Originally posted by freeman8:
Have seen that new destroyers and frigates in China in May 05 (location sensitive). 170 - Equipped with Aegis lookalike Phase Array Radar, Band Stand SSM FCR, Project 956E's SAM FCR lookalike, 8 batteries X 6 cells VLS version of PL-10, 8 X SSM in tubular launcher (Possibly a imp version of C-802) 4 X 2 launchers, 2 X Goalkeeper CIWS (One in front, one at the aft) and one 100mm gun (French Creusot-Loire lookalike). Ka-28 Helo with hanger. CODOG
Hmmm.. Freeman, u must be in Hainan island in May? so u viewed the Vessels which belong to China's south Sea Fleet.
However, some of ur info is not correct enough, let me point out:
The Aegis looklike radar is an Active Phased Array Radar works on C-band, based on the technology developed by Ukrainian Kvant and financed by PLA.
The Kvant Bureau of Ukraine disclosed some new details regarding its new active phased array long-range naval radar. In early 2004 reports from the Ukraine noted that China had purchased a Ukrainian phased array radar for a new class of destroyers. This presumably is the new 170-class destroyer, the PLA Navy's most modern air-defense destroyer. While first revealing this radar in France in 2004, Kvant officials at IDEX did not disclose the designation for the new radar, but did provide a photo and some performance details. It is a C-Band radar that has a 150-160km range in broad search mode. In spot mode the radar has a much longer range. It can track about 150 aircraft-size targets. For proper ship defense this centimeter-wave radar should be paired with counter-stealth capable meter-wave radar. China's 170-class destroyer does just this.
So u can recall the PAC-2Â’s MPQ-53 is also an APAR(ASEA) radar works on C-band. The MPQ-53 can do tracking /searching/and missile guiding all in 1, so the new Radar on Type052 No170 DDG does the same job, there are no separated fire-controlling radars(FCR) for Type052CÂ’s long range SAM, believed to a naval variation of PLAAF HQ-9A TVM SAM. ( Not the PL10 u mentioned). PLAAFÂ’s HQ-9A believed to have a slant range up to 150km and Max speed 4-6 M.
However, becoz the Aegis's SPY-1 radar still works on S-band, the radar works on such bandwidth is just not good enough to guide SM-2 , so there'r AN/SPG-62 doing the FCR job....