PLAN Sovremenny DDG 136, 137, 138 & 139 Thread

[asif iqbal]

Very good and robust upgrade programme for older units in PLAN

 

[FORBIN]

Taizhou 138

 

[kwaigonegin]

When will project 956E be completed? anyone got any artist rendition or latest pictures on these sovs post refit?

 

[Jeff Head]

When will project 956E be completed? anyone got any artist rendition or latest pictures on these sovs post refit?

Latest we have seen are these:

...and they are from the 956 ships, not the 956E.

I expect that at their regularly scheduled midlife maintenance overhaul, they will do the other two. Maybe five years after the first two.

From what we have seen, it is clear that they are removing both fore and aft single arm launchers completely and replacing them with VLS.

Probably 48 cells altogether.

 

[Hendrik_2000]

Slow week with week long vacation in China.
Inside DDG Fuzhou
"in 1998 seeing the other power navy we are a bit embarrass"
China captain see rise toward world class navy

 

[MwRYum]

Slow week with week long vacation in China.
Inside DDG Fuzhou
"in 1998 seeing the other power navy we are a bit embarrass"
China captain see rise toward world class navy

Average 2/3 of a month at sea...that's quite a lot of milage, compare to the "brown-water" days which only 2 decades ago.

And DDG 137 Fuzhou is obviously not refitted at this time. The DDG 136 "refit" progress is unknown at this time.

 

[Gloire_bb]

Looks realistic for midlife refit.

 

[taxiya]

Looks realistic for midlife refit.

noticed that the texts mentioned only YJ-18, 62 and 83. But the picture showed YJ-12A instead. I am inclined to believe YJ-12 as it is similar in capabilities.

 

[Iron Man]

The picture actually shows YJ-18 launchers.

 

[antiterror13]

Does it say how many VLS and what missile type?