of course.
In addition, amphibious ships such as 071 and 075 have limited self-protection capabilities. When forming an amphibious strike group, a frigate such as 054A is needed to escort them. Moreover, after the 8 071 and 3 075 amphibious ships that have appeared so far, these two models The amphibious ship will continue to be built, plus the 076 amphibious ship that may be built in the future, and the 054A frigate needed by the huge number of amphibious ship forces will naturally be many. Moreover, ships such as integrated supply ships in wartime require escorts.
However, although the performance of the current 054A frigate is very balanced, the new batch of 054A added after the shutdown for more than 2 years will still be upgraded compared to the original version, but this improvement will not involve changes in power and overall design, but will Like the changes between the 052D destroyer and the 052DL, some targeted changes were made, such as replacing some newly developed weapons and equipment and supporting facilities. such as:
1. Radar: Replace the 382 three-coordinate long-range air search radar on the main mast with the previously tested "small shield" (two-sided active phased array radar), and replace the 364 fast-reflection radar on the rear mast. X-band rotary anti-radar for the rear mast of the 075 amphibious ship;
2. In terms of missiles: the inclined missile launcher is retained, but the Eagle-83 missile is expected to be replaced by the Eagle-12 heavy supersonic anti-ship missile, and the Haihongqi-16 medium-range air defense missile in the vertical launch. It is also expected to be replaced with the more advanced Haihongqi-16C;
3. Lengthen the stern flight deck and hangar to carry more advanced Z-20 anti-submarine helicopters. Of course, it is almost impossible to change to a dual hangar.
However, the problem came again. 054A has added another 20 ships. Will the new generation of 054B frigate that everyone is looking forward to be built?
Based on the news from all parties, the 054B frigate will still be built in the future, and there will be scenes where two frigates 054A and 054B will be built at the same time. This is because the 054B frigate after the "return" redesign will be positioned to match the current 054A. There is a big difference, but playing the role of ocean-going anti-submarine ship in the aircraft carrier battle group, and it is expected that the number of construction will not be less than 20.
A simple calculation, the 056/056A frigate has been launched 72 ships, the additional 054/054A frigate will also reach 52, plus the new 054B frigate to be built in batches in the future, then the number of frigates of our navy will exceed 130 in the future. Ships, developed to 150 ships. Of course, the displacement of the Type 056 frigate is only more than 1,000 tons, in fact it should be classified as a patrol boat.
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