The Type 052C destroyer (NATO/ OSD Luyang II-class destroyer) is a

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s in the Chinese

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(PLAN). The Type 052C introduced both fixed

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(AESA)

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and vertically launched

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s into PLAN service,McDevitt: pages 59-60 making it the first Chinese warship with area air defence capability.

Program

The first two ships, and , were laid down at the

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in 2002, and entered service in 2004 and 2005 respectively. No further ships were laid down until 2010;Li: page 44 the pause may have been due to the relocation of the shipyard.McDevitt: pages 59 By 2019, six were operational.

Design

The Type 052C appears to share the same basic hull design as the Type 052B destroyer, which in turn is based on the Type 051B destroyer. Stealth features are incorporated. The Type 052C uses predominantly Chinese systems derived from earlier foreign technology; the preceding Type 052 and Type 052B destroyers used a mixture of Russian and Chinese systems.

Missiles

The Type 052C carries 48 H HQ-9 naval

s (SAM), each with a slant range of . The SAMs are cold launched from eight revolver-type vertical launchers, with six missiles per launcher. Eight YJ-62

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s are carried in two quad-canister launchers just forward of the hangar. Each missile has a range of .

Guns

The main gun is a PJ-87. The gun suffered from jamming and may have influenced the decision to adopt a different weapon for the Type 052D destroyer. The weapon has a rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute. Close-in defence is provided by two seven-barrel Type 730 CIWS, one mounted forward of the bridge and one atop the hangar. Each gun has a maximum rate of fire of 4200 rounds per minute.

Anti-submarine systems

Two triple

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s are carried; these are copies or derivatives of the Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei B515/ILAS-3. This launcher may fire the Yu-7 ASW torpedo.

Radar

The Type 052C is the first PLAN warship to mount the G-band Type 346 AESA radar. The four phased array antennas are mounted on the taller forward superstructure. The Type 346 is used for air search, and provides fire control for the HHQ-9. The combination of AESA radar and VLS SAMs produces a marked increase in anti-aircraft firepower over previous Chinese warships.

Aircraft

A Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9 helicopter may operate from the rear hangar and flight deck.McDevitt: pages 61 The Ka-28 is equipped with a search radar and dipping sonar and can also employ sonobuoys, torpedoes, depth charges, or mines.United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence: The PLA Navy, pages 20-21 The Z-9 is a variant of the

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AS365 Dauphin. The naval variant of the Z-9, the Z-9C, is equipped with the KLC-1 search radar, dipping sonar, and is typically armed with a single, lightweight torpedo.United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence: The PLA Navy, pages 20 Either helicopter significantly improves the

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capabilities of the Type 052C.

Propulsion

The Type 052C propulsion is in the combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement, with two Ukrainian DA80

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s and two MTU 20V 956TB92

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s. The DA80s had blade problems and may have contributed to the last two Type 052Cs sitting pierside at the shipyard for two years without being accepted by the PLAN. The MTU 20V 956TB92 engines were license-produced by Shaanxi Diesel Engine Works.

Ships of class

Gallery

File:Chinese missile destroyer Zhengzhou after the China-Russia "Maritime Cooperation 2014" joint military exercise.jpg, Type 052C Zhengzhou (151) File:Maritime Interdiction Operations at RIMPAC 2016 160718-N-CA112-002.jpg, Xi'an (153) and Z-9 at RIMPAC 2016 File:PLANS Changchun (DDG-150) 20180420.jpg, Changchun (150) in the East China Sea

References

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External links

Type 052C on Naval-Technology

Chinese Defense Today (Sinodefense) page on 052C Destroyer

Chinese Defense Today (Sinodefense) page on the YJ-62 (C-602) Anti-Ship Missile
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