china's new generation CIWS?

[chengdusudise]

 

[rcrmj]

which platform is this installed?

 

[chengdusudise]

Varag aircraft carrier

 

[tanlixiang28776]

It looks to have more barrels compared to the old 730. 8-10 instead of 7

 

[rcrmj]

Varag aircraft carrier

didnt it have FL-3000 installed on it?

 

[tanlixiang28776]

didnt it have FL-3000 installed on it?

It has both

 

[Akasa]

Seems like they've increased the number of barrels and possibly caliber as well. It probably means that they are looking to emphasize its rate of fire and service life of the barrels.

I'd love to see a FL-3000N to go along with it.

 

[Martian2]

China's new Type 1030 CIWS (Close-In Weapon System)

A closer look at the barrels of China's Type 1030 CIWS

China's old Type 730 CIWS

Seems like they've increased the number of barrels and possibly caliber as well. It probably means that they are looking to emphasize its rate of fire and service life of the barrels.

[Note: Thank you to Marchpole for the first and third pictures. Thank you to Chengdusudise for the second picture. Thank you to SinoSoldier for the analysis.]

 

[Akasa]

China's new Type 1030 CIWS (Close-In Weapon System)

A closer look at the barrels of China's Type 1030 CIWS

China's old Type 730 CIWS

Seems like they've increased the number of barrels and possibly caliber as well. It probably means that they are looking to emphasize its rate of fire and service life of the barrels.

[Note: Thank you to Marchpole for the first and third pictures. Thank you to Chengdusudise for the second picture. Thank you to SinoSoldier for the analysis.]

Thanks for the designation.

 

[S10]

Interesting they're unveiling a new gun type CIWS when NATO is moving towards SeaRAM or even replacing CIWS with ESSM altogether. I guess they want to evaluate both FL-3000N and the new system before deciding on the future path, hence both are installed on Varyag.

In another news, the latest RIM-116 Block 2 is said to have range of 16km. That's pretty insane for a CIWS system.

 

[Akasa]

Interesting they're unveiling a new gun type CIWS when NATO is moving towards SeaRAM or even replacing CIWS with ESSM altogether. I guess they want to evaluate both FL-3000N and the new system before deciding on the future path, hence both are installed on Varyag.

In another news, the latest RIM-116 Block 2 is said to have range of 16km. That's pretty insane for a CIWS system.

The new CIWS could simply be a replacement for older CIWS models while the FL-3000N equip the newer ships.

This system also includes a FL-3000N, so it is basically the Chinese equivalent of the SeaRAM system.

 

[Martian2]

China's Type 1030 CIWS fires over 10,000 rounds/min.

[Note: Thank you to Marchpole for the post.]

 

[S10]

The new CIWS could simply be a replacement for older CIWS models while the FL-3000N equip the newer ships.

This system also includes a FL-3000N, so it is basically the Chinese equivalent of the SeaRAM system.

I doubt they would replace 730 so soon, since it has been in service for less than 8 years. There is a possibility they intend to use gun-type CIWS and FL-3000N in tandem. While FL-3000N can engage multiple targets over longer ranges at the same time, there is little it can do to stop targets that are already too close (<1km) since missiles do require distance to manoevure to target. I think that's where the gun fills in.

 

[Madmen]

whats the range on these things and how much power to they need oh what kind of radar are they using?

 

[Akasa]

I doubt they would replace 730 so soon, since it has been in service for less than 8 years. There is a possibility they intend to use gun-type CIWS and FL-3000N in tandem. While FL-3000N can engage multiple targets over longer ranges at the same time, there is little it can do to stop targets that are already too close (<1km) since missiles do require distance to manoevure to target. I think that's where the gun fills in.

The Type 730 being in service does not necessarily mean the Type 1030 or FL-3000N can't come into service. There are older AK-630 mods in the PLA that needs to be replaced.

The Type 1030, according to the poster, can be deployed with the FL-3000N.
Thus my comparison of it to the SeaRAM system.