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Naval
Forces News - China |
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Pictures:
Two PLAN Type 052D Destroyers in Live Fire Exercise |
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The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) Type
052D Destroyers (NATO reporting name Luyang III class) Kunming
and the Hefei sailed to high sea and conducted live-ammunition
training recently. |
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 PLAN Type 052D Destroyer firing with the H/PJ-38 130mm main gun |
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In the four-day encounter-battle exercise, all the
armament systems were used. The Kunming, with hull number 172, is Chinese
PLA Navy's first 052D type of guided missile destroyer, a third generation
destroyer equipped with the active phased array radar and vertical launching
system.
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 PLAN Type 052D Destroyer firing with the H/PJ-12 30mm CIWS |
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The Type 052D Kunming class (Nato designation: Luyang
III) is the latest generation of guided-missile destroyer (DDG) of the
Chinese Navy. It is based on its predecessor, the Type 052C DDG and likely
shares the same hull. However the Type 052D incorporates many improvements
in terms of design as well as sensors and weapons fit. This new class
of vessel is considered as the Chinese equivalent to the American AEGIS
destroyers.
Link to Type 052D Kunming Class Destroyer technical datasheet |
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 Type 052D Destroyer Kunming (172), first ship of the class, underway |
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