055 Drive won't make it?Are China preparing for the new "Super Battleship"?

"Military Bills" Author: Blood Blade

With the launch of the Fujian ship, the launch of the sea-20 columns and the new conventional submarine, the Chinese Navy's new equipment platform has gradually covered the surface, underwater, and the air. Since the new ship interval between the new ships in recent years has appeared in the water, the warships that can attract domestic military fans have gradually finguished, but most military fans believe that the construction of the 055 million tons of large driver will be significantly increased with the development of Chinese aircraft carriers. , Even after 052D, another kind of destroyer for dumplings.

▲ Many military fans believe that the large -scale destroyer 055 will also "lower dumplings". At present, the first eight 055 levels have been delivered to the North Sea and South China Sea fleets, marking the end of its stage project. However, it is reported that according to the Chinese Navy's 14th Five -Year Plan, the improved 052D destroyer and the 054B -class frigates will be built as scheduled, but the construction of level 055 is likely to change, and even the 055 series will be suspended! Some military fans conjecture: This is likely to be related to the rapid changes in the strategic situation in the Asia -Pacific, so China intends to build a "ultimate target ship" that has a performance and overall technology far exceeding the 055 level.

From the perspective of tonnage, technology and comprehensive combat effectiveness, the 055 level is far more than 052D, and even the world's first. It is also likely to change the traditional naval battle pattern. In this case, why does 052DL gain advantage in building priority? This starts from the long -term planning and system internal combat platform positioning of the Chinese Navy.

Where is the advantage of level 055? Why not "dumplings"?

Before the 1990s, most of the destroyers in China did not even have no carrier-based air defense missiles. It was not until the intercourse of the century that the 051C class had the Russian Lif-M carrier-based air defense system, but the system was difficult to complete the saturation interception. It was not until the 052C-level-level-equipped radar radar and Haihongqi-9 remote air defense missiles came out that China had a destroyer with high-strength air defense in the region. The fleet interception distance also increased to 125 kilometers. The 052D level that serves is equipped with a Haihong Flag-9B missile with a maximum range of 200 kilometers, and the vertical launch unit has also increased from 48 to 64.

▲ Recently, the number of vertical launch units at the 055 level 055 has increased the number of vertical launch units at level 055, which has increased to 112 (the first 64 layout), and upgraded to a dual-olition, comprehensive operation and comprehensive operation and comprehensive operation and comprehensive operations and comprehensive operations, comprehensive operations and comprehensive operations and operations Progressive anti -submarine capabilities. At the same time, the 055 level has a comprehensive integrated radio frequency mast, so information operations and comprehensive detection capabilities have been greatly strengthened. Because the launch unit of the 055 level has the characteristics of "one pit and four bombs", the comprehensive comprehensive ability of the 055 level to the sea/air/land is very powerful, so some military fans estimate that a 055 -level combat effectiveness has almost 2.5 times that of 052D class!

At the end of the last century, with the continuous improvement of destroyers and volume, the boundaries between the cruisers became more blurred. The Chinese destroyer has developed four generations from the "Four Great King Kong" in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China to the current 055 level, and the tonnage of the single ship has finally soared from 2,500 tons to 1,2500 tons, reaching the specifications of the Russian Warans -gag missile cruiser, and surpassed the day. Han's Maye -class and King Sejong's large -scale destroyer. The increase in tonnage means the rapid progress of self -support, and this also conforms to the overall strategy of the Chinese Navy towards the distant sea.

▲ The 055 -level system positioning is more similar to the US Tidelga -class cruiser from the United States. From the perspective of the system, Class 055 corresponds to the US Tidelga -class cruiser, and the Titkudroka class with 122 vertical launch units has significantly exceeded the launch density exceeding the launch density. The Berke series, its main task is to serve as a personal guard of the aircraft carrier in the strike group. At present, many Tidelro -level is facing retirement because of aging, but there are still 22 ships that can be dispatched and can cooperate with 11 aircraft carriers in the U.S. military at a ratio of 2 to 1.

At present, there are already Liaoning ships and Shandong ships in China. The Fujian ship and its sister ships may be served in the next three years, and the eight 055 levels can also cooperate with the four Chinese aircraft carriers.

Because the range is nearly thousands of meters, the future battlefield of the 055 level will be the real dark blue, that is, beyond the first or even the second island chain. To be sure, level 055 will not only be the core of the aircraft carrier's anti -air defense, but also become a sailing maritime rocket army. However, the Chinese defense white paper clearly states that the goal of the Chinese Navy is the defense of the sea. Therefore, the number of aircraft carriers may not be fully marked in the United States, and the number of construction of 055 levels is naturally limited.

▲ The total number of aircraft carriers in China may reach 4 in the short term (picture source: People's Navy)

From the perspective of the development of the American destroyer, the Jumwalt-class price with outstanding tonnage is also expensive. In addition, many technologies of the ship are finally confirmed that it is not reliable. Therefore, the main destroyer in the United States is still relatively traditional Berke-3 At the level, it may gradually replace the position of the Tidelro -level. The tonnage and technology of this kind of warship have been fully upgraded. It is obvious that the level 055 is obvious, and its single ship cost has reached 1.8 billion US dollars. Therefore, the United States has to repeatedly reduce its construction in the United States. It may be free to build a large number of 10,000 tons of destroyers.

▲ The actual construction quantity of level 055 must also correspond to the number of aircraft carriers' service (CCTV announced the screen)

According to various information, the cost of single ship 055 is about 6-7 billion yuan, which is definitely an expensive high-end combat platform. Although China has significantly surpassed the United States in terms of military expenditure utilization rate and weapon cost control, the proportion of China's overall military expenses and the navy's military expenses is naturally different from the United States. Therefore, in terms of economic perspective, it is impossible for the 055 level to completely copy 052D dumplings in a short time in a short time in dumplings in a short time in a short time. Development model. Why is the 052D series still indispensable?

In 2015, the main surface ships of the U.S. military fully realized a large -scaleization of more than 9,000 tons, and the U.S. military has not planned light destroyers or frigates for decades. This has led to the cost of activities of the U.S. fleet, and even had expensive Berke -class even in the local blow and escort. In addition, the cost of ship construction in the United States has not been controlled in the past century, so the economic pressure faced by the U.S. military has become heavier, and the construction plan of the constellation frigates has also been put on the agenda.

▲ China's current shipping classification is undoubtedly very particular, and various types of ships with different tonnage of the Chinese navy are more reasonable in terms of task refinement. environment of. Although large ships such as level 055 are irreplaceable with aircraft carriers, if they are used for offshore patrols or anti -submarine, they may not be the best choice, and even cause meaningless resources. Therefore, from the actual environment facing China, it is not the best choice to enhance the proportion of large destroyers.

It was mentioned earlier that the main strategic goal of the Chinese Navy in the future is ocean defense, and the range of 052D levels is enough to return from the Bohai Sea to the South China Sea without refueling, which clearly meets the Chinese coastal defense strategy mentioned in the white paper. From the perspective of the price index, 052D is almost half of the 055 level, with low requirements for technology and technology, and relatively few officers and soldiers. In addition, with the previous sub -models of the 052 series, China has accumulated a lot of technology and corresponding officers and soldiers. Therefore, the speed of the 052D/DL series has advantages.

▲ The 052D level is balanced in various aspects. As China's first modern multi -purpose ship that truly benchmarks the world's advanced level, the 052 series has always represented the development trend of Chinese surface ships. The 052 basic type has achieved qualitative changes in power, weapons, and electronics with the help of early cooperation with the West. The 052B is the beneficiary of the Russian modern destroyer technology. After these two transitional test types, the 052C class first passed the large -scale active phase control array radar, vertical launch system, and domestic gas turbines to align with the world's advanced standards in one fell swoop. In the end, the ideal 052D level, which has been upgraded again in terms of avionics, martial arts, and command systems.

The destroyers and frigates of the 052D-level tonnage mainly include Japan's autumn-month class, Germany's F-124 level, and horizon-levels jointly developed by French and Italian. However, their radar or detection distance is limited, or the detection accuracy is insufficient, and the efficiency is obviously not as good as the 052D four-sided shield 346-A with active phase control array. The main thing is that relying on the eagle strike-18, Donghai-10 and Haihongqi-9B, 052D's remote region defense/ground/anti-ship capacity has absolute advantages. Therefore, some researchers believe that the actual performance of the 052D class is absolutely among the best among the 6000-7000-ton destroyers.

▲ At the beginning of the Zibo ship, the 052DL type was gradually served. The previous 052D class was subject to the library and could only be equipped with straight-9C and card-28. Therefore The collaboration of the 054A -level frigates. However, the long deck-type 052D (052DL) series led by Zibo ship has grown the helicopter grid, which can be equipped with anti-submarine-straight-20. The anti-submarine efficiency has improved significantly. In addition, the 052DL is also equipped with a long-range rice wave alert radar with a detection distance of more than 500 kilometers, which can effectively detect the F-35 hidden machine.

▲ The 052D destroyer of the new vertical launch device in China uses the vertical launch device of the hot and cold co-rack, which is generally mixed with 16 eagle-18 and 48 Haihong flag-9B mode, which undoubtedly affects its task to adapt to flexibility to flexibility Essence However, with the breakthrough of the domestic new type of vertical device, 052DL can achieve "one pit and four bombs", and the limit load volume will be significantly improved. You can reduce the carrier of the hawk-18 as appropriate, so as not to affect the Haihong flag- In the case of 9B, an additional number of medium -range air defense missiles are increased, which will greatly improve the three -layer air defense anti -missile capacity. Some analysts believe that the possibility of carrying eagle-21 at the 052DL class is not ruled out!

▲ The installation of the Hai Zhi-20 greatly strengthens the aviation anti-submarine ability of the Chinese fleet. The view of 055 instead of the 052D series is not established. Therefore, in terms of factors such as equilibrium performance, cost, process, and overall strategic needs, the choice of the Chinese Navy is not difficult to understand.

Will China build a larger "super warship"?

As early as 055, the United States and Russia launched their respective "super warships" solutions. The US CGX plan has imagined a nuclear -powered cruiser with a modular design and a full -load displacement of 20,000 tons. This plan completely replaces the Titkandro -class warships with great upgrade potential. It may be equipped with 203 mm electromagnetic cannons and various types Missiles can effectively intercept ballistic missiles, traditional fighters and various drones. At the same time, it can also connect with other combat units and can support amphibious warfare and special warfare at the same time. However, the basic task of the ship is still cooperating with aircraft carriers, not to become the new sea overlord. ▲ The CGX project had been in the United States in 2009. In 2009, Russia, which was unwilling to be weak, began to develop 23560 super destroyers (leaders). The ship may use nuclear hybrid power. The ship's missile system, armor-M close-range bomb-gun comprehensive air defense system. In terms of crackdown on the sea, the ship mainly relies on the 16 vertical launch units of the ship's head (available carrier-based vermiculite hypersonic missiles, caliber cruise missiles, etc.) and A-192 130 mm high-level two-purpose cannon, full ship missile The loading capacity may reach hundreds of pieces. According to the plan, Russia hopes that its total construction will reach 12-16!

▲ The upper -level building of the leader -class large destroyer can't help but remind people of the Fuson -class battleship of the Japanese Navy's Navy in the World War II. From the perspective of shipbuilding capabilities, this dream giant is basically the same as that of painting cakes, so Russia finally frozen the solution in 2020. And the CGX development plan is also a few times. Although some people in the U.S. military still support its development, the existing destroyers of the U.S. military can accommodate its largest vertical launch device, coupled with the poor efficiency ratio of nuclear power, and its actual price It may be very expensive, so the future of CGX is also not optimistic.

A new technology is mature and reliable, and the original plan that is set around the new design replacement plan is also reasonable. For example, when the Fujian ship was designed, China originally planned to use the traditional steam ejection technology for it. However, as Ma Weiming's team successfully tackled the electromagnetic technology and proved its absolute indicator advantage, the electromagnetic ejection device finally successfully launched. Of course, this may cause some of the setting systems, and the basic design of the ship may also change, which will bring certain economic and resource losses.

▲ The development of level 055 also balances reliability and technical. The weapon development and shipbuilding plan of a naval power generally takes a certain time as the stage. Different industries, so the time span will be very large. During this period, some technologies that had not yet made breakthroughs eventually broke through the bottleneck and were mature, which would naturally have a certain impact on the warship itself. Therefore, if China does develop a giant ship similar to CGX, its performance will naturally exceed significantly more than that Level 055.

The tonnage of 055 is more than 052D, so the "super target ship" may go further on this basis. Due to the comprehensive improvement of the tonnage and size, it may also be equipped with a larger vertical launch device, and even allows new ballistic missiles or kinetic energy to intercept carrier -based, thereby enhancing China's sea -based anti -missile capabilities. With more capable power generation capabilities, the ship may also be equipped with digital array radars, electromagnetic cannons and laser weapons, and its effective detection and strike range/efficiency must be considerable. The full -electric promotion system may also become standard.

▲ Jumwalt's original idea was very avant -garde Bold. From the perspective of China's current comprehensive technology and shipbuilding capabilities, it is not much pressured to build such super warships, but this does not necessarily show that China will be so expensive. The important development characteristics of Chinese weapons are "small steps fast running" instead of rapid progress. History and now prove that blind advanced technologies will often bring great challenges to reliability. "In this way, the same is true of the" Cold War "in the United States and the Soviet Union.

▲ For China, the rapid formation of weapons is the key

From the perspective of domestic and foreign environments, the development of the Chinese Navy's new stage is similar to the end of the last century to the beginning of this century. Therefore, weapons must first ensure the rapid formation of combat effectiveness and reliability. At that time, China finally chose 054A and 052D, and then built 055 levels. This is the reason. Therefore, China is more likely to determine its problems in the continuous running -in and testing of active service 055, and combined with mature and reliable advanced technologies in the future, eventually launch a large -scale battleship with an appropriate amount of tonnage.

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