What will happen if China builds 100 Type 055 destroyers?

Mondo Military Updated on 2024-01-29

What will happen if China builds 100 Type 055 destroyers?According to the US Navy's plan, 98 Burke-class destroyers will be built, and 73 destroyers of this type are currently in service. The Burke-class destroyer is the only destroyer in service in the U.S. Navy, and this destroyer will take on combat missions for a long time, and has been called "this ship is made for war, and you have the best warship in the world." ”

Since 1991, the first Burke-class destroyer has joined the U.S. Navy, replacing the Spruance-class destroyer. In 30 years, the U.S. Navy is equipped with 73 destroyers, 3 destroyers of the same class have been launched, 6 are under construction, and 7 are planned to be built, this destroyer is divided into four types, namely the displacement of 8300 tons of Burke I, 8400 tons of Burke II, 9200 tons of Burke II and 9800 tons of Burke III, of which 21 Burke I type;7 Burke Type II;45 Burke Type IIs, 2 launched and 1 under construction, while the latest version of the Burke III, 1 is in service, 5 are under construction and 7 are planned.

According to the US Navy's plan, after all 22 Ticonderoga-class cruisers are decommissioned, 22 Burke III will take over their status. Burke-class destroyers are known for their strong performance, and the most important thing is that they are equipped with powerful Aegis combat systems and standard series of anti-aircraft missiles; in addition to launching Fish and Asroc anti-submarine missiles, they can launch Harpoon missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles in anti-ship operations, while air defense operations are undertaken by the Standard-2 and Standard-6 missiles carried on board, and anti-missile operations are undertaken by Standard-3 anti-missile interceptor missiles.

The Burke-class destroyer is regarded by the U.S. military as the strongest destroyer in the world today, and its firepower surpasses that of destroyers of most countries, while countries such as Japan and South Korea have also purchased Aegis combat systems and equipped their own destroyers. The South Korean Navy will build six Aegis destroyers, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will equip eight Aegis destroyers, namely Kongo-class, Atago-class and Maya-class destroyers, and countries such as Spain, Norway and Australia are also equipped with Aegis ships. The US Navy is equipped with the largest number of "Aegis" fleets in the world, with 22 Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers and 73 Burke-class missile destroyers, a fleet of 95 warships, providing comprehensive air defense cover for the US Navy's aircraft carrier formation. With the introduction of the Aegis system in South Korea, the world's largest tonnage Aegis destroyer, the King Sejong-class destroyer with a full load displacement of up to 11,000 tons, adopts the Aegis-7 combat system and integrates the AN SPY-1D phased array radar.

In addition to the U.S.-made Aegis system, countries including China and Russia have developed similar Aegis systems, which are also equipped with phased array radars and shipborne missile vertical launch devices, such as China's Type 052C destroyers, Type 052D destroyers and Type 055 destroyers, Russia's Type 22350 frigates, and most importantly, China's Type 055 destroyers, which are the world's strongest destroyers in the hands of US destroyers.

The U.S. Navy, which pursues tall and technological leadership, developed the Zumwalt-class destroyers of science fiction warships, originally planned to build 32 Zumwalt-class destroyers to replace the Burke-class destroyers, but only 3 destroyers of this type were built, announcing the failure of the Zumwalt-class destroyers, and the 19 next-generation cruisers CG (X) program that replaced the Ticonderoga-class cruisers were suspended by the United States, and the U.S. Navy had to restore the Burke-class destroyers and build the Burke-class destroyers.

The US Navy's sci-fi warships are not China's Type 055 destroyers, not to mention the Burke Type III destroyers, and there is no way to compete with the Type 055 destroyers. In terms of tonnage, the Type 055 destroyer directly crushed the Burke-class destroyer, coupled with the late-mover advantage, except for the gap between the anti-missile interception system and the latter, the overall performance comprehensively surpassed the Burke-class destroyer, and the most noteworthy thing is the strong combat capability of the Type 055 destroyer. In terms of missiles, the terrifying strength of the Type 055 destroyer is like this, equipped with the YJ-21 hypersonic missile, this missile is the second hypersonic missile in the world, the cruising speed is as high as Mach 6, and the terminal speed can reach Mach 10.

The Burke-class destroyer's current anti-ship missiles are still Harpoon anti-ship missiles, which can be called antique missiles, while the Type 055 destroyers are equipped with YJ-21 hypersonic missiles, plus YJ-18 hypersonic anti-ship missiles, etc., can also be equipped with other YJ-series missiles, which surpass Harpoon anti-ship missiles in various performances.

What's more, the overall performance of the Type 055 destroyer is a comprehensive Burke Type III destroyer, China has 8 Type 055 destroyers in service, and the second batch is under construction, if it is equipped with 100 Type 055 destroyers, it will achieve one-on-one heads-up with the Burke-class destroyers of the US Navy, and the Type 055 destroyer, which is described as a "hexagonal warrior", can overturn the US Navy's aircraft carrier strike group.

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