056 class FFL/corvette

tphuang said:

We can also see HQ-10 (the domestic version of FL-3000N) on the non-hangar platform and some other sensors/satcom equipment on it.

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I thought FL-3000N is a chinese version of something similar to RIM-116 RAM and that HQ-10 refers to chinese version of S-300, or is there some other weapon system also designated HQ-10.

I don't think there is enough room on the corvette for mid range air defence. It's likely that the FL-3000N is all it has by the looks of it.

no_name said:

I thought FL-3000N is a chinese version of something similar to RIM-116 RAM and that HQ-10 refers to chinese version of S-300, or is there some other weapon system also designated HQ-10.

I don't think there is enough room on the corvette for mid range air defence. It's likely that the FL-3000N is all it has by the looks of it.

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FL-3000N = HQ-10, apparently (there hasn't been any official designation of the HQ-10 number yet). Might wanna read tphuang's post again

Re: PLAN Littoral Combat Ships

Spartan95 said:

Interesting.

Could this be the 1,500 ton class vessels that was recently talked about? The lack of a hangar and the relatively simple weapons and sensor package would make this a OPV type of vessel intended for EEZ patrols.

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yes, but she also go for export, and the source speculate 056 sould be 1800ton - 2000ton, becaurse it will come with 2 16PA6STC diesel engine.

Where is it going to get the 100 or so engines needed for this production run? I have not seen them fully capable of locally producing that french engine. That was part of the limiting factor for 054a and why it had to wait for a couple of years browse second batch started. The engine used must be something that they can locally build at high volumes.

As for displacement, nobody knows. I would just say to not over estimate plan ships in size.

yes, every thing are still speculation, we have to wait to see.
this picture looks better:

Bltizo said:

FL-3000N = HQ-10, apparently (there hasn't been any official designation of the HQ-10 number yet). Might wanna read tphuang's post again

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I c. Is HQ-10 the designation of the actual missiles that fit inside the FL-3000N or the whole system.

I read it somewhere else tha chinese version of the S-300MPU is sometimes also referred to as HQ-10

no_name said:

I c. Is HQ-10 the designation of the actual missiles that fit inside the FL-3000N or the whole system.

I read it somewhere else tha chinese version of the S-300MPU is sometimes also referred to as HQ-10

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I think missilethreat.com and wikipedia label the HQ-10 as a chinese produced S-300PMU, but they're (unsurprisngly) not too reliable on PLA weapon systems.

I think missilethreat designation is really wrong. HQ-10 seems to be the designation for FL-3000N. It's like how HQ-16 was talked about as the designation for the missile on 054A and it turned out to be true.

maozedong said:

yes, every thing are still speculation, we have to wait to see.
this picture looks better:

[qimg]http://i53.tinypic.com/20tfo75.jpg[/qimg]

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From the picture above, how is this baby compared to the Turkish MilGem or the Russian Steregushchiy class ?

antiterror13 said:

From the picture above, how is this baby compared to the Turkish MilGem or the Russian Steregushchiy class ?

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It's cheaper & likely to overwhelm any components in sheer quantity.

What I mean is it's too early to compare since all we see is just a model, the real deal could by different, likewise there might be a variety of configurations for this ship class.