NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Luhu class destroyer

The Type 052 Luhu-class is the first truly multi-role missile-equipped destroyer built by China. It is also one of the most advanced in their naval inventory, though the class still lags behind Western standards. There are currently two units in active service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) with no plans of further construction of additional units. The Peoples Republic of China destroyer Harbin (DD 112) pulls into San Diego, Calif. ... The Peoples Republic of China destroyer Harbin (DD 112) pulls into San Diego, Calif. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... PLAN Jack and Ensign The Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) (ä¸åŽäººæ°‘å…±å’Œå›½æµ·å†›) is the naval arm of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), the military of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A plan is a proposed or intended method of getting from one set of circumstances to another. ...

Designed by the China Warship Design Institute (formerly the Seventh Academy of the Ministry of National Defense), the ships were built at Jiangnan Shipyard. No.112 Harbin was the first Luhu destroyer followed by No.113 Qingdao. The class is said to be the first indigenous Chinese warship design approaching modern standards, a significant improvement over the earlier Luda class. The Luhu made extensive use of foreign technologies that were accessible to the PRC prior to the Tiananmen Square incident of 1989. These included French-made radars and fire-control systems and the GE LM2500 gas turbine engines from the U.S., two of which power each ship. Jiang Nan (Chinese: 江南, Wade-Giles: Chiang nan) refers to the southern part of the lowest reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of the Yangtze Delta. ... The Luda class (Type 051) missile destroyer were the first anti-ship oriented vessel ever designed and built in China, and the first Chinese ship to be fitted with a integrated combat direction system. ... Tiananmen Square (Simplified Chinese: å¤©å®‰é—¨å¹¿åœº; Traditional Chinese: å¤©å®‰é–€å»£å ´; pinyin: ) is the large plaza near the center of Beijing, China, named for the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... M*A*S*H, see Corporal Walter (Radar) OReilly. ... Ge or GE may stand for: Ge, a letter of Cyrillic alphabet Gaia, (Ge) short form Ge is also an American Indian tribe from Eastern and Southern Amazon General Electric (GE). ... The General Electric LM2500 industrial and marine turboshaft gas turbine is a derivative of GE Aircraft Engines CF6-50 aircraft engine. ... This machine has a single-stage radial compressor and turbine, a recuperator, and foil bearings. ...

Even with incorporation of Western technology, the chronic lack of adequate ship-borne air defense system have had great impact on the PLAN operations. Equipped with small number surface-to-air missile and guns with limited range and performance, Chinese warships had historically limited their operations within the area covered by their land-based aircraft. To rectify this trend, the Luhu destroyers, and the smaller Jiangwei-class frigates, were fitted with the HQ-7 SAM that gives it much better air defense capability than any other previous Chinese design, though still limited to within visual range (WVR). A plan is a proposed or intended method of getting from one set of circumstances to another. ... A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... Sailing frigates were 4th, 5th, or 6th-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ...

In spite of these advances, the Luhu still suffers in some areas such as electronic warfare and electronic counter-measures. The Chinese attempted to address these problems with the introduction of an improved Luhu design, the Luhai-class. This follow-on, essentially an enlarged Luhu, features improved electronics from foreign suppliers as well as more advanced weapons. Electronic warfare (EW) has three main components: Electronic Attack (EA) This is the active use of the electromagnetic spectrum to deny its use by an adversary. ... Inspecting an F-16 electronic countermeasures pod Electronic countermeasures or ECM are any sort of electrical or electronic device designed entirely to spoof radar, sonar, or other detection systems. ... The Type 051B Luhai-class is a class of destroyer built by the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Specifications

note: contrary to reports (Jane's for example), the C-802 has never equiped any PLAN surface combatants. A surface-to-surface missile (SSM) is a guided projectile launched from a hand-held, vehicle mounted, trailer mounted or fixed installation or from a ship. ...

Categories: People's Liberation Army Navy ship classes | Ship classes A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... A gun is a mechanical device that fires projectiles at high velocity, using a propellant such as gun powder or compressed air. ... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... A torpedo in Rail terminology refers to a small explosive device strapped to the top of the rail to alert an approaching train of immediate danger ahead. ...