PLAN Taskforce 171 special openhouse, 01/05/2012

that's a nice n7 cap you're (i assume it's you?) rocking

Promised some sneak pics and here they are:




While the interior of the ship is "no phototaking", mess room seems to be an exception, here's the prove:

Those 4 PLAN Marines were always present in the room, plus a few officers milling around all the time, so if I can take that picture I'm very certain I was allowed to.

BTW, a fact nobody seems to mention it before: there're 2 big air conditioners in the mess room, feel like to guess which brand they used?

No luck on 171, though much less interesting...and the lighting is dimmer too, not as well lit as the 571.

Originally Posted by Bltizo

that's a nice n7 cap you're (i assume it's you?) rocking

Yeah, that's me alright...

And for the record, I still feel butthurt whenever Mass Effect 3 was mentioned...

There Is A Open House Video

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzg5NDU1MTIw.html

Originally Posted by A.Man

There Is A Open House Video

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzg5NDU1MTIw.html

And thus far I still have a few exclusive coverages - spec ops kits and interior of 571...

MwRYum, you've posted some excellent photos! If you have more please post!

Originally Posted by bd popeye

MwRYum, you've posted some excellent photos! If you have more please post!

Everything is in the album...I'd want to show more of the spec ops kits but this is a naval forum so...


We know the cold-launch VLS are installed slanted so a dud would fell off the ship instead of fell onto the deck, this should give a good idea of how that installation is.


This should give you a scale of the AShM onboard the 171 - shore-fired version were displayed in the 2009 parade but this really gives you the sense of how big they are.

One thing is that the weather was bad, occasional showers with only time of sunshine at noon - but it was the end of morning session...then add the massive crowd turnout , the windows to take good pics is simply small.

I thought 052C had 8 AShM, apparently only 6 .. a bit odd .. can it go to 12 ? 2 x 6 .. I think it is possible

Originally Posted by antiterror13

I thought 052C had 8 AShM, apparently only 6 .. a bit odd .. can it go to 12 ? 2 x 6 .. I think it is possible

It's 8 alright, here's view from the port side of the ship

Originally Posted by MwRYum

Excellent photos of the vessel. I like the inside pictures and particularly the detailed exterior showing the missile systems. They will help me in my model building.

Look at the interior, it's really a big ship! Anyway, 171 and 571 are the same class?

Originally Posted by SteelBird

Look at the interior, it's really a big ship! Anyway, 171 and 571 are the same class?

Well 052C is classified as destroyer while 054/054A as frigate. Displacement for 054A little over 4000t where as the 052C is at least 7000t.

this destroyer looks great from the outside but does anyone know how it looks on the inside

i mean, how well is the design layout inside, how are the living quaters, the stair cases and head height for the sailors, the damage control rooms and health and saftey procedcures, how well are the nuts tighten on the pipes, how are the welds, is the pipeing in the engine room to a high standard, are they all alligned properly and is the work to a high standard, whats the qaulity of the work and the equipment, do the sailiors know procedures for everything on the ship like 2nd nature, how do they handle live ammuniation etc etc

i say this because ships are make or break on such things, the ship may look emaculate on the outside but what counts also is the inside, these small fine details, details that could make the difference between a defeat or a victory

Originally Posted by asif iqbal

this destroyer looks great from the outside but does anyone know how it looks on the inside

i mean, how well is the design layout inside, how are the living quaters, the stair cases and head height for the sailors, the damage control rooms and health and saftey procedcures, how well are the nuts tighten on the pipes, how are the welds, is the pipeing in the engine room to a high standard, are they all alligned properly and is the work to a high standard, whats the qaulity of the work and the equipment, do the sailiors know procedures for everything on the ship like 2nd nature, how do they handle live ammuniation etc etc

i say this because ships are make or break on such things, the ship may look emaculate on the outside but what counts also is the inside, these small fine details, details that could make the difference between a defeat or a victory

If you ask about the interior, apart from what I posted on #3 in this thread, I can tell you the 052C feels more cramped, not as well lit as the 054, and actually there's a bit of a musky smell in the air - not that was anything alarming and probably our fat pilot would tell us that's a common thing on board a ship, and probably due to they don't turn on all the lights, but nevertheless noticeable if you got both ships to compare...still, I stand by the "054A feels more comfortable" notion, but let's try to remember 054A (especially this 571 here) is a more recent design, and the 054A don't have VLS installed in aft superstructure.

Originally Posted by asif iqbal

this destroyer looks great from the outside but does anyone know how it looks on the inside

i mean, how well is the design layout inside, how are the living quaters, the stair cases and head height for the sailors, the damage control rooms and health and saftey procedcures, how well are the nuts tighten on the pipes, how are the welds, is the pipeing in the engine room to a high standard, are they all alligned properly and is the work to a high standard, whats the qaulity of the work and the equipment, do the sailiors know procedures for everything on the ship like 2nd nature, how do they handle live ammuniation etc etc

i say this because ships are make or break on such things, the ship may look emaculate on the outside but what counts also is the inside, these small fine details, details that could make the difference between a defeat or a victory

He shows some pics from the inside above. Overall it looks pretty squared away. I liked the galley a lot. The hallways seemed a little dim but looked clean and well painted and cared for.

The biggest surprize to me were all the wooden doors along the hallways. Wood burns, the less wood and other flamable material the better on a modern combatant that could be subject to hit by very explosive and flamable weapons. The US learned this with some of the hits it took in the 70s and 80s, mostly from friendly fire or mis-targeting...but proved the point just the same.