Hi. I wanted to compare 052C of PLAN to Kidd of ROCAN.
I know that only two 052C will ever be built, because PLAN has moved on (again!) to another type of ship called 051C that uses Russian radars.
It appears that 052C has been a valiant try by Chinese engineers at coming up with something that is similar to early Flight I Arleigh Burke, but has failed miserably and will stop at just 2 ships constructed.
ROCAN now has 4 Kidd class destroyers (more advanced version of Spruance class) which are a close second to the Arleigh Burke class in terms of capability.
Even though 052C ships are outnumbered 2 to 4 by the Kidd class, I'd like to compare them and see which is better.
I know that only two 052C will ever be built, because PLAN has moved on (again!) to another type of ship called 051C that uses Russian radars.
It appears that 052C has been a valiant try by Chinese engineers at coming up with something that is similar to early Flight I Arleigh Burke, but has failed miserably and will stop at just 2 ships constructed.
ROCAN now has 4 Kidd class destroyers (more advanced version of Spruance class) which are a close second to the Arleigh Burke class in terms of capability.
Even though 052C ships are outnumbered 2 to 4 by the Kidd class, I'd like to compare them and see which is better.