China's New Type 056 Corvette

[no_name]

It is too small for a heli hanger, but maybe they will have one for unmanned heli type UAV?

 

[Akasa]

China should import German or French techs for upgrading these warships!!!

That would result in a degradation of the PLA Navy.

 

[Joe Shearer]

@Cardsharp

Thank you for that fascinating set of notes about the war games in which van Riper was a participant.

Several conclusions seem to have emerged:
1. Do not fiddle the rules of your games; it is constraining enough to model reality, and further distortions due to fiddling the rules is creating too much distortion.
2. Do not fiddle the trends; these show which combination of doctrine, strategy, tactics, equipment and armament might work in real life.
3. The US Navy doesn't know how to fight the Iranians at sea.
4. The Yakhonts missile is remarkably effective .

That aside, what is the issue with the Type 056 Corvette? Is the gradual reduction of ordnance in the sequence destroyer=> frigate=> corvette=> offshore patrol vessel an insufficient model for China's current and projected maritime needs?

 

[Determined Tiger]

That would result in a degradation of the PLA Navy.

Who know if you do it silently behind the back door!?

Admitting reality is always better than self overestimated about our might, there would be no chances when we are in real battles!?

 

[Akasa]

Who know if you do it silently behind the back door!?

Admitting reality is always better than self overestimated about our might, there would be no chances when we are in real battles!?

Admitting reality is different from being lazy and stopping the industries. Besides, what major systems does Germany or France have that the PLAN doesn't (and don't say engines, because Ukraine has solved that problem)? What do they have that the PLAN hasn't surpassed?

 

[homing28]

 

[NeutralCitizen]

Thought this was the Type 52 my mistake.

 

[NeutralCitizen]

I got the 52 and 56 wrong ok lol.

 

[zulfiqar74]

china's military budget is expected to be $78 billion this year....

US military budget is MORE THAN $700 BILLION!!!!!!!!!!!!
$$$719.2 BILLION TO BE PRECISE..

see the difference....?

Government Spending Chart in United States 2000-2020 - Federal State Local

Iam sure china can expand its budget to 700 billion as it has better economy and man power and funds but i think there are other factors to consider. All the chinese money is invested in the US so the americans have the advantage to expand their defence budget. so if chinese take all their funds out US the US economy will collapse china will suffer a lot but they will still be stable comparing to the US..

Iam sure china can make a decent corvette if they want, they have made 4000 ton to 7000 tons decent warships i think this is just an offshore petrol ships they are calling a corvette just to psych the naval community rather then a full fledge 3000 ton corvette targeting those small island around the east china sea and saving the cost of sending a larger ship. if you are going to spend money on making a 3000 ton corvette it would be stupid as china could mass produce type 53 light frigate with better surface to air and equipments...... thats my 2 paisas there.....

 

[cirr]

3rd 056 584 seen at WC in Wuhan:

 

[cirr]

5th（2nd from HP）Type 056 Corvette ready for launch tomorrow 19.08.2012：

 

[Nishan_101]

I think PN should look towards producing 5 of these at KE&SWs but with Two sets of Four AShM launchers and later produce 6 of these, to have total of 11 till 2022.

 

[Martian2]

Chinese Type 056 corvette

The Chinese Type 056 corvette is approximately 1,500 tons and 90 meters long. It carries eight C-803 anti-ship missiles. The C-803 has a Mach 2 supersonic terminal phase. Also, it has a FL-3000N SAM unit (under the blue tarp in the picture).

FL-3000N (Chinese RIM-116 RAM) on another ship

http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Naval-Weapon-Systems/FL-3000N-China.html

"FL-3000N (China), Surface-to-air missiles

Type
Short range air defence system

Development
The FL-3000N ('Feibao') short range air defence system was first displayed at the 2008 Zhuhai Air Show and has been developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). It is a ship self-defence weapon designed particularly to counter saturation attacks. The system employs both passive Radio Frequency (RF) and Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) guidance and is a fire and forget weapon. The fire-control system is reported to be capable of controlling two launchers simultaneously and missiles can be launched at intervals of three seconds in salvos. The missile is stabilised in flight rather than rolling as does the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) with which it has been compared. Development of the system is thought to be complete and at least one system has been installed in the ex-Russian Federation aircraft carrier Shi Lang (ex-Varyag) which is being reconstructed in Dalian for the PLA Navy. It is thought likely that up to four systems will be installed. A model of a possible new PLA Navy corvette (tentatively designated Type 056) has also been shown with an FL-3000 launcher fitted aft."

[Note: Thank you to Greyboy2 for the pictures.]

 

[cirr]

19.08.2012，a fine and boiling day in Shanghai：

 

[cirr]

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