262 "Timur" is the second Type 054AP guided missile frigate ordered by the Pakistan Navy. Previously, Shanghai Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard has delivered the 261 "Tugrir", the first ship of the Type 054AP guided missile frigate. The
054AP frigate, named by the Pakistan Navy as the "Tuhlil" class, has a full load displacement of more than 4,000 tons. It was modified and upgraded on the basis of the Chinese Navy's Type 054A frigate.
has four 8-unit shipboard vertical launchers, which can launch "Hongqi"-16 (export version name "Falcon"-80N) medium-range air defense missiles, and can also launch "Yu"-8 anti-submarine missiles; the ship has 2 4-seat "Eagle Strike"-12 (export version name CM-302) heavy supersonic anti-ship missile. The
has a maximum range of 400 kilometers and a maximum flight speed of Mach 4. It is considered "the most dangerous anti-ship missile produced by China so far" and has anti-aircraft carrier combat capabilities.
"Eagle Strike"-12 missile , known as the " aircraft carrier killer ". This has made some observers in neighboring countries that have territorial disputes with Pakistan Crimea begin to worry about the safety of their two aircraft carriers at sea.
The ship also has a "Hongqi"-10 (export version name FL-3000N) short-range air defense missile launcher, a 76mm single-barreled naval gun, two 1130 close-range anti-aircraft guns , and two triple-mounted 324mm torpedoes. Launch tubes, two 24-unit 122mm multifunctional rocket launchers, as well as shipborne weapon systems such as a helicopter hangar and a Z-9C anti-submarine helicopter.
The two "Tuhelil" class frigates can perform anti-ship, air defense and anti-submarine combat missions in the mid- to long-distance seas. In particular, the configuration of the SR-2410C S-band rotating single-sided active phased array radar and the vertically launched "Red Flag"-16 air defense missile on the ship gives the Pakistani Navy a relatively complete regional air defense capability, which can effectively Ensure the safety of the fleet at sea and avoid attacks from fighter jets and anti-ship missiles from the air.
Currently, Type 054AP frigates No. 3 and No. 4 have left the dock and are undergoing intense sea trials. If the project progresses smoothly, the ship reception work will be completed by the end of 2022 and it will officially serve in the Pakistan Navy. The
054AP frigate has excellent hull stealth performance and is the most advanced combat ship of the Pakistan Navy. Once the four Type 054AP frigates are officially formed and put on combat readiness, the strength of the Pakistan Navy will be greatly improved.
Especially in the history of the development of the Pakistan Navy, if it does not have regional air defense capabilities, it will become history, and the Pakistan Navy will also enter a new stage.
In cooperation with the other four F-22P guided missile frigates of more than 3,000 tons, the scale of the eight main frigates cannot be underestimated. It will enable the Pakistan Navy to obtain more reliable air defense capabilities and eliminate the threat of underwater submarines. great.
When encountering its opponents in the Indian Ocean, the Pakistan Navy has enough confidence. Although it cannot kill its opponents, it already has enough means to protect itself. Any rash military attack on the Pakistan Navy will not be successful. Bear a fierce retaliatory strike from the Pakistan Navy.
With the commissioning of the Type 054AP No. 2 ship, enthusiastic Pakistani netizens have even set their sights on the Type 055 10,000-ton destroyer of the Chinese Navy. Pakistani netizens have praised this type of ship and cast envious eyes one after another.
For the Pakistan Navy, whose economy is still underdeveloped, the price of the 055 destroyer is really sky-high and is not suitable for the equipment and use of the Pakistan Navy. In fact, the Chinese Navy's Type 052D air defense destroyer may be a target ship that it can consider introducing after all the "Tuhelil" class frigates are put into service.
After all, the Chinese Navy’s 175th Maritime Fleet left a very deep impression on Pakistani netizens when it visited the Pakistani port city of Karachi on January 6, 2020 to hold the "Ocean Guardian"-2020 China-Pakistan joint maritime exercise. The appearance of the ship is neat and tidy, and it can be said that the ship is majestic.
Chinese Navy Maritime Task Force 175, which consists of the 052D destroyer 175 "Yinchuan" ship, the type 054A frigate 571 "Yuncheng" ship, the type 903 comprehensive supply ship 887 "Weishanhu" ship and the submarine rescue ship 865 "Liugong Island" Number. The
052D type is an air defense destroyer with a displacement of nearly 7,000 tons. The ship is equipped with a 4-shield 346A active phased array radar and a 64-unit standard shipborne vertical launcher, which can store and launch the "Haihongqi"-9 long-range Air defense missiles, "Eagle Strike"-18 long-range anti-ship missiles, "Yu"-8 anti-submarine missiles, etc. The ship also has ship-borne weapons such as a 130mm single-barreled naval gun, a 1130mm close-in defense gun, a "Red Flag"-10 short-range air defense missile, a 324mm torpedo launcher, a 122mm multi-function rocket launcher, and a Z-9C anti-submarine helicopter.
If the Pakistan Navy introduces a few Type 052D destroyers, its anti-ship, air defense, anti-submarine and other comprehensive combat capabilities will be unique among South Asian subcontinent countries, and it will not encounter decent opponents in the Indian Ocean. That is strength. manifestation and symbol.
