Recently, a domestic shipyard appeared a frigate with a unique shape (hereinafter referred to as: the ship), according to the anecdotal theory, it will replace the domestic navy 056A type frigate, but with the available information, this statement is very unreliable.
Why is it unreliable, we will discuss from the two aspects of whether the characteristics of the ship itself are suitable for the Chinese Navy and whether the 056A needs to be replaced.
Seaworthiness
There is limited information about the ship at the moment, but a lot can already be seen from the exterior. First of all, on the whole, the ship is not large, between 054A and 056, in the 2,000-ton class, but it is unusually tall and thin, the freeboard is almost level with the 4,000-ton 054A on the side, the superstructure is higher than the 054A, and the B gun emplacement is suspected to be high and bulging to accommodate the vertical hair. Therefore, the center of gravity of the whole ship is very high, although in exchange for more abundant internal space, but it is not conducive to the stability of navigation, two points can be roughly inferred: first, the use of the ship is mostly relatively calm sea areas, such as the inland sea, and second, the use of the ship does not have too many considerations for far-sea operations.
No matter how small 056 is, it will occasionally go out to a long distance, and it is impossible for a ship larger than 056 to be limited to being a bathtub queen in our army, and it is impossible to hang a war-free card at the starting point of the wind and waves.
The royal photographer photographed 056A and 052D out of the island chain.
The 056A, which cleaves the waves, is small, but its sailing performance is still good among ships of the same class.
Firepower configuration. The biggest highlight of the ship should be its outstanding firepower configuration, first look at the sci-fi naval guns at the bow. The gun adopts a design similar to the Zumwalt and Bisvier-class buried barrels, the specific caliber is currently unknown, and it is rumored on the Internet to be a 57mm new naval gun, because of its compact appearance, it is much smaller than the PJ26 76 gun of our army, but the caliber is not rigorous to judge only from the size of the gun cover.
Our army has a persistent pursuit of the design redundancy and reliability of the first-class system, which is reflected in the navy, army and air force. In the past, the reason for the large turret of the naval gun was precisely in this aspect, and the fully automatic naval gun still retains the backup of personnel operation, so the huge turret contains a lot of space that does not belong to the mechanical structure of the naval gun itself. In recent years, our country has not had any clues about the development of 56mm naval guns, not at all, and it is an incredible thing to come up with a 56mm naval gun out of thin air, so the possibility of actually a 76mm gun cannot be ruled out. The pursuit of miniaturization by abandoning redundancy and personnel operation for backup is contrary to our army's tradition of high redundancy and high reliability of the first-class system.
The hatch of the "two-bedroom and one-living room" is clearly visible.
Immediately after that, we came to the towering and huge B gun position, so high and abrupt, it can only be explained that it was to accommodate the vertical hair system of greater depth. Although the freeboard of the ship is high, after all, the volume is placed, and the depth is still in the category of small and medium-sized ships, and it can only ask for space upwards. The deeper vertical hair means that it can at least carry HHQ16 level anti-aircraft missiles, rocket-boosted torpedoes are naturally not a problem, and even anti-ship missiles of conventional specifications can be integrated, giving the boat considerable firepower and multi-mission capabilities at once.
The lower part of the hair can't be directly hit on the bottom of the boat.
A little further back, suspected HHQ10 launcher, with the B gun position stuffed with vertical hair, HHO10 gave the ship at least two levels of anti-aircraft defense, which is really ceiling class for a 2,000-ton ship.
Finally, come to the rear *** platform, which is as bold as the firepower configuration. Such a large *** platform is obviously not limited to small *** rear buildings like the Z9 and are also tall, meaning that there may be hangars. With a large deck and hangar, the ship's aviation operation capacity is better than that of the 054A, which is two sizes larger. Since there is no rear angle **, it is not clear whether the ship is equipped with towed sonar, and if so, then the ship can really be described as a 2,000-ton "target ship".
Marine electricity and others.
The most eye-catching thing outside of the armament is the simple and clean integration, with a strong 055 style. The top top ball, its size and shape are not like the existing standard equipment of our army, but only from the shape of the cover can not be defined, according to the ship's other characteristics of piling materials at any cost and the need to give full play to the front's vertical firepower, the contents are naturally high-end goods. Down is the polyhedral mast body, there is no opening at present, but from the perspective of size and design, it is completely possible to integrate some flat panel antennas such as electric warfare and friend or foe identification on it, all in all, its ship power level is very high.
In addition, the ship also has a highly simple and stealthy appearance, a sleek fully enclosed bow, large portholes with sea views, and a bold and avant-garde design such as suspected underwater exhaust (but there are no exhaust holes in the current low draft state). To sum up, the ship is not a service ship that pursues cost-effectiveness, but a high-end warship that is comprehensive in all aspects, and is excellent on every side, and does not waste every ton of displacement, and its cost is bound to be expensive compared with its tonnage. So the question is, what kind of navy needs such a ship -A country that uses a 2,000-ton frigate as a high-end capital ship
Most military fans have the idealist idea of firepower, and this small boat, which is armed to the teeth and pursues high-end in all aspects, perfectly fits this idea, so it sets off the overwhelming sound of replacing 056a. But what should be understood is that the positioning of 056A, to replace his ecological niche in the military, should also be another cost-effective service ship, not an "offshore battleship".
Today, the Chinese Navy does not lack high-end ships, and even if it does, it is not a high-end ship in the near sea. The 6,000-ton 054B didn't use so much force, what does it mean to exert force on a 2,000-ton boat?And firepower is only a part of a battleship, not all, in addition to the ship's poor seaworthiness and expensive shortcomings, the practice of piling up firepower will also crowd out the hull space, and the self-sustaining ability is estimated to not be too good-looking, which also confirms each other's views that the ship only needs to be the queen of the bathtub, and the ability to resist damage and damage management will also be seriously affected, which are the characteristics of a typical small country's navy. So just by analyzing the ship itself, it can be concluded that this will not be a self-use ship of our army.
The Thai Navy "Sukhothai", which is small and dense, cannot withstand a storm.
This article can end here, but with the appearance of the ship, the dislike for 056A is actually hidden in the overwhelming replacement of 056A, and it is necessary to speak for the diligent and silent dedication of 056A.
More than 50 056A ships in active service were "delisted", and they were downgraded to the coast guard like the previous more than 20 basic ships. Compared with the basic model, the important improvement of the 056A is that it is equipped with SJG-311 low-frequency active and passive variable-depth towed line array sonar. The line array is more than 200 meters, the towing cable is 2,000 meters long, and the detection range is up to 150 kilometers.
This type of sonar is basically one for the combat ships built 10 years later, down to 56A and up to 055. Compared with the dazzling large-scale active phased array radar, the position of the inconspicuous active and passive variable-depth towed line array sonar in the sonar community is also equivalent to the existence of the active array, representing the world's advanced level. Let's put it this way, the United States has also developed the AN SQR-20 low-frequency active and passive composite towed sonar, but it has not yet been put into practical use, which is enough to reflect the technical level of SJG-311.
The main opponents of our military have a large number of advanced underwater forces, and the antisubmarine pressure is enormous, and these advanced submarines also like to frequently approach close reconnaissance and do some tricks to step on points. Offshore anti-submarine is just needed, and anti-submarine is a tiring work of day and night defense, China's vast sea area needs a large number of anti-submarine forces to sweep over and over again, 056A is to do this full-time. With a focus on performance, the right ** can be equipped in large quantities, and it can be bought and used, and it is a successful boat. Therefore, the Navy has no reason to give up this model, and the oldest 056A is also a new ship that has only been in service for 10 years.
There is no shortcut to anti-submarine, only bury your head and do it.
Is it possible that 056A needs to be strengthened in terms of firepower and situational awareness?Why do you think like this, isn't the essence of the idealism of firepower theory? 056a's mission area is under the umbrella of the shore-based system, what problems in this area need 056a to solve by its own situational awareness and firepower output, even if there are a few far-sea operations, it is to follow the big brother in the formation, and the offshore light protection will do a good job of light protection, there is really no need to think about grabbing the work of the capital ship all day long, which will only increase the troubles.
Going to sea is also following the eldest brother
After more than 10 years of rapid development, the Chinese navy is no longer a small country and a widow, and has formed a modern naval system with multiple levels and levels of clear division of tasks, and strives to achieve a good balance in terms of combat effectiveness and fleet size. After all, military spending is limited, and it is wisest to use good steel on the blade.