As a world-class power, China has always attached great importance to the construction of its navy. Since the beginning of the 21 st century, a large number of new-type combat ships have been continuously started, launched, and put into service in China, and the equipment system of the People's Navy has been greatly expanded and enriched with domestically produced aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, 10,000-ton large drive ships, and large comprehensive supply ships. Today, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy is the undisputed second in the world, and is basically second only to the US Navy in terms of total tonnage and comprehensive combat power. In terms of maritime law enforcement, which has received less attention from the outside world, the progress of the China Coast Guard is also incomparably huge, and we can be said to have achieved one breakthrough after another without realizing it
The development momentum of the Chinese navy is very rapid.
Judging from the domestic social outflow, the first of the new batch of large-tonnage coast guard ships in China, nicknamed the "coast guard version of 054a", is extremely close to completion, and only a small amount of outfitting work is still being completed on the ship, and most of the external equipment is in place. The most direct evidence is that the bow part of the ship has been painted with the official port number, i.e. 3306, which means that its call sign in the China Coast Guard law enforcement force will be determined to be "Haijing 3306 vessel".
The first "Coast Guard version of 054A" has been painted with a port.
As a new generation of domestically produced large coast guard ships, the appearance of the "Haijing 3306 ship" is highly similar to the current Type 054A missile frigate of the People's Navy, and it is believed that the two have great versatility in terms of structure and construction technology. This will allow us to make extensive use of our existing mature technology and experience to build a larger number of coast guard vessels in a short period of time. It is speculated that the "Haijing version of 054A" has a full load displacement of no less than 3,900 tons, a speed of about 28 knots and 30 knots, and has a strong long-distance navigation capability, which is suitable for long-term patrol and law enforcement tasks in the exclusive economic zone
Chinese Coast Guard vessels used water cannons to drive away illegally approaching vessels.
In terms of **, the "Coast Guard Version 054A" basically continues the configuration of the previous "Coast Guard Version 054", such as the 76 mm caliber main gun and the "1130" rapid-fire gun;There are also non-lethal equipment such as water cannons, laser dazzling devices and directional sound wave devices. But interestingly,Previously, there was speculation that the "Haijing version of 054A" is very likely to retain the ability to carry missiles, especially the space for the installation of vertical launch units。If this is true, it can only mean that the Chinese coast guard may have the same "disease" as the PLA, that is, "fear of insufficient firepower".
China Coast Guard ship main gun firing training.
Of course, in the process of maritime law enforcement, such a level of heavy firepower may be wastedHowever, given the various "heavyweight" adversaries that the CCG faces in the East and South China Seas, it seems understandable to reserve the potential for heavy firepower retrofitting for the CCG vessels。After the ship is officially handed over to the coast guard, our maritime law enforcement capabilities will be significantly improved again.
The U.S. Coast Guard is a regular service.
Just as the People's Navy has ranked second in the world in terms of total tonnage, the China Coast Guard, which now has a total tonnage of more than 200,000 tons, has basically jumped to the second place in the world, second only to the US Coast Guard. And from a more strict point of view, it would be unfair to us to compare the total tonnage of the China Coast Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard together. The reason is simpleLike the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force, the Coast Guard is one of the major branches of the U.S. military, and the Coast Guard differs from the rest of the U.S. military in that it only has law enforcement powers。Therefore, it is unfair to compare the U.S. Coast Guard as a military service with the Chinese Coast Guard, which is a quasi-military force.
Both the Netherlands and Turkey are among the top 20 navies in the world.
And if the comparison range is opened a little more, I am afraid that many people have never thought of itWith a total tonnage of more than 200,000 tons, the China Coast Guard is actually larger than the navy of many Western military powers。For example, the German Navy, ranked 11th in the world, the Spanish Navy, ranked 12th, the Dutch Navy, ranked 17th, and the Turkish Navy, ranked 18th, all have a total naval tonnage of less than 200,000 tons, and this is already a "large-scale maritime power" that can "walk sideways" among the navies of European countries. In particular, the Turkish Navy, which ranks 18th in the world, has a total tonnage of about 1130,000 tons, which is only half the size of China's coast guard, is enough to see the extent to which the domestic maritime law enforcement force has developed.
The China Coast Guard has added a number of new law enforcement vessels.
Therefore, when paying attention to the "dumplings" of the domestic shipbuilding industry, we must not only see the launching and service of various new types of ships, but also ignore the rapid growth of coast guard ships. It is believed that with the blessing of these new large-tonnage coast guard vessels, the China Coast Guard will be able to protect the maritime interests of the motherland in many fierce maritime games.