In recent years, the development of the Chinese People's Navy can be described as a dumpling. A large number of dazzling ships are added every year, so much so that military fans joke from the perspective of warships : They used to call me Xiao Tiantian, but now they call me Mrs. Niu. In 2022, China's navy will continue to develop rapidly, with the addition of approximately 120,000 tons of new ships, ranking first in the world. So, the question is: How much tonnage does the United States have and where does it rank? Which countries are in the top five? What are the advantages of new warships in various countries?
The Chinese People's Navy has 9 new ships, all of which are main surface combat ships, including 1 075 amphibious assault ship , 3 055 large destroyers, 4 052D guided missile destroyers, and 1 054AG guided missile frigate. , everyone is familiar with the first three. Three Type 055 large-scale drives are in service, which means that all eight of this type are in place, and the air defense and anti-missile capabilities of the Chinese People's Navy have been further strengthened. You must know that in terms of shield ships, Japan, which ranks third in the world, currently only has eight ships in total, and their performance is much worse than that of the Type 055. Let’s talk about the 054AG Ziyang ship. It is an improved version of the 054A-class guided missile frigate. Its biggest feature is the installation of a small-size X-band phased array radar, which can guide the Hongqi-16 air defense missile with a range of 160 kilometers. This means that it has also entered the ranks of shield ships, and its air defense missile performance exceeds the European Horizon-class destroyer . Thinking about the future, the destroyers and frigates of the People's Navy will all be shield ships. How can we not be excited?
The U.S. Navy and the Chinese People's Navy have always competed for the top spot in the tonnage of new ships added every year. This year, the U.S. Navy added 104,000 tons of new ships, ranking second, with 1 ship in service Independence-class littoral combat ship , two Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines, one Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer , one San Antonio-class amphibious landing ship, and one USS John Lewis large supply ship, of which the John Lewis class large supply ship accounts for half of the tonnage, with a tonnage of 50,000 tons. It can be seen that the U.S. Navy's inferiority in surface combat ships such as the destroyer has been left behind by the Chinese navy. The new ships added by the Americans this year are basically auxiliary, but its two Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines are quite bright. After all, it is currently the world's most advanced attack nuclear submarine . This is something that the Chinese People's Navy is currently unable to catch up with. On the other hand, it is a false proposition that the US industry will hollow out . The paper tiger is still quite powerful and should not be underestimated.
Japan, separated by water, added naval ships this year with a tonnage of 20,000 tons, ranking fifth in the world. It is a whale-class submarine and three mogami-class frigates. The whale-class is the latest attack submarine developed by Japan, with a displacement of 3,000 tons. It uses lithium-ion battery , which can submerge underwater for a longer time. The Mogami-class frigate is also the latest warship developed by Japan. From the outside, it looks very stealthy and has a full load displacement of 5,500 tons. However, its overall performance is not much better than the Type 054A guided missile frigate of the Chinese People's Navy. These four Japanese warships can be described in one word - quite satisfactory. However, Japan's shipbuilding capabilities still cannot be underestimated.
The Russian Navy ranks in front of Japan, which is a bit surprising! Many people have the impression that the Russian Navy is limited by technology, funds and industrial production capacity. It is already useless. They can't even repair its aircraft carrier. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the largest new surface combat ship added to the Russian Navy is only the 22350 missile frigate with a displacement of 5,000 tons. It can be said that it has fallen far behind China, the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea. However, this year, the Russian Navy has become more prosperous. The tonnage of new ships has reached more than 30,000 tons. The new ships include 1 Type 22800 guided missile boat, 21 Type 120381 frigates, 21 Kilo-class submarines, and 1 Belgorod, which has attracted the attention of the world. The Belgorod nuclear submarine has a displacement of 24,000 tons. It is currently the largest tonnage nuclear submarine in the world (the last Typhoon class was retired not long ago). The other three small-tonnage ships are not worth mentioning. In other words, the Russian Navy currently relies on nuclear submarines only.
The third runner-up is the Indian Navy. The list of new ships is a Scorpene-class submarine , a Visakhapatnam-class destroyer and the INS Vikrant aircraft carrier with a displacement of 43,000 tons, with a total tonnage of 52,000 tons. Vikrant officially entered the Indian Navy sequence, which means that the Indian Navy has once again entered the era of dual aircraft carriers.
It can be seen from the above data that the development of the Chinese and American navies can be said to be outstanding, which also demonstrates the unparalleled comprehensive national strength of the two countries. After all, only big countries can use the navy as a money-burning thing.
