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China's PLAN Upgrading its Project 956E Destroyers with VLS and YJ-12A Anti-Ship Missiles
Navy Recognition ^ | 15 April 2016

Posted on 04/15/2016 6:26:38 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki

Recent images from China are showing two People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Project 956E Sovremennyy destroyers undergoing major refit and upgrade. It appears that the PLAN is upgrading its class of four destroyers (two 956E followed by two improved 956EM) acquired from Russia with domestic systems.

Hangzhou (136) and Fuzhou (137) moored at the PLAN naval shipyard 4806 in Zhoushan. Hangzhou has many of its systems removed including the main gun, sensor and masts, missile launchers (both SAM and ASM).

The pictures show first ship of the class Hangzhou (136) and Fuzhou (137) moored at the PLAN naval shipyard 4806 in Zhoushan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province of Eastern China) at different stage in the upgrade. Hangzhou has many of its systems removed including the main gun, sensors and masts, missile launchers (both SAM and ASM).

According to Navy Recognition sources, the upgrade program for all four ships of the class should see:

- All original electronic systems and sensors replaced by modern Chinese ones.

- The two 3S90 (Uragan) unitary launchers for 9M38 surface to air missiles are getting replaced by a couple of Vertical Launch Systems (2x4 or possibly 2x8 cells) forward and aft. The missiles will likely be the HQ-16C, the latest variant of the HQ-16 naval SAM missile.

- The two KT-190 quadruple launchers for 3M80E (P-270 Moskit or NATO designation SS-N-22 Sunburn) are likely being replaced by YJ-12A missiles.

The YJ-12A is a next generation Chinese supersonic anti-ship missile. It was unveiled for the first time last year during the victory day parade.

Last but not least, the Project 956E should retain their AK-130 main guns forward and aft.

Satellite view of Hangzhou (136) and Fuzhou (137). VLS systems are being installed on Hangzhou.

Blue print of Sovremennyy showing space availability below the original SAM launchers for installation of vertical launch systems.

The YJ-12A is a next generation Chinese supersonic anti-ship missile. It was unveiled for the first time last year during the victory day parade.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: ashm; china; destroyer; plan

1 posted on 04/15/2016 6:26:38 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Problem is, you fire one of those and two hours later you want to fire another one.


2 posted on 04/15/2016 6:28:10 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: sukhoi-30mki

The Chinese say thank you Bill Clinton!!


3 posted on 04/15/2016 6:30:10 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: sukhoi-30mki

The upper decks look extremely busy...


4 posted on 04/15/2016 6:36:06 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Old Soviet design. They always tried to jam as many capabilities as possible on a given displacement, with mixed results. On paper, their designs were always formidable. On operations, not as successful.


5 posted on 04/15/2016 6:54:57 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Wonder what happened to the port bow of 136 requiring the hull patch.


6 posted on 04/15/2016 6:55:36 AM PDT by Rockpile (GOP legislators-----caviar eating surrender monkeys.)
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To: ealgeone

negative on Clinton. this was based on Russian technology.


7 posted on 04/15/2016 6:58:46 AM PDT by RitchieAprile
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To: Rockpile

It’s on both ships and every picture I could find of them. It appears PLAN paints anchors and hawsepipes black.


8 posted on 04/16/2016 12:16:47 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
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To: GATOR NAVY

I was referring to the hull section under the number 136. Looks like they welded in some new plating.


9 posted on 04/16/2016 11:20:32 PM PDT by Rockpile (GOP legislators-----caviar eating surrender monkeys.)
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To: Rockpile

I’m blind-I totally missed that.


10 posted on 04/17/2016 1:54:09 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
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