In the past two days, the official media reported on the training and deployment of the 055 Daqi No. 1 ship "Nanchang" since it was in service for more than two years, and the relevant departments awarded the "Nanchang" ship the title of model in the era.
This is a full affirmation of their training and related military operational tasks. It is worth noting that in the report, it is mentioned that the "Nanchang" ship once flew 100 kilometers forward to face the US aircraft carrier battle group in the course of escorting the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier formation.
Judging from various sources, this should refer to a confrontation between the Chinese Navy and the US Navy "Lincoln" aircraft carrier battle group in May 2022.
In the face of the US aircraft carrier battle group with a complete system and advanced performance, what is the confidence of our "Nanchang" ship to take on the US aircraft carrier battle group alone? I think it's the strength of the 055 drive.
Powerful in all directions
The "Nanchang" ship is the first destroyer of the Chinese Navy, and it is a 10,000-ton drive developed by the Chinese Navy based on the mature technology of the third generation of destroyers, combined with advanced design concepts and platform architecture.
We can say unceremoniously that the "Nanchang" is currently the most advanced and powerful destroyer in the world.
Its strength is multifaceted, not only radar, electronic equipment and other information fields, but also power system, hull structure design and other platform architecture, as well as vertical launch system, missiles and other fields.
The "Nanchang" ship has basically realized the phased array of antennas, including S-band radar, X-band radar, C-band fire control radar, P-band long-range early warning radar, and electronic countermeasure antenna.
It is said that on the bridge of the "Nanchang" ship, there are several phased array formations that are microwave ** arrays.
Four GT 25000 gas turbines provide more than 100,000 horsepower for the Nanchang, which not only allows the Nanchang to sail at a high speed of 35 knots, but also provides sufficient power for various marine electrical equipment**.
Such sufficient power enables the "Nanchang" ship to turn on multi-band radars at the same time to carry out comprehensive air-to-sea surveillance and detection.
The huge hull with a displacement of more than 12,000 tons provides ample space for various equipment and installations, and also leaves ample potential for future upgrades.
This type of hull will continue to be upgraded for decades to come, and will continue to be the main ship of the Chinese Navy.
The 055 has 112 vertical launchers and can carry various missiles such as air defense, anti-ship, and land attack.
In particular, the YJ-18 and YJ-21 anti-ship missiles, the former is a sub-super-super combined anti-ship missile with a range of 600 km, and the latter is a hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile with a range of more than 1,000 km.
Why did the "Nanchang" ship break through?
Judging from the news reports in recent days and some news in the past, the "Nanchang" ship went out alone to deal with the US aircraft carrier battle group in May 2022.
The location may be in the waters off the Philippines. And the opponent is the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier battle group of the US Navy.
An important point worth paying attention to is that at this time, the "Nanchang" did not act alone, but as a member of the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier formation, it was the "Liaoning" escort with a knife.
So why did our sword-armed guards go out alone? I personally have two guesses:
One guess is that at that time our "Liaoning" aircraft carrier group was performing important tasks, and the US aircraft carrier battle group may have caused interference in our mission.
Therefore, as the most powerful in the formation, the Nanchang ship will go hundreds of kilometers forward to carry out an expulsion operation against the US aircraft carrier battle group and prevent the US aircraft carrier battle group from approaching the sea area of our mission.
Another speculation is that we want to test the reaction of the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group to surface ships.
Including what tactics the U.S. military might adopt to deal with an intrusive surface combat ship, and how quickly did the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group react? What is the composition of their defenses?
Through testing, we can obtain quite a lot of intelligence, especially some tactical tactics of the US aircraft carrier battle group in situations that are close to actual combat.
But it's not easy to accomplish such a task, and we need to put enough pressure on the U.S. carrier battle group to get it to respond as we want it to get intelligence.
As the most powerful surface combat ship in our aircraft carrier battle group, the "Nanchang" is also the best choice for accomplishing this kind of task.
Judging from the news reports, the "Nanchang" ship also drove away foreign military planes in this confrontation with foreign forces, and in this confrontation, it fully tested the performance of our equipment.
We use the advanced radar system of the "Nanchang" ship to track foreign military aircraft under conditions similar to actual combat. If it were in actual combat, our "Nanchang" ship would only be one step away from shooting down a foreign military plane by pressing the missile launch button.
A new batch of 055 is on the way
During this time, there has been more good news related to the 055 drive.
Satellite** shows that the ninth 055 drive built at a shipyard has been launched and is moored at the dock for outfitting work.
Referring to the situation of the previous 055 drives, it is expected that by the end of this year, the ninth 055 drive may be delivered to the troops and put into service.
This will also kick off the prelude to a new batch of 055 drive into the sewer and transfer trains.
Judging by the current development of the Chinese Navy, taking into account the urgency of the international situation, the 052D destroyer will continue to be built and put into service.
Therefore, in the short term, our Navy will have a situation where the third generation and ** destroyers will enter service in parallel.
In this process, the 055 drive will assume a similar role as a foreign cruiser in the naval formation by virtue of its larger volume, more advanced and excellent performance, and become the command center of the surface ship formation.
The 055 drive will be in the aircraft carrier battle group and will be responsible for directing the operations of the surface ship formation, and in other formations, it will become the command center and operational core, such as the amphibious combat formation.
At the same time, we must also realize that the world's military science and technology are constantly developing and progressing.
Our 055 destroyer is currently the most advanced destroyer in the world, but this situation will not be set in stone, and the United States and other Western military powers are also developing more advanced surface combat ships.
Therefore, we must continue to upgrade and transform the 055 drive, continue to develop more advanced and improved models, and use the latest military science and technology to create a stronger shield and a sharper sword for our maritime defense.