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Friday, September 06, 2013

China's 052D destroyer equipped with new vertical launching system

Typa 052D destroyerRecently, a group of pictures appearing on the Internet show that the first 052D missile destroyer of Chinese Navy is having on sea trial in a certain sea area of the East China Sea.

052D destroyer is equipped with new vertical launching system. Compared with 052C destroyer, the new system is able to contain large-scale weapons, including “DH-10” cruise missile and “HQ-9” long-range air-defense missile.

The number of missile launch devices also increases from 48 to 64, giving 052D stronger firepower than 052C.

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