Recently, the sea trials of the Fujian ship have attracted much attention and become a well-deserved hot topic. However, under the popularity of the Fujian ship, the sea trial of another domestic new warship has also attracted wide attention at home and abroad.
With its highly stealthy design and sci-fi look, the new warship has created a great deal of curiosity about its performance and usefulness.
A few days ago, some netizens captured the figure of this new warship in a certain sea area on the mainland.
It has appeared in people's field of vision with an unprecedented attitude, showing a new style of the development of China's naval equipment. Externally, the warship has a typical highly stealthy design, that is, a low radar reflection area, which makes it difficult to detect under radar monitoring.
This design not only improves the concealment of the warship, but also enhances its survivability on the battlefield.
However, according to people familiar with the matter, this "new warship" that has been hotly discussed by netizens is actually not a warship in the traditional sense, but a low-key launch of a certain type of "test platform" on the mainland.
Nevertheless, it is clear that its appearance and performance have gone beyond a simple test bench and show a higher level of technology and design philosophy.
First of all, judging by the length of the hull and the dimensions of the island, the dimensions of this new warship are quite impressive. Some netizens speculated based on the photos that it may be a "hull stealth technology test ship" based on the improvement of the hull of the continental 056 corvette.
However, some netizens put forward different opinions after carefully observing the size of the ship's equipment, and they believe that the length of this "test platform" may be much longer than the 90-meter-long 056 frigate, about 110 meters, and the size is between the 056A frigate and the 054A frigate.
Therefore, it is unlikely that this is an improved version of the 056A, but more likely a completely new hull design.
As the length of the hull increases, so does its tonnage.
Presumably, taking into account the additional weight brought by the full stealth design of the hull, the ship's displacement is expected to exceed the 1500-ton 056A frigate, which may reach about 2200 tons.
Although this figure is still lower than the 4000-ton 054A frigate, it is already the best in its class.
It is worth mentioning that this new warship is also not inferior in terms of firepower. Despite its clean stealth design and limited displacement, this does not mean that its firepower is weak.
On the contrary, from some details we can get a glimpse of its powerful firepower configuration.
The bow part of the ship has a pronounced angular raised structure, which is speculated to be equipped with a new small-caliber rapid-fire naval gun similar to the Advanced Artillery System (AGS) found on the American Zumwalt-class destroyers.
This naval gun is highly automated and rapid-fire, capable of effectively striking enemy targets. At the same time, its design of automatic storage of the gun barrel also greatly reduces the possibility of being detected by radar, further improving the stealth performance of the warship.
In addition to this, it is likely that the ship's elevated second gun emplacement platform was equipped with a 16-channel vertical fire unit.
These vertical hair units are not only a considerable number, but also have a high probability of being the same 850mm caliber universal vertical hair system of the destroyer.
This means that its vertical launch system can be loaded with small-caliber anti-aircraft interceptor missiles to counter threats from the air; It can also be equipped with large-sized anti-ship/ground strike missiles to carry out long-range precision strikes.
This diverse weapon configuration allows the ship to react quickly and strike effectively in the face of different threats.
In addition to the above-mentioned firepower configuration, the ship is also equipped with advanced defense systems such as close-in defense guns and short-range interceptor missiles to deal with threats at close range.
These systems provide additional security for warships in critical moments, ensuring they are invincible in complex battlefield environments. At the same time, the rear deck hangar is also designed to be large-scale, which can obviously accommodate medium-sized carrier-based helicopters such as the Z-20, further enhancing its combat diversity and flexibility.
Obviously, this new warship is very advanced, it can be said that it is an important leap in the development of China's naval equipment, and it can even be said that it is China's first attempt to build such a frigate that pursues the ultimate stealth design, which integrates many advanced technologies and design concepts, not only enhances the overall strength of the Chinese Navy, but also points out the direction for the development of naval equipment in the future.
Some netizens speculated according to the law of historical development that it took about 10 years to upgrade from 052C to 052D, and it has been 11 years since the mass production of the 056A frigate.
Therefore, it is possible that this new warship will become a test ship for China's next generation of corvettes, laying the foundation for the development of future naval equipment.
However, there is also some view that the current urgent need for warships for coastal defense in the Chinese Navy may not be as strong as it once was.
In addition, this test ship, which has a rather radical design, adopts the design concept of "small boats carrying large bombs", which does not seem to be completely consistent with the concept of multi-ship cooperative operations that the PLA has been advocating.
Therefore, there is speculation that the new warship may not have been designed specifically for the Chinese Navy, but took into account other countries with similar needs.
Some commentators further pointed out that the potential customers of the ship may not be limited to the PLA, but those countries that need a cheap, highly survivable warship with strong firepower and a certain ability to sail in the open sea.
Globally, there are not many countries with such needs. At the moment, it seems that the most likely to be interested in such warships are Russia and the countries of the Middle East.
But considering that Russia already has 22350 frigates with similar positioning and performance, the main customers of the ship may be concentrated in the Middle East or North Africa region, such as Algeria, which has already purchased a large number of Chinese weapons.
In general, the appearance of this new warship has undoubtedly injected new vitality into the development of the equipment of the Chinese Navy.
Whether it will eventually become a test ship for China's next-generation corvettes or a foreign trade warship in the international market, it demonstrates the Chinese Navy's strong strength in equipment research and development and innovation.
It is believed that in the near future, the true identity and purpose of this warship will be revealed, revealing more wonderful stories about the development of China's naval equipment.