Type 052C/052D Class Destroyers

by78 said:

DDG 132 Suzhou at an exercise. A nice image of the CIC is included.

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And a video to go along with these from horobeyo - here the contrast cannot be greater, just two decades ago the Sovremennys were still the cornerstones of the PLAN...

High-resolution images of live fire + anti-NBC exercises with spray down and scrub down.

by78 said:

Cold launch from forward VLS.

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Another image from the same sequence.

162 Nanning will be commissioned very shortly.

PLANS Nanning #162, launched in 2019 Feb 23rd. Commissioing will be in April 2021. (Chinese wikipedia stated commisioning date will be 2021-4-10, i,e, tomorrow).

lcloo said:

PLANS Nanning #162, launched in 2019 Feb 23rd. Commissioing will be in April 2021. (Chinese wikipedia stated commisioning date will be 2021-4-10, i,e, tomorrow).

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And this makes what? 19 in service?

Kich said:

And this makes what? 19 in service?

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18 in service based on Chinese Wiki.

A 052DL (extended deck variant) leaving Dalian shipyard for sea trials.

by78 said:

A 052DL (extended deck variant) leaving Dalian shipyard for sea trials.

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Why is there black smoke?

Akame said:

Why is there black smoke?

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Because they are burning fuel.