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.Two warships have recently started to be assembled in the large dry dock in Dalian. Analysis suggests that these are more likely Type-055 Renhai Class Cruisers rather than the smaller Type-052D Luyang-III Class destroyer.

20220106.美國軍事衛星監視,中國某處造船廠,發現新型號055D/S.建造中,神盾級導向飛彈驅逐艦或是導向飛彈巡洋艦,這樣一來美國必須加速建造.DDG(X)導向飛彈驅逐艦挑戰中國海軍055/S/D.導向飛彈驅逐艦/導向飛彈巡洋艦.

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World’s Most Powerful Destroyer Returns to Production: China Reportedly Building More Type 055s.

中國海軍於2020年完成8艘055D.導向飛彈驅逐艦已經有4艘服役中,另外4艘正在海試作業中,預期2024年之前就可以陸續服役海軍,055D是目前全世界海軍最強大的驅逐艦,儘次於美國阿里勃克級導向飛彈驅逐艦,如今美國情報真查出中國海軍將要建造升級版055S/D.的導向飛彈驅逐艦,還要比美國最新型的Aegis Cruiser.神盾級的驅逐艦或是巡洋艦更大,更先進武器,更強勢的軍艦以利未來與美國海軍決戰太平洋...

.Large screen displays on USS Vincennes, typical of early Aegis platforms,

USA.navy The Aegis Combat System is an American integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and now produced by Lockheed Martin. It uses powerful computer and radar technology to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets.

Initially used by the United States Navy, Aegis is now used also by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Spanish Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, Republic of Korea Navy and Royal Australian Navy. Over 100 Aegis-equipped ships have been deployed (See Operators section for countries and ship classes). It is also part of NATOs European missile defence system.

神盾戰鬥系統（Aegis combat system），正式編號是Weapon System Mk7，是全世界第一種全數位化的艦載戰鬥系統，是美國海軍第一種具備決策輔助功能的系統，美國海軍、現役最重要的整合式水面艦艇作戰系統，由洛克希德所設計與製造。

神盾戰鬥系統神盾戰鬥系統起初美國海軍提出一個「先進水面飛彈系統」（ASMS/the Advanced Surface Missile System）的提案，經過不斷發展，在1969年12月改名為空中預警與地面整合系統（Advanced Electronic Guidance Information System/Airborne Early-warning Ground Integrated System），英文縮寫Aegis剛好是希臘神話中宙斯之盾，中國翻譯為「神盾戰鬥系統」，.

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美國海軍目前全力發展建造最新型的導向飛彈驅逐艦DDG(X)挑戰中國海軍055/S/D.導向飛彈驅逐艦.

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...Bigger Than A U.S. Navy AEGIS Cruiser: China Is Building More Type-055s.

The Type-055 Renhai Class is in many ways the Chinese Navys (PLAN) answer to the U.S. Navys AEGIS cruisers. Large and heavily armed, they play a leading role escorting Chinas aircraft carriers. New intelligence suggests that another batch of these impressive warships is being built.With 8 ships already in the water, the Chinese Navy’s Type-055 Renhai Class cruiser is making waves. It is undoubtedly the most impressive surface combatant in the PLAN (Chinese Navy) line-up, making it a natural focus of observers. New intelligence suggests that at least two more are under construction in Dalian, China.

The first Type-055, Nanchang (101), was launched in June 2017. Since then 7 more have been built at Dalian and Shanghai. At 13,000t they are the largest surface combatants currently under construction in the world. This makes then about a quarter bigger again than the U.S. Navy’s AEGIS cruisers.

20 years ago Chinese warships were far behind their Western, and Russian, counterparts. While America was building AEGIS-equipped air defense destroyers, Chinese ships only had short range missiles. Now the Type-055 is, at least in general terms, comparable to the U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga Class AEGIS cruisers.

The U.S. Navy’s AEGIS Combat System features the powerful AN/SPY-1 passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar. These are the large phased arrays, arranged four per ship to cover all directions. Combined with high levels of automation and integration, this provides excellent situational awareness. Chinese systems seemed decades out of date.

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Following its commissioning in March 2021, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s second Type 055 Class destroyer the Lhasa has been declared ready for combat. This came after months of training for a range of missions which included practicing missile strikes, anti submarine warfare, defence against weapons of mass destruction and damage control among other operations. The ship saw its final test in the Yellow Sea, and is based in Qingdao in Shandong province. At 13,000 tons, the Type 055 is the largest class of surface combatant in the PLA and is widely considered the most capable destroyer in the world. A 2020 report by the British defence think tank IISS indicated that the ship represented “a step change in PLAN [PLA Navy] abilities to mount independent long-range deployments or task-group operations,” and “may be the most capable multi-role surface combatant currently at sea,” surpassing even heavier cruiser sized ships such as the 27,000 ton Russian Kirov Class in performance. Each ship boasts a large arsenal of 112 vertical launch cells, allowing them to outgun the most heavily armed American and Japanese AEGIS destroyers such as the Arleigh Burke Class and Maya Class which have just 96 missiles each, as well as comfortably overpowering leading European destroyers such as the British Type 45 and French Lafayette which carried just 48 launch cells.

Beyond its firepower, the Type 055 stands out for its advanced stealth capabilities and its sensor suite. The ships use dual band radar systems similar to those the U.S. Navy had intended but failed to integrate onto its Zumwalt Class destroyers, providing a situational awareness advantage over Western, Japanese and Russian ships. While eight Type 055 destroyers were initially reportedly planned, the last of which was launched in August 2020, unverified reports indicate are set to join the fleet. U.S. naval analyst H.I. Sutton, for one, highlighted: “new intelligence suggests that at least two more are under construction in Dalian, China,” indicating that the fleet size could be brought up to ten. It has long been speculated what could succeed the Type 055 in production, with the possibility of an improved ‘Type 055A’ variant, an entirely new stealthier ship, or even a larger cruiser sized platform, all being speculated. The Type 055s lighter counterpart the Type 052D, which uses many of the same technologies, has remained in production alongside it. Returning the Type 055 Class to production with some improvements would reflect satisfaction in the PLA Navy with the designs performance so far, after the first destroyer in the class the Nanchang was commissioned in January 2020. The Type 055 is expected to play a central role in the escort of Chinese carrier strike groups, including upcoming supercarriers with advanced electromagnetic catapult systems currently under construction, and has served as a symbol of China’s emergence as a world leading naval power. 

China navy 055D.Anshan (pennant number 103) is the fourth destroyer of the Type 055 class and the third one commissioned this year. Yet a fifth vessel, Yan’an (pennant number 106), is expected to join the PLAN fleet by year-end......................

中國海軍勢在必得,突破美國海軍的神盾系統,裝置在055/S/D.級最新型的導向飛彈驅逐艦或是巡洋艦,抵抗美國.根據北約某位退役海軍將領表示中國已經突破並改進Diagram of the Aegis Combat System (Baseline 2-6).此一系統並且試驗成功.應用於最新型055/D/S.導向飛彈驅逐艦.

但是前蘇聯海軍司令認為,中國海軍現階段8艘055/D.導向飛彈驅逐艦,已經是全世界海軍第2強大的艦隊,他分析中國海軍在2022年開工建造的055/D/S.可能就是神盾級的導向飛彈巡洋艦,因為中國海軍不曾擁有,在海軍的艦隊缺少重型巡洋艦是無法出航巡弋遠洋的,是要被美國,英國,俄羅斯等海軍恥笑的,因此中國海軍勢在必行的要建造神盾級的巡洋艦,與美國海軍一較高低,至於傳聞2021年中國海軍已經密秘開工建造核子動力導向飛彈巡洋艦,25000 噸級.055E.極為可能是戰略級嚇阻作用,與2022年中國海軍開工建造12500噸常規的神盾級的巡洋艦功效不同,為出洋作戰護衛航權之區別.