I posted that picture months ago, might have been nearly a year now.
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I posted that picture months ago, might have been nearly a year now.
antiterror13
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Its very obvious that 055 is a DDG or cruiser, there is no indication I have read that 055 would be LCS ... I am really confused with your logic
Jura The idiot
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Say wut now?
it seems to me the writer (dvan0) meant that while the LCS Independence is propelled by 2*12205 hp diesels (details in ) plus 2*29500 hp gas turbines
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which is 83,410 hp for about 3000 tons of displacement, the Zumwalt displacing about 15000 tons gets 104,000 hp
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... but of course the propulsion types are different (CODAG x IEP), the maximum speed requirements are different etc.
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kwaigonegin
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ok that makes more sense however it's not comparing apples to apples. One uses blades the other waterjets. Huge difference in power load generation.
I do however see where he is coming from now. In general that is correct because a ships power 'not counting external power load' has more to do with the ship's hull resistance than the size.
Once a ship is free sailing power requirements are not as crucial to move it.
But that's just one of 100 other variables to consider ship's propulsion. There is the engine shaft power, number of blades, blade revolution needed and a billion other things all comes into play..,. and of course like I said above huge difference between waterjets and screws.
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I've just had a question coming up on my mind. Don't remember reading about this recently in all the ship threats.
Is there anything interesting ongoing in chinese naval gun ammunition right now? Any kind of extended range stuff like base bleed or even RAP?
Or maybe some kind of smart guidance / fuzing?
And, finally, do chinese naval guns have a secondary AA role as well?
All the info as I read it seem to indicate the 055 using the same 130mm DP gun as the Type 052D.
Is there anything interesting ongoing in chinese naval gun ammunition right now? Any kind of extended range stuff like base bleed or even RAP?
Or maybe some kind of smart guidance / fuzing?
And, finally, do chinese naval guns have a secondary AA role as well?
All the info as I read it seem to indicate the 055 using the same 130mm DP gun as the Type 052D.
Yes, there are persistent rumours that there are a variety of smart and extended range rounds that have been developed for the PJ38 130mm gun. No confirmation as of yet, but it's obviously not hard to believe given this technology isn't exactly groundbreaking.
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there were some other photos associated with the one a-man posted. I posted them about a year ago but I suppose it's time for a refresher. Note the CGI while good quality, has a few places wrong. For instance there's no indication Z-15 will be navalized, the integrated mast geometry is inaccurate, YJ-18 is simply shown as 3M-54E which isn't the case in real life... etc
Jura The idiot
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well I think the main point of that post was
but different example(s) could've been given like:
(since I read a book about it haha) the WW2 Italian cruiser Alberico da Barbiano, during the contract speed trials, while displacing 5680 tons developed 123,479 hp (and more than 42 knots!),
and this was almost the same power as of their Roma battleship (128,000 hp; 46000 tons) ... since both ship were sunk more than 70 years ago, they're less controversial than the USN LCSs and Zumwalts, aren't they?
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