On May 13, two good news came from domestic ships. I don't know if you still remember, not long after the debut of the 054B frigate, another stealth corvette appeared in China, and its unique appearance design attracted the attention of many military fans as soon as it appeared, and they speculated about its use, whether it was foreign trade or the new Britney? It was then discovered to be a test platform. And recently the corvette test platform also underwent sea trials for the first time, and its length tonnage may exceed expectations. In addition, the last ship of the 052D "One Pot Five Dumplings" is also currently in a new trend.
According to online pictures, recently domestic stealth corvettes appeared on the surface of the sea, and it is speculated that they are conducting the first sea trials. It seems that since the appearance of this ship when it was outfitted, it has not touched the fish, and when everyone paid attention to the Fujian ship, it quietly went to sea trials, and the progress was still very fast.
Judging from the details of the picture, the appearance of this frigate is still the same as always, using the integrated copywriting of the 055 drive, and at the same time using a closed ship island, domestic stealth naval guns, and the entire hull is designed with stealth folding, which looks stronger than 054A. And the most critical issue of the tonnage of the ship has also been said, through the comparison of the HQ-10 close defense system it carries as a reference, the length of the ship is slightly greater than 056A. If you look at the length of 89 meters announced by 056A, the length of this light escort is about 110 meters. And the full load displacement of 056A is 1440 tons, then it is expected that its tonnage may be around 1900-2200 tons. This is not small among corvettes, such as Israel's most advanced Saar-6 frigate, which has 32 units of Barak vertical anti-aircraft missiles and a full load displacement of only 2,100 tons.
It can be seen that this domestic light guard has the ability to install vertical hair, and it is even said that this ship can be equipped with a large vertical hair unit of 850 size. Then this guarantees the carrying of anti-aircraft weapons at least the level of AJK-16, a typical small boat heavy firepower. As for the purpose of this ship, it is not clear for the time being, but since it is an experimental platform, then the sea trial is very normal, and it is likely to be used as an experimental platform for the next generation of 056A. At present, 056A is indeed a bit insufficient, whether it is firepower, electronic equipment, anti-submarine capabilities need to be improved, this may be the purpose of this experimental platform, let the outside wait for good news.
In addition to this stealth frigate in southern Liaoning, there is also good news in the north, that is, the last 052D of the Dalian shipyard is about to be launched. According to the network pictures, on May 12, in the Xianglujiao plant of Dalian Shipyard, the water retaining plate of the dry dock has been removed, and it is speculated that the last 052DM in the dock is about to be launched. And this is also the Dalian shipyard "one pot and five dumplings" 052DM that everyone is very familiar with, and it is also the last ship of the latest batch of 052D. It is precisely because of the emergence of this batch of 052D that a view has been triggered that it is better to build a more cost-effective 052D, resulting in the higher cost 054B not being able to make dumplings.
In fact, the new situation of these two domestically produced warships is not separated, but reflects the new situation facing the current domestically produced warships, which is currently in a delicate period of transformation. On the one hand, the new generation of surface ships, such as 054B and light protection experimental platforms, are still in the exploration and experimental stage, and there are many immature places, which can also explain why 054B is only built in small batches. On the other hand, the number of active ship models that have withstood the test will be further expanded if the 052DM and 054A are still being expanded. This situation may continue for some time, waiting for the next generation of ships to land, including the 055B and Type 057, which will require domestic military workers to work hard in the face of the new situation.
Generally speaking, after more than 10 years of development, the overall level of domestically produced warships has approached and caught up with and surpassed that of the West, and they have gradually gained an advantage in numbers. But it is easy to defend the city, it is difficult to open up, the most rare is to break through yourself, in the existing classic 054A and 052DM and 055 large drive three musketeer models, how to develop a more mature and stable next-generation model, better cooperate with electromagnetic catapult aircraft carriers and future nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, is now the biggest difficulty. And once it is crossed, domestic ships have the ability to steadily crush the US and Western maritime forces, that is, it is only now time to really attack the fortifications.