Roger604
Senior Member
Re: How Do You Sink A Carrier?
To project power beyond the immediate periphery, China needs an LHD that can be loaded with at least 12 large sized helicopter UAVs, each of them with phased array radar. (This might require below deck storage.) The UAVs must be capable of conducting patrols around 300 km away from the LHD. In combat, they would be able to cover a huge swath of airspace with their radars (especially if they can climb to a decent altitude).
The LHD should have at least 40 long range active guided SAMs (similar to Aster-30) and around 160 close range semi-active SAMs (like ESSM quad-pack). The LHD itself should have high mast mounted radars to look down the horizon. Point defense weapons would be CIWS and copies of RAM (like the ones in the photos).
This would be matched with a destroyer class ship packing around 12 DF-21C class ASBM and around 12 DF-15 class ASBM. They would be used for long-range anti-ship. It should also have 32 anti-ship cruise missiles that are similar to Klub. For land attack, it should have at least 32 LACM. It should also have the same point defense weapons.
The battle group also needs a frigate with a large manned ASW helicopter and its own suite of sophisticated towed sonars. The frigate should have a high mast mounted radar and at least 32 close range semi-active SAMs. The frigate should be capable of some mine warfare and anti-mine too. It should also have the same point defense weapons.
Finally, the battle group needs a nuclear powered submarine for protection, powered by pump jet. If a mission calls for it, an SSGN may be swapped in for an additional 60 or so LACM.
And of course a bonus for a battle group like this is it provides important offshore defense against stealth bombers where otherwise land-based bistatic radars cannot operate.
Of course something like this would be far down the line for PLAN, like in the 2014 timeframe.
Roger , I moved your post here from the "How Do You Sink A Carrier?" thread. If you want me to move it back just let me know.
bd popeye
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To project power beyond the immediate periphery, China needs an LHD that can be loaded with at least 12 large sized helicopter UAVs, each of them with phased array radar. (This might require below deck storage.) The UAVs must be capable of conducting patrols around 300 km away from the LHD. In combat, they would be able to cover a huge swath of airspace with their radars (especially if they can climb to a decent altitude).
The LHD should have at least 40 long range active guided SAMs (similar to Aster-30) and around 160 close range semi-active SAMs (like ESSM quad-pack). The LHD itself should have high mast mounted radars to look down the horizon. Point defense weapons would be CIWS and copies of RAM (like the ones in the photos).
This would be matched with a destroyer class ship packing around 12 DF-21C class ASBM and around 12 DF-15 class ASBM. They would be used for long-range anti-ship. It should also have 32 anti-ship cruise missiles that are similar to Klub. For land attack, it should have at least 32 LACM. It should also have the same point defense weapons.
The battle group also needs a frigate with a large manned ASW helicopter and its own suite of sophisticated towed sonars. The frigate should have a high mast mounted radar and at least 32 close range semi-active SAMs. The frigate should be capable of some mine warfare and anti-mine too. It should also have the same point defense weapons.
Finally, the battle group needs a nuclear powered submarine for protection, powered by pump jet. If a mission calls for it, an SSGN may be swapped in for an additional 60 or so LACM.
And of course a bonus for a battle group like this is it provides important offshore defense against stealth bombers where otherwise land-based bistatic radars cannot operate.
Of course something like this would be far down the line for PLAN, like in the 2014 timeframe.
Roger , I moved your post here from the "How Do You Sink A Carrier?" thread. If you want me to move it back just let me know.
bd popeye
From Roger604 to popeye,
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