052C/052D Class Destroyers

delft

Brigadier
I doubt very much that will happen. The polititans say no to that, the people dont want in either.
The whole reason why we spend more time with other western countrys military is beacouse Russia/Putin is acting like a typical soviet bully.
But this is all off topic.
Even just the European NATO countries spend nearly three times as much on defence as Russia and Russia also needs to man defences in the Far East. So Russia is interested in defence, not offence.
 
Yesterday at 7:37 PM
well you apparently didn't read what I posted Today at 1:37 PM

that article links
PLAN Type 052C/052D Class Destroyers
Published: 2017/6/18
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saying "The Type 052D destroyer, Changsha, ... left Sunday from Sanya ... to ... Russia ..."

so in my post I pointed to the fact it wasn't "Changsha" which is coming;
I of course don't know what's happened, one of the possibilities would be that GlobalTimes article mistook "Changsha" for "Hefei"
now I post google translation of
Une autre histoire du destroyer 173 Changsha porté « disparu »
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while reading it:
Il y a dix jours nous avons relayé ici une source selon laquelle le destroyer 173 Changsha, de Type 052D, serait tombé en panne dans l’océan Indien, sans pour autant pouvoir confirmer l’information, faute de communications institutionnelles.

La seule chose que l’on est toujours certain aujourd’hui est que le destroyer 174 Hefei de même classe l’a effectivement remplacé, pour participer à l’exercice naval sino-russe « Joint Sea 2017 ».

Le destroyer 173 Changsha, la frégate 571 Yuncheng de Type 054A et le pétrolier-ravitailleur 964 Luomahude Type 903A constituaient la flottille chinoise qui est parti du port de Sanya le dimanche 18 Juin. Mais rapidement ce premier est « disparu » des communications officielles et c’est son sistership 174 Hefei qui continue à mener les deux autres navires vers les lieux de l’exercice conjoint à Saint-Saint-Pétersbourg et Kaliningrad.

Actuellement les trois bâtiments de la « nouvelle » flottille chinoise ont déjà atteint la mer du Nord. Ils ont été accompagné par la frégate hollandaise HNLMS Van Amstel ce lundi dans leur traversée et font cap sur la mer Baltique.
"Ten days ago, we have relayed a source according to which the destroyer 173 Changsha, of Type 052D, would have broken down in the Indian Ocean, but could not confirm the information, for lack of institutional communications.

The only thing that is still certain today is that the 174 Hefei destroyer of the same class actually replaced it, to participate in the Sino-Russian naval exercise "Joint Sea 2017".

The destroyer 173 Changsha, the frigate 571 Yuncheng of Type 054A and the tanker-tanker 964 Luomahude Type 903A constituted the Chinese fleet which left the port of Sanya on Sunday June 18th. But soon this first "disappeared" of official communications and it is his sistership 174 Hefei that continues to lead the other two ships to the joint exercise in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.

Currently the three buildings of the "new" Chinese fleet have already reached the North Sea. They were accompanied by the Dutch frigate HNLMS Van Amstel on Monday in their crossing and heading for the Baltic Sea."


Seulement il n’y a toujours aucune nouvelle sur la trace du 173 Changsha, un navire de près de 7 000 tonnes plein charge et l’un des destroyers les plus avancés de la marine chinoise.

Si certains médias taïwanais se réjouissent de l’éventuelle avarie du destroyer chinois, comme un élément pour se rassurer et pour servir comme preuve de la médiocrité de la qualité « Made in China », un autre média de l’île vient d’évoquer une autre possibilité qui paraît tout aussi plausible.

Selon
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, le destroyer 173 Changsha était bien parti le 18 Juin de la Chine pour la mer Baltique. Mais pour une raison inconnue, le navire n’aurait jamais quitté la mer de Chine méridionale et aurait fait demi-tour, vers le récif de Fiery Cross, pour retourner à la base navale de Zhejiang, le Q.G. de la flotte du Sud dont le navire est affecté, en filant à une vitesse de « 22 nœuds ».

Cette vitesse du navire semble donc écarter une quelconque avarie grave du système de propulsion comme prétend une autre source chinoise, citée dans notre article du 8 Juillet.

La même source taïwanaise suppose que ce retour anticipé serait lié aux enquêtes disciplinaires qui sont actuellement en cours au sein de l’armée chinoise, et que l’un ou plusieurs responsables du destroyer chinois ou de la flottille seraient impliqués, obligeant ainsi la marine chinoise à rapatrier le navire entier et le fait remplacer par un autre de même classe.

Si on se base maintenant sur les communications officielles, notamment
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, au départ de Sanya la flottille chinoise est placée sous le commandement du vice amiral YU Man Jiang (俞满江), également commandant adjoint de la flotte du Sud. Il est assisté par le vice amiral FU Xiao Dong (傅晓东), commissaire adjoint du parti de la flotte du Sud et ancien juge en chef du tribunal militaire de l’armée chinoise, et le chef d’état major de la flottille LI Hui (李辉).
"Only there is still no news on the track of the 173 Changsha, a ship of nearly 7,000 tons full load and one of the most advanced destroyers of the Chinese Navy.

While some Taiwanese media are applauding the possible damage to the Chinese destroyer, as an element to reassure themselves and to serve as evidence of the mediocrity of the quality "Made in China", another medium of the island has just evoked a Another possibility which seems equally plausible.

According to the Up Media newspaper quoting a source from the Taiwanese army (?), Destroyer 173 Changsha was on June 18 from China for the Baltic Sea. But for some unknown reason, the ship would never have left the South China Sea and would have turned back towards the Fiery Cross reef to return to the Zhejiang Naval Base, Vessel is affected, by sailing at a speed of "22 knots".

This speed of the ship thus seems to rule out any serious damage to the propulsion system as claimed by another Chinese source, quoted in our article of 8 July.

The same Taiwanese source assumes that this early return would be linked to the disciplinary investigations that are currently underway in the Chinese army, and that one or more Chinese destroyer or flotilla officials would be involved, forcing the Chinese navy To repatriate the whole ship and have it replaced by another of the same class.

On the basis of official communications, notably that of the supply of the Baltic Sea fleet in the Gulf of Aden from Sanya, the Chinese fleet is under the command of Vice Admiral YU Man Jiang (满江 满江) , Also deputy commander of the Southern Fleet. He is assisted by Vice Admiral FU Xiao Dong (傅晓东), Deputy Commissioner of the Southern Fleet Party and former Chief Judge of the Military Court of the Chinese Army, and LI Hui Flotilla Chief of Staff李辉)."


Dans l’article paru le 8 Juillet au journal de l’armée chinoise, où le destroyer 174 Hefei est désormais le flagship de la flottille (et non plus le 173 Changsha), YU et LI ont tous les deux été mentionné.

FU Xiao Dong, quant à lui, n’a pas été cité dans l’article en question, mais il est apparu dans
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, et on sait qu’il est aussi à bord du destroyer 174 Hefei.

Autrement dit, aucun des trois plus hauts responsables de la flottille chinoise n’est concerné par ce que évoque le média taïwanais.

Quel que soit la personne qui aurait obligé le destroyer 173 Changsha à faire demi-tour en pleine mission, le navire aurait très bien pu la déposer sur le récif de Fiery Cross, qui dispose d’une piste de 3 000 mètres, pour qu’un avion vient le ramener au continent.

A moindre que ce soit le capitaine du navire qui est en cause, et implique par défaut tout équipage ?

Quoiqu’il en soit, sans une quelconque déclaration de la marine chinoise, tout ne peut être considéré comme rumeur aujourd’hui, que ce soit l’hypothèse de la panne du destroyer dans l’océan Indien ou cette nouvelle éventualité des enquêtes disciplinaires…

A suivre.
"In the July 8 issue of the Chinese army newspaper, where the 174 Hefei destroyer is now the flagship of the flotilla (and no longer the 173 Changsha), YU and LI have both been mentioned.

FU Xiao Dong was not mentioned in the article, but it appeared in another recent article of China News dating 6 days ago, and it is known that he is also on board Of the destroyer 174 Hefei.

In other words, none of the top three officials of the Chinese fleet is concerned by what the Taiwanese media is talking about.

Whichever person would have forced Changsha to turn around in the middle of a mission, the ship could have deposited it on the Fiery Cross Reef, which has a 3,000-meter runway, An airplane brings it back to the mainland.

Any less than the captain of the ship that is involved, and implies by default any crew?

Anyway, without any statement from the Chinese navy, everything can be considered rumor today, whether it is the hypothesis of the destroyer of the destroyer in the Indian Ocean or this new eventuality of disciplinary investigations ...

To be continued."
 
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Iron Man

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"Only there is still no news on the track of the 173 Changsha, a ship of nearly 7,000 tons full load and one of the most advanced destroyers of the Chinese Navy.
This is the quote I found the most interesting out of all that. :D

Yet more people who think the 052D isn't "7,500 tons" full load.
 

Riverman

New Member
riverman i just gave u your first like in this forum. you have been to this forum for almost 11 years. damn that's way long time . lol

Haha well thank you very much.

Yeah the years pass fast. I remember when the first Type-071 was laid down, when the 051C and 052B destroyers was launched. The J-10 fighter entering service ecs ecs.
Although I dont write much I relly enjoy this forum :D
 

asif iqbal

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