The first half of the past 22 years has definitely been a fruitful half year for the People's Navy and military fans who care about the development of the navy. It is indeed very rewarding to witness the launch of the Fujian aircraft carrier and the navy's entry into a new era of catapult aircraft carriers. and something to be proud of. But the navy's strength is not limited to aircraft carriers. Other combat forces are also an important component of the navy's combat effectiveness. In terms of the total tonnage launched by the navy, the first half of the year can also be considered a bumper harvest for our military.
It goes without saying that the Fujian was launched. Although many people expressed disbelief in its official specifications of more than 80,000 tons, judging from various papers and the scale of the hull (the hull scale is not only the length and width of the deck) area, and mold depth), it is indeed a ship with a full displacement of 80,000 tons; in addition, last year it entered the rapid launch and entry stage of 054A, and in the first half of the year, two more ships, No. 36 and No. 37, were launched , the No. 38 ship has also been pushed out of the dock and is ready for launch; as a result, in the first half of the year alone, our military has a launch scale of more than 90,000 tons of surface combat ships.
Every time the construction of new naval forces is mentioned, many people are always concerned about the construction of our military's underwater forces; but everyone also knows that the development of our military's underwater forces has always been classified with a higher degree of confidentiality than surface forces. In the field of submarine , the launch and service of submarine are generally not publicized and reported. However, thanks to the development of foreign open source intelligence satellites, we now have the ability to have a preliminary understanding of the mysterious black fish built by Huludao . Well, according to the satellite photos released by the West, in the first half of the year, my country also launched a new and improved model of attack nuclear submarine .
Although it is not widely rumored that it has adopted a bunch of new technologies to catch up with the internationally advanced Type 095 nuclear submarine, this newly launched new 093, compared with the previous predecessors of the same series with similar model names, There are still considerable performance changes. Judging from the low-definition satellite images, the newly launched nuclear submarine has a ship-borne vertical launcher behind the enclosure, which is used to launch various types of ammunition of the navy. On the other hand, the propulsion system is much smaller than before. Several of the boats have undergone new changes, and many details of the hull have been modified with hydrodynamics and , further optimizing the hydrodynamic and silent performance.
The most noteworthy thing is of course the ship-borne vertical launch system that appeared for the first time on our military's attack nuclear submarine. The attack nuclear submarine is a far more ideal hypersonic missile launch platform than the surface ship . It is based on its superb Among anti-ship warfare as the core, it is the most effective one. This is something recognized by the Chinese, American and Russian navies. However, in the past, our military's nuclear submarines have long been limited by technological development and other problems, and they have not been resolved. It limits the number of fire channels and the effectiveness of strikes; the ship-borne vertical launchers finally used on new nuclear submarines are compatible with several new generation hypersonic anti-ship ammunition of our army. In terms of improving the effectiveness of anti-ship operations, This means that for the first time, our nuclear submarines have reliable operational and tactical anti-ship capabilities, which can even be said to be more important than reducing underwater noise by one or two decibels.
The launch scale of one aircraft carrier, two or three frigates , and one attack nuclear submarine is almost 100,000 tons based on displacement. Calculating, it has almost caught up with the tonnage launched by our military every year this year. , it should be said that with the blessing of the aircraft carrier, it is quite amazing. The last time we were able to launch a fleet of this size within half a year was in 2017. In the first half of that year, we launched the Shandong ship, the Nanchang ship, and the No. 5 ship of the 071 dock landing ship ; based on the scale of the launch in half a year, This year is another great year.
Compared with the previous years when our military launched intensive launches of destroyers and frigates, although the scale of the navy's launches in the first half of this year set a record in terms of absolute tonnage, in terms of quantity, it is indeed not as high as before. Every month we can see new ships being launched, which looks like dumplings; but there is no need to worry, a new batch of dumplings has been arranged, and we will be able to see a new batch of dumplings as soon as the end of this year. Among them, several new ships were launched.
As early as May this year, satellites captured photos of our army's new batch of 052D destroyers , which were being built in the Dalian shipyard. There were 5 ships in the front and rear rows being built at the same time in the same dock. Seems quite impressive. Among them, the hulls of the two ships at the back have been formed, and construction of the superstructure has begun. The construction progress is very good, and it is expected that they will be completed and launched before the end of the year; while the three ships at the front are still in the process of hull segmentation. Among the group, the progress will be a little slower. If we are optimistic, we can launch it by the end of the year. If we follow the normal progress, we may have to wait until the beginning of next year; but in any case, at least 15,000 tons of destroyers will be launched in the second half of the year, so there should be no big problem. ; Whether it can hit 30,000 tons depends on the efficiency of the Dalian factory.
But in any case, this batch is a scene of 5 ships being constructed at the same time, which is quite a record; our army is under rapid construction, and there are not only 052D destroyers and frigates preparing for major nodes in the future, as we mentioned above That said, 054A is still under construction at a high speed. There are still many double-digit new orders that have not been completed. The second half of the year will also be their intensive launch period. At present, we have seen 054A in the construction stage but not yet ready for launch, as well as 38-43. Excluding the Jiujiang ship just counted, judging from the progress in the second half of last year, there is no doubt that these 5 ships are all Those who can be launched into the water and outfitted, after completion, will fill the vacancy in the strength of our military base caused by the transfer of 056 to the Coast Guard.
Calculated in this way, the scale of the Navy’s new ship launching this year, challenging the 150,000-ton level, is not a big problem. It cannot be said to be a new record, but it is still a very high achievement. There is still a lack of large ships on the other side of the ocean this year. The U.S. Navy's launches are far from catching up to this scale, and we can still hold the top position in launch tonnage for another term.
