p2prada
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It all depends on your enemy. If you want to counter USN, you are going to need technology and capability at that level. PLAN is not like the Soviet Union with a 100+ SSNs to do ship killing.I disagreee. You dont need to pack all the different missiles in one single ship. You can if you are US who can afford it.
In a decade you will be as big as the US, so you can afford it.
Ticonderoga for American CBGs. They pack everything, even the Arleigh Burke. Russia - Kirov class and Slava class. They pack everything too, but older tech. I am talking about Tier 1, 2 and 3 capability. No doubt the ships are bigger than P-15A or 052D.I fail to see why you have to pack everything in one single ship. The keyword here is fleet defence.
HQ-16 is missing on the 052C, maybe not on the 052D. So, there is a chance you will see all 3 tier defences on the 052D.
IN already has Tier 1 and 2 on most ships. Barak 8 only exceeds that capability. What we don't know is if the new P-15A/B and P-17A will come with a Tier 3 AAD. If they do, then we will have all 3 Tiers on one ship.
Maybe, but you are only increasing weak links. One ship goes down, then the fleet loses an entire Tier defence system. Even France and Britain are planning a 3 Tier defence system with Aster 15/30 and Block 2 planned on their new Frigates.I see no problem with 054A operates closely with 052D. They are not meant to operate alone. Like I said before, they are meant to stay together to provide Tier 1, 2, 3 defences.
Well, regardless this capability will keep you on par with JMSDF even if ROKN is eliminated from the list of enemies.You are wrong on ROKN too. China has much closer tie with ROKN than Japan for two reasons. To keep north koreans in North Korea and Japan. It is a common mistake to assume that ROKN and China are enemies because of North Korea. In reality North Korea binds those two countries together.
Well, maybe PLAN does not need it. Can't say what IN is planning either. But we can see that other countries have such plans.