Guangzhou (168) M.

Nitz, Naval Press Service, 8-09

GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYERS [DDG] (continued)
347G (Rice Bowl) fire control (for CIWS); 4 Russian Front Dome fire
control (for SA-N-7 SAM); 1 Russian Band Stand fire control (for SSM
missile and 100-mm gun)
Sonar: Russian MGK-335 hull-mounted HF
E/O: . . .
M: Two Ukraine DA80/DN80 gas turbines (48,600 shp total); 2 Shaanxi diesels
(8,840 bhp total); 2 props
Range: 4,500/15 Crew: 280 tot.
Remarks: A much-modified version of the Luhai design, with some shaping of the
superstructure to reduce radar signature, bulwarks at the bows, and a single sta
ck,
this class is thought to be comparable to the Russian Sovremennyy-class in terms
of
performance and capability.
Hull systems: Fitted with a helicopter deck and hangar that can accommodate mids
ized
ASW helicopter.
Combat systems: Carries what is believed to be an improved version of the combat
suite carried by the Luhai-class (Project 52) destroyers with one SA-N-12 launch
er
(modernized variant of the SA-N-7 SAM) located abaft the 100-mm gun and the seco
nd
carried starboard, aft, next to the helicopter hangar. The ASW multiple rocket l
aunchers
are likely dual-use, able to deploy both ASW rockets as well as missile decoys.
Haikou (171) 1. VLS cells for HQ-9 SAM syst. 2. Quad YJ-62 (C-602) SSM missile l
aunchers 3. 100-mm/55-cal. DP gun 4. 30-mm Type 730 CIWS gatling guns 5. Triple
324mm ASW torpedo tubes 6. Multiple rocket launchers 7. Flight deck for Z-9 or Ka-2
8 Helix helicopter 8. Type 346 phased array radar system 9. Type 517 (Knife Rest
) long-range
2-D air search radar 10. Type 364 (Seagull-C) air/surf. search radar 11. Russian
Band Stand fire-control SSM/100-mm gun f.c. radar 12. Type 344 100-mm gun/SSM f
.c. radar
13. SJD-8/9 MF hull-mounted sonar Drawing by T. Grotnik