Navy of the Republic of China received the "aircraft carrier killer"
December 24, the naval forces of the Republic of China replenished with the first ship of the new project. The ceremony was held on the basis of the Navy of Suao. It is alleged that the new ship is able to significantly increase the combat effectiveness of Taiwanese fleet, and is also a completely in-house development of industry of the island state.
Corvette Tuo Jiang is the lead ship of its project. It was designed to meet the requirements of the Taiwanese Navy and is designed to protect the island from a possible attack by the enemy fleet during operations near the coast. In the draft of the new corvette, several new original ideas were used, which were not typical of Taiwanese shipbuilding. Thus, the ship is a catamaran with two hulls and is built to reduce the radar visibility. According to some reports, the Tuo Jiang corvette project was created with the participation of American experts. The United States provided some necessary technology to the Republic of China.
The development of a new project started at the end of the last decade. The lead ship was built at Lung The plant in Suao since 2012. A little later, the existence of a new project and the construction of the first corvette was announced to the general public. The ceremony of the baptism of the lead ship of the new project, named Tuo Jiang, was held on 14 in March 2014. During the spring, summer and autumn, Taiwanese specialists conducted the entire test cycle, after which the ship was accepted into the naval forces.
Estimated role in the fleet affected the appearance of the new corvette. It has a normal displacement of 500 tons, and the maximum reaches 600 tons. The total length of the ship is 60,4 m, the maximum width is 14 m. Normal draft is 2,3 m. The crew of the ship consists of 41 man. To improve seaworthiness and increase the speed, the Tuo Jiang ship is built according to a catamaran scheme. It has two bodies located in the water and connected so-called. connecting bridge. Due to the limitations imposed by the requirements for the placement of various equipment and weapons, the connecting bridge is made in the form of a structure similar to single-hull ships.
Like many other modern ships, Tuo Jiang is built with a reduction in visibility for radar stations. For this, both housings and superstructures have a characteristic complex shape formed by a multitude of adjacent straight panels with a small number of protruding parts. For example, the sides of the hulls smoothly pass into the sides of the superstructure, which made it possible to increase the internal volumes of the structure, as well as to reduce the visibility.
The two-part design and the corresponding powerplant provide high performance for the Corvette. According to official data, he is able to reach speeds up to 38 nodes. At an economic speed, the cruising range is up to 2000 nautical miles. Thus, the corvette Tuo Jiang and its “sisterships”, planned for construction, will be able to act both off the coast of Taiwan and at some distance from them.
Despite the relatively small size and displacement, the new Taiwanese corvette received quite powerful weapons, allowing it to fight against various targets. The ship carries eight launchers for anti-ship missiles Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III. The former develop speeds up to M = 0,85 and are able to fly 160 km, delivering a warhead weighing 180 kg to the target. Hsiung Feng III accelerates to 2300 km / h and has a slightly smaller range - about 130 km. The type of rocket used for the attack will be determined in accordance with the parameters and the priority of the target.
For hitting targets at ranges up to 15-20 km, the Corvette Tuo Jiang carries an artillery installation made by the Italian company OTO Melara with a 76 caliber mm. it weapon can be used as a means of combating air, surface or coastal targets. Additional weapons designed to destroy small surface targets, like boats or motor boats, are two large-caliber machine guns M2HB.
Corvette Tuo Jiang has a relatively weak anti-aircraft weapons. To protect against aviation and the aircraft’s enemy weapons, the ship carries one Phalanx CIWS anti-aircraft artillery system. This system uses a six-barrel gun of 20 mm caliber and is capable of hitting targets at ranges of no more than 3-3,5 km.
According to reports, the construction of the head corvette of the Tuo Jiang project cost the Republic of China 2,2 a billion new Taiwan dollars (about 72 million US dollars). For this money, the naval forces of the island nation received a modern patrol ship, capable of attacking various surface targets.
It should be noted, the new Taiwanese ship has a very interesting and unusual appearance. Attention is drawn to both the catamaran architecture and the composition of weapons. To improve the ride quality, the ship was built according to the two-body scheme, and in the armament complex there is a clear bias towards the impact systems.
The Corvette Tuo Jiang can carry 16 anti-ship missiles, but it is equipped with relatively weak anti-aircraft weapons and 76-mm artillery. Because of this, in the foreign press the ship received the nickname "aircraft carrier killer." The latter circumstance is interesting in that the People’s Republic of China is considered the main adversary of Taiwan, which in recent years has begun to actively engage in the development of its naval forces in general and the implementation of the aircraft carrier program in particular.
The ship of the new type and the subsequent corvettes of the series can be designed to counter the newest Chinese ships, which are considered to pose a threat to Taiwan. For this reason, catamaran corvettes will be built in a relatively large series. In total, it is planned to build and transfer such ships to the naval forces 12. The first entered the Navy a few days ago. The construction of the entire series will take several years.
On the materials of the sites:
http://janes.com/
http://itar-tass.com/
http://china-defense-mashup.com/
http://globalsecurity.org/
Corvette Tuo Jiang is the lead ship of its project. It was designed to meet the requirements of the Taiwanese Navy and is designed to protect the island from a possible attack by the enemy fleet during operations near the coast. In the draft of the new corvette, several new original ideas were used, which were not typical of Taiwanese shipbuilding. Thus, the ship is a catamaran with two hulls and is built to reduce the radar visibility. According to some reports, the Tuo Jiang corvette project was created with the participation of American experts. The United States provided some necessary technology to the Republic of China.
The development of a new project started at the end of the last decade. The lead ship was built at Lung The plant in Suao since 2012. A little later, the existence of a new project and the construction of the first corvette was announced to the general public. The ceremony of the baptism of the lead ship of the new project, named Tuo Jiang, was held on 14 in March 2014. During the spring, summer and autumn, Taiwanese specialists conducted the entire test cycle, after which the ship was accepted into the naval forces.
Estimated role in the fleet affected the appearance of the new corvette. It has a normal displacement of 500 tons, and the maximum reaches 600 tons. The total length of the ship is 60,4 m, the maximum width is 14 m. Normal draft is 2,3 m. The crew of the ship consists of 41 man. To improve seaworthiness and increase the speed, the Tuo Jiang ship is built according to a catamaran scheme. It has two bodies located in the water and connected so-called. connecting bridge. Due to the limitations imposed by the requirements for the placement of various equipment and weapons, the connecting bridge is made in the form of a structure similar to single-hull ships.
Like many other modern ships, Tuo Jiang is built with a reduction in visibility for radar stations. For this, both housings and superstructures have a characteristic complex shape formed by a multitude of adjacent straight panels with a small number of protruding parts. For example, the sides of the hulls smoothly pass into the sides of the superstructure, which made it possible to increase the internal volumes of the structure, as well as to reduce the visibility.
The two-part design and the corresponding powerplant provide high performance for the Corvette. According to official data, he is able to reach speeds up to 38 nodes. At an economic speed, the cruising range is up to 2000 nautical miles. Thus, the corvette Tuo Jiang and its “sisterships”, planned for construction, will be able to act both off the coast of Taiwan and at some distance from them.
Despite the relatively small size and displacement, the new Taiwanese corvette received quite powerful weapons, allowing it to fight against various targets. The ship carries eight launchers for anti-ship missiles Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III. The former develop speeds up to M = 0,85 and are able to fly 160 km, delivering a warhead weighing 180 kg to the target. Hsiung Feng III accelerates to 2300 km / h and has a slightly smaller range - about 130 km. The type of rocket used for the attack will be determined in accordance with the parameters and the priority of the target.
For hitting targets at ranges up to 15-20 km, the Corvette Tuo Jiang carries an artillery installation made by the Italian company OTO Melara with a 76 caliber mm. it weapon can be used as a means of combating air, surface or coastal targets. Additional weapons designed to destroy small surface targets, like boats or motor boats, are two large-caliber machine guns M2HB.
Corvette Tuo Jiang has a relatively weak anti-aircraft weapons. To protect against aviation and the aircraft’s enemy weapons, the ship carries one Phalanx CIWS anti-aircraft artillery system. This system uses a six-barrel gun of 20 mm caliber and is capable of hitting targets at ranges of no more than 3-3,5 km.
According to reports, the construction of the head corvette of the Tuo Jiang project cost the Republic of China 2,2 a billion new Taiwan dollars (about 72 million US dollars). For this money, the naval forces of the island nation received a modern patrol ship, capable of attacking various surface targets.
It should be noted, the new Taiwanese ship has a very interesting and unusual appearance. Attention is drawn to both the catamaran architecture and the composition of weapons. To improve the ride quality, the ship was built according to the two-body scheme, and in the armament complex there is a clear bias towards the impact systems.
The Corvette Tuo Jiang can carry 16 anti-ship missiles, but it is equipped with relatively weak anti-aircraft weapons and 76-mm artillery. Because of this, in the foreign press the ship received the nickname "aircraft carrier killer." The latter circumstance is interesting in that the People’s Republic of China is considered the main adversary of Taiwan, which in recent years has begun to actively engage in the development of its naval forces in general and the implementation of the aircraft carrier program in particular.
The ship of the new type and the subsequent corvettes of the series can be designed to counter the newest Chinese ships, which are considered to pose a threat to Taiwan. For this reason, catamaran corvettes will be built in a relatively large series. In total, it is planned to build and transfer such ships to the naval forces 12. The first entered the Navy a few days ago. The construction of the entire series will take several years.
On the materials of the sites:
http://janes.com/
http://itar-tass.com/
http://china-defense-mashup.com/
http://globalsecurity.org/
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