The modernized Kaifeng (DDG‑109), a Luda‑class destroyer, has been extensively upgraded with Type 76A fully enclosed twin 37 mm guns, HQ‑7 short‑range surface‑to‑air missile systems, and YJ‑83 long‑range anti‑ship cruise missiles, showcasing some of the most advanced capabilities the PLAN could field in 2005
"Thirty years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi", indeed.
Bonus look back of a Type 53 FFG and a Type 905 AOR conducting underway Replenishment (UNREP),
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Luda Class, a good bye
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Little Luda that could
Here are photos of their encounter back in early 1985, a classic David vs Goliath match up.
DDG133 Chongqing today, enjoying its retirement.
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1995 maybe, though it's modernizations came in 1999, a year after Type 051B which has better radars and combat management. but in 2005, you got 2 x 052C which was just commissioned in the year, 2 x 052B which was commissioned the year before. Not to mention Sovremennys, 051Bs, the original 052s. By 2005, the upgraded Type 051s are formed in the 2nd tier and right on the eve of complete obsolescence.
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