Foreign media saying China ready to test Asia's largest battleship type 055 will build 6

"Global military reported" the United States on the national interest magazine website reported on June 4, the latest satellite data show that China is preparing to test Asia's biggest surface warships since World War II. The popular science magazine "Oriental Armory" blog, citing new satellite images said China "type 055 destroyer platform ready."

Foreign media, photos of the test platform as early as last April, appeared on the Internet in China. January 2015 image display, test platform is near completion. According to the "Oriental Armory" bloggers jiefuli·Lin and p · W Singh said 055 test platform "akin to real cruisers, similar in shape to help crew training in helicopter landing and is familiar with ship layout." They also pointed out that the test platform is also equipped with electronic components and sensors to help Chinese sailors are familiar with the situation.

From the angle of displacement, 055-ship during World War II Japan Imperial heavy cruisers built since Asia's largest surface combatants. Headquartered in the United States of AMI International, a consultancy said, China will build about 6 055-destroyers, as well as 6 052C destroyers and 8 type 052D destroyer, these ships will become China's aircraft carrier battle group and other key components of naval forces.

(Editors: UN660)
2015-06-07 10:03:48
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