052C/052D Class Destroyers

The Observer

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And as for the YJ-19 - While the size of the missile certainly makes it an easy fit inside the UVLS cells of the 052Ds and 055s, the YJ-19 is meant to be submarine torpedo tubes-launched (from the 093/A/B SSNs and 039A/B/C SSKs).
Do we have a confirmation that YJ-19 is sized for submarine torpedo tubes? And what's the approximate size?
 

Stealthflanker

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So, with apparently Indonesia buying the J-10, now the speculation of the acquisition of the 052D Is much stronger…
It is always part of our "Appeasement policy" The question now is how many, are we gonna get more than 1. Ideally there should be more, as we can always use guided missile destroyer with 3D (Anti-air, surface, submarine) warfare capability
 

antiterror13

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It is always part of our "Appeasement policy" The question now is how many, are we gonna get more than 1. Ideally there should be more, as we can always use guided missile destroyer with 3D (Anti-air, surface, submarine) warfare capability

I think more likely Indonesia buy 054BE than 052DE ... 052DE would be too much and too frightening to Australia, not now at least, 4x 054BE would be great. For J-10CE, one squadron of 12 unit would be great. Indonesia can pay with copper or Nickel or palm oil or fish
 

Stealthflanker

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I think more likely Indonesia buy 054BE than 052DE ... 052DE would be too much and too frightening to Australia, not now at least, 4x 054BE would be great. For J-10CE, one squadron of 12 unit would be great. Indonesia can pay with copper or Nickel or palm oil or fish

Well, the plan was always 052DE. Aussie would have to accept that, like they already got Hobart anyway, a comparable modern destroyer.

Payment will be in USD tbh. Export credit from Chinese lender bank. The problem is of course whether the scheme could offer some good interest rate (preferrably the same or less than European banks of 2% max annual rate) Availability of Grace period.
 
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