After the first batch of eight 0.55 million tons of large drives were put into service, the strength of the Chinese Navy's surface ship force has been greatly improved, and it has the largest "shield ship" group in Asia.
Recently, the 9th and 10th 10,000-ton destroyers of the Navy seem to have been launched, if nothing else, the number of the second batch of 055 drives is still 8, and the 6 major destroyer detachments of the Chinese Navy will usher in a comprehensive upgrade?
055 Daqi first installed the Northern Theater Navy
107 "Zunyi Ship" of a destroyer detachment of the Navy of the Southern Theater of Operations
After the Chinese Navy established the reform direction of "far sea defense", the naval fleet was no longer limited to divisional defense and coastal defense within 1,000 nautical miles of the first island chain, and the main forces of the navy began to gradually complete the transformation and construction.
In the era of coastal defense, the task of the navy of the Northern Theater was to ensure maritime security in the coastal waters of northern China, to ensure the smooth flow of north-south communication lines at sea, and to protect the flank security of the Jinan Military Region, the Beijing Military Region, and the Shenyang Military Region.
051C air defense destroyer 115 "Shenyang" of a detachment of the Navy in the Northern Theater of Operations
Therefore, the Navy deployed two 051C missile destroyers to the North Sea Fleet at that time, relying on the "Reif" long-range ship-to-air missiles on the 051C air defense destroyers to extend the strike range of our army's air defense firepower and guard the outer air defense of Gyeonggi.
In order to equip the 051C air defense destroyer with a long-range ship-to-air missile system, the carrying capacity of the carrier-based helicopter was sacrificed, and there were serious shortcomings in the anti-submarine capability, and the 8 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles could not form an effective assault advantage. Therefore, only two ships of this type were built, all of which were in service with a certain veteran destroyer detachment of the Navy in the Northern Theater of Operations, and this main force was also the first destroyer unit of our army.
The centralized retirement of 4 051 destroyers has witnessed the leapfrog development of the Chinese Navy
In 2016, 4 051 destroyers, including the 163 "Nanchang" ship, were decommissioned at the same time at the dock of a certain detachment of the Navy in the Northern Theater of Operations, and four years later, the new 101 "Nanchang Ship" was delivered to a destroyer detachment of the Navy in the Northern Theater for service, opening the curtain of the service of the 0.55 million ton drive. In April 2022, with the delivery of the 104 "Wuxi" ships to the Northern Theater Navy, 4 055 ships drove a certain branch of the Northern Theater Navy into the ranks of "local tyrants".
0.55 million tons of large drive is the largest destroyer in the history of the Chinese Navy, with a conventional displacement of 11,000 tons and a full load displacement of nearly 13,000 tons, with 64 vertical launch units on the foredeck of the ship, and 48 vertical launch devices in front of the aft helicopter hangar, which can launch multiple types of missiles including YJ-18 heavy anti-ship missiles and Haihongqi-9B long-range ship-to-air missiles, and has become the destroyer with the strongest comprehensive performance in the history of the Chinese Navy.
0550,000 tons of large drive lead ship 101 "Nanchang ship"
The Navy of the Northern Theater has deployed the first aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy, and after being incorporated into the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group, it can give full play to the long-range strike capability of the 055 Great Drive, so that the Navy of the Northern Theater has the capital to enter the open sea.
The refitting of the Navy in the Southern Theater of Operations was completed
A certain destroyer detachment of the Navy in the Southern Theater is the main force of the Chinese Navy's second 055 drive, and compared with the old destroyer branch of the Eastern Theater Navy and the Northern Theater Navy, the history of a certain destroyer branch of the Navy in the Southern Theater is even worse than that of another veteran force in the same theater.
However, they have made rapid progress in the course of mission and combat readiness cruises, and have missed the first- and second-generation missile destroyers, but the 052B, 052C, and 052D third-generation main third-generation ships have been given priority to this young naval force, and they are the first-class main force of our army facing the South China Sea, and their strength is not inferior to that of the main naval force in the northern theater.
In April 2021, the third 0.55-million-ton Daqi 105 "Dalian", the 075 amphibious assault ship, and the 094 missile nuclear submarine "Long March 418" were delivered to the Southern Theater Navy at the same time.
In the past two years, all the 105-108 ships with 0.55 million tons of large drive have been put into service with the Navy of the Southern Theater, and the first batch of eight large drives has been delivered, and a certain drive branch of the Navy of the Southern Theater has become the first full "shield ship" to drive the Navy. The 055 large drive and the "Shandong ship" deployed in the Southern Theater Navy can form an aircraft carrier battle group and can also serve as the command ship of the destroyer formation to enhance the fleet's far-sea combat capability.
Now, the Navy has two destroyer detachments that have completed the refitting of the 055 drive, when will the third 055 drive stand out?
Who will be the next lucky one
A number of new-type capital ships were intensively docked at the wharf of a certain naval port in the Eastern Theater
After more than 20 years of two consecutive rounds of "frenzy" in the construction of ships, the six destroyer detachments of the three major fleets of the Chinese Navy have basically completed the replacement of surface ships, and the second-generation missile destroyers will be decommissioned within one to two years.
At present, the two main forces of the Eastern Theater Navy, a certain destroyer detachment of the Southern Theater Navy and a certain destroyer detachment of the Northern Theater Navy have not yet been equipped with 0.55 million tons of large drives.
Judging from the urgency of the navy's rearmament, the second batch of 055 drives will give priority to the main force of the Eastern Theater Navy, which faces the Taiwan Strait region and undertakes the historical task of maintaining national unity and confronting the US and Japanese naval fleets.
Japan's Self-Defense Forces are already equipped with a new generation of Maya-class air defense "Aegis" destroyers, and the existing equipment of the navy in the Eastern Theater is not enough to form an absolute superiority. In the face of real needs, the urgency of equipping four 0.55 million tons of large drives for the Eastern Theater has become apparent.
As for the remaining four 0.55 million tons of large drives in the second batch, it is possible that they will be equipped with two ships each for a certain drive branch of the Navy of the Southern Theater and the Navy of the Northern Theater.
In this way, the Navy's six major destroyer detachments are all equipped with 10,000-ton missile destroyers, and whether they are integrated into an aircraft carrier battle group to carry out ocean-going combat missions, or a Navy destroyer formation to carry out tasks such as coastal blockade and maintenance of strategic channel security, this combination plan is also the most reasonable.
16 0.55 million tons of large drive in hand, the Chinese Navy's 6 major drive is about to usher in a comprehensive upgrade, let's wait for the good news. If you have any views and suggestions on the article, you are welcome to like, comment and forward it in the comment area.
Part of the information source of the article: CCTV National Defense Military Report: The 8th Type 055 destroyer "Xianyang", with the board number 108, has been listed