Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
Exercise of firing of Chinese frigates in the South China Sea
054/A FFG Thread II
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Jura The idiot
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cool picture:
comes from
Le drone cible S200 conçu par l'institut NRIST, utilisé mi-Août dans l'exercice à tirs réels de la frégate 579 Handan de Type 054A.
Translated from French by
The drone target S200 designed by the NRIST Institute, used mid-August in the exercise to actual shots of the 579 Handan Type 054 frigate has.
comes from
Le drone cible S200 conçu par l'institut NRIST, utilisé mi-Août dans l'exercice à tirs réels de la frégate 579 Handan de Type 054A.
Translated from French by
The drone target S200 designed by the NRIST Institute, used mid-August in the exercise to actual shots of the 579 Handan Type 054 frigate has.
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
New 054A in construction shed rebut the rumor over halt on production
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
The type 054A is definitely one of the most successful ship of PLAN They extend the order to 32 now.Unbelievable run in 9 years Here is number 26 Anyang ready for sea trial
But they are getting a bit long in the tooth, time to bring in the 054B, any chance this could be the long awaited B model
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
As is now China is still way underwhelm in number compare to US and Japan Not to mention if both country combined forces in hypothetical conflict. Add to that Aussie and Britain and French ship
So you still need the number And the gestation period for the next gen frigate is long because I don't see the need for a ship that only have incremental improvement over 054B which they are going to get in midlife retrofit anyway
So the next frigate must be generational improvement over type 054B like IEPS, New radar, better missile etc
I have no doubt they working on the design now and testing the subcomponent of the ship
Indeed. I feel the 054A is getting more and more obsolete by the day, especially when one considers the frigates of China's rivals. The fact is that the 054A is basically mid 2000's technology and is getting outclassed in multiple ways. They're just kicking the can down the road; I was hoping that they would move to the vaunted 054B but we have yet to see any indication of its progress ... sigh 
Mid 2000's tech? Some components, like the HQ16, are basically 90s tech or even 80s tech in some regards. Radar set is also closer to 90s than 2000s, when integrated aesa radar masts started cropping up everywhere. We don't know the performance of Y8 rocket launched torpedo, but concept wise, that was done in 90s with VL ASROC. Y83 is also basically 70s antiship missile concept with 90s seeker/propulsion tech.
The 054 ships will definitely need a thorough modernization of their subsystems and weapons, starting within 10 years.
The 054 ships will definitely need a thorough modernization of their subsystems and weapons, starting within 10 years.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
No Type 054A are actually very good warships
They have clocked up the most missions on the anti piracy missions the lessons learned from there has been applied to Type 052D and Type 055
Without Type 054A the development would be slow and not learned
These FFG provide a very important task, they give PLAN "critical mass" something Royal Navy lacks
30 or so central FFG even you can lose some in wartime and not change the balance of war
Can sail in heavy seas, is well balanced and proven design
New iterations can do AAW, ASW and anti ship
Towed, variable and bow sonars
Good package brilliant warship
This type you need in a large navy
Type 054A one of the most successful FFG designs post 2000s
They have clocked up the most missions on the anti piracy missions the lessons learned from there has been applied to Type 052D and Type 055
Without Type 054A the development would be slow and not learned
These FFG provide a very important task, they give PLAN "critical mass" something Royal Navy lacks
30 or so central FFG even you can lose some in wartime and not change the balance of war
Can sail in heavy seas, is well balanced and proven design
New iterations can do AAW, ASW and anti ship
Towed, variable and bow sonars
Good package brilliant warship
This type you need in a large navy
Type 054A one of the most successful FFG designs post 2000s