Brand New: As a new generation of frigate independently developed by China, the type 054B guided-missile frigate Qinzhou (Hull 555) features higher propulsion efficiency, lower fuel consumption, extended range, expanded radius of action, and enhanced stealth capability.
054B/new generation frigate
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you think based on what? your expert opinion?
Broccoli
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Based on new engines, larger hull, etc. 054B is a true blue-water frigate so would be odd if they didn’t maximize the range. 054A has very short legs.
haha but you can't just throw random numbers like facts, the increase can be half of that or ten times as much. You are just doing futurology with no basis whatsoever
well, wikipedia's 5000nm has no more basis either, don't see why questioning that figure is a problem.
Well, Wikipedia is directly citing an article from Kapil Kajal in Interesting engineering:
No idea about the veracity or accuracy of the source (I'd wager it's just an educated guess of sorts). But the wikipedia infobox should have written "more than 5000nm' according to it.
I think that 054B is a IEP aka FEP design is purely conjecture and perhaps unlikely. From a drivetrain point of view the difference between IEP and CODAD is IMO as substantial as that between CODAG and CODAD etc. Not least because you require very capable electric motors that are absent on a normal diesel-powered design. However, its at least possible that the ships feature a CODLAD arrangement to maximise electric power and economy while still using diesel engines via direct connection to the propulsor for top speed.
054B is also a completely different design from 054A in other regards, both for the hull and displacement, therefore it seems to me PLAN designation rationale is indeed centered on the propulsion arrangement first and foremost for such distinctions.
054B is also a completely different design from 054A in other regards, both for the hull and displacement, therefore it seems to me PLAN designation rationale is indeed centered on the propulsion arrangement first and foremost for such distinctions.