Posted on 06/09/2016 4:49:43 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
China Defense Blog has republished a series of photos depicting life on one of China's most modern ships. The photos show a world not too different from western navies, albeit with more spartan living conditions.
Hefei, a Type 052D guided missile destroyer, is roughly the equivalent of the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Displacing 7,000 tons, Hefei has a Type 346 phased-array radar system for detecting aerial threats. It's equipped with 64 HQ-9 "Red Banner" missiles, roughly comparable to the SM-2 standard surface-to-air missile system, eight YJ-62 anti-ship missiles, a single 130-millimeter dual purpose ship gun, two close-in weapon systems, and six anti-submarine torpedoes. The ship also embarks a single Harbin Z-9 helicopter and has a crew of approximately 280.
Hefei is the third ship in her class, the first type of Chinese destroyers capable of providing fleet air defense. The 052D class destroyers would provide anti-air protection for China's aircraft carriers—of which one is in service and at least one more is under construction—and its amphibious task forces. Life on board the Hefei looks similar to life on board U.S. Navy ships and is a visible improvement over past living spaces. As China grows more wealthy, potential Chinese sailors are accustomed to a higher standard of living, meaning the People's Liberation Army Navy has had to step up its accommodations game.
We NEED Trump!
Technology ‘courtesy’ of the United States.
The thing about sinking an Ultra-Modern Chinese Guided Missile Destroyer is that an hour later you feel like sinking an Ultra-Modern Chinese Guided Missile Destroyer again.
Is it “safe” to have a gym on a boat? I have visions of 45 lb. plates flying through walls in rough seas.
Thanks to Clinton, one day we’re probably going to have to sink them all.
“Built with the profits from dollar store junk and cheap Walmart toasters.”
It boggles the mind how we as a nation brought China into the 21st century regarding military technology then contributed significant funding to see it realized.
LOL!
Not to mention Macy’s, Apple stores, home Depot, and just about any other store. If you think they sell just cheap stuff you’re deluding yourself.
Nothing mind-boggling about it
Our government authorized buying slave labor overseas for profit. Most likely because of bribes
Then any manufacturers who didn’t outsource to slaves were wiped out by competition that did
Yes, even our subs have gyms.
Clinton sold the Chinese hi tech via John Huang and James Riadyin. Ron Brown was going to blow the whistle but conveniently died in a plane crash.
Clinton also made sure the Chinese made crap kept flowing into this country at the expense of our manufacturing base.
Net result: China gets rich, builds hi-tech bluewater Navy, Air Force and upgrades it's Army. America goes broke and the ranks of our unemployed swell to post depression records.
Good to know!
"Map show all places our ship can sink."
"Crew excused from laundry duty when ship go under water."
(I do not have a high opinion of Chinese shipbuilding and sailing.)
Can’t help but wonder where the design for that phased array and other equipment came from.
It probably won’t match up to U.S./European standards, but China IS one of the two largest shipbuilding nations in the world now (along with South Korea).
The radar is said to have been developed with Ukrainian help.
LoL
Why not just have hollow plastic discs for weights. Fill them with seawater. The ship is surrounded by it. ;-)
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