Destroyers: Type 055

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Yes..definitely designed for aggressive war fighting. Just like the 052Ds these are being built rapidly in numbers. DFO
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Ummmm as I said before puts a whole new meaning on the phrase " Made in China" .....both in quantity and speed it would appear :(
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Type 055 Destroyer pictured fitting out at Dalian Shipyard,February 2019.
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These are being "cranked" out, too.....sure beats a "fleet" of LC$'s........... :roll: DFO
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Currently in Dalian........ :o Busy, BUSY, BUSY! Butt we have "MIGHTY" PO$ LC$s a building.. :( DFO
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Oh my! It would appear that the big PLAN 70th Anniversary naval review took place in a fog bank! :o DFO
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Through the smog she appears!.... Type 055 Class Guided Missile Destroyer 'Nanchang' of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy pictured near Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province,Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019.
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The PLAN maintains it was a large FOG bank on the anniversary day!!! Per pics from the day b4: it was sunny n clear...oopz :o DFO
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A formidable asset for them eh Dennis , thanks for the picture
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They sure would seem to be: credited with 112 VLS tubes carrying a mix of SAM, SSM, ASW, long range land attack missiles. Perhaps a wee bit more POTENT and useful than a PO$ LC$.............. :( DFO
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