052C/052D Class Destroyers
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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Ah yes, the legendary Suzhou Airport.
For those who don't get it:
For those who don't get it:
Suzhou is the only Tier 1 city in China that doesn't have a (civilian-use) airport of its own. hence the joke with DDG-132 Suzhou's helicopter landing deck being Suzhou's current and only operational "airport".
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ok, this is harsh, just as a matter of fact, it's only 20mins train ride from suzhou city center to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport...
To be fair, Suzhou did have an airport for civilian use... for only a brief moment, namely Suzhou Guangfu Airport from 1994 to 2002. Prior and afterwards, the place has been for exclusive PLAAF use.
And like you said, it's easier now to travel from Suzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao with a 20-minute train ride, which only makes the need for a Suzhou-exclusive airport redundant.
How many 052d destroyers(in building, fitting out or seatrials status) are there besides the initial 25?
At least 8 and likely 10 by my count.
From earlier in the year, we saw pictures of five 052Ds in the dry dock at Dalian (at least three of which have launched and are fitting out now), and three fitting out at Jiangnan.
There's also speculation based on a presentation that two additional 052Ds are under construction at Jiangnan.
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Does anyone know what those smaller boats are?DDG 118 on anti-piracy duty.
