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Chinese Type 052C Luyang-II
Austra.lan Hobart
French Horizon
Type 348 aclive Type 364 Seagull- lie n/a
SPY- lO S-band NGGSP'Q -9B (secondary) 2MK99 Sonar, l AST, EOST
EMPAAGband aclive SMART-L S1850M
127162 mm In development 1 x 20mm
2 x 76mm Cou ld: Vu lcano 76 No
Mk.4
Syl),l,er ASO
USA DOG-51 JMSOF Flight IIA Atago Class
ROKN KDX"I'II
Full To nage
Main Sensors Fire Control Radar Volume Search Aadar Aadar Iliumi nalOrs
0
er sensors
Wea
Sonar?
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ev)
ev)
S PY- lO S-band
SPY- lO S-band
SPY-10M S-band
use SPY-
use SPY-1
use SPY-1
n/a
3MK99
3MK99
?MK99
Sonar
Sonar
Sonar
I AST, Sonars
ns
Main Gun Long rang e shells C IWS VLS Type VLS Cells SR-SAM MA-SAMs"
100mm No 2x3:0mm ChineSie ooldilau nched 48 No No
45 No 28
48 No 32
MA-SAM type
n/a
ESSM
Aster-15
LA-SAMs" LA-SAM type" Cooperativ,e EC BMD capab e? Cru ise Missiles:!: Anti-ship, missiles
48
16 SM-<6, SM-2t Could No Could
16 Aster-3D No Untest,ed t No
a
a
H~9
? Unlikely (up to B) (up to B)
· 27162 mm 127162 mm 127162 mm In In In deve lopmenl development developmenl 1-2.x 20mm 2x 20mm 1 x30mm Mk,41 (80) Mk,4 1. Mk.41 K-VlS (46) 96 96 128 No 0 21 x RAM 256 0 0 ESSMESSMESSM capable capable BO 32 96 SM-3 SM-2 SM-<6, SM-2t SM-3 " Y,es Could Could Y,es (several) Yes (soon) No Y,es 32 K-VLS No (policy) Not on FIt.l1A Yes 16
Torpedo tu bes
16·
4
2
16
6
Helicopters
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1
11
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Th e L R· SAM and MR-SAM capac" y numbers shown are an effort to. c ate an even comparison 0 cembined totals that are pessib le given installed VLS & ship capabil i "es, ESSIMs can be qLJad-packed in a single M k.41 cell, b ut the cells can alsOo c:a:ny ether weapens {ASROC, SM*2, etc:), so actual ship, cenfig,uratiens will vary. Fulll missile defense requ ires radar modifications and SlM·3 10ng,· rallge, BMD· capable missiles, Shorter-range SM-6s will add peint defense rermi nal lBMD capabi ity aft ~r 2 015. The Aster 30 breck 1 missile, has been tested om land: as BMD capable, but a ship test tflat incfuded tileir rad'ars and PAAMS cembat sy.stems w a Id: be needed 00 confirm e Type 45 or Horizon Crass as BMD capable. Ch ina's HO-9' missile as very lon9 ,rnnge (10 0 km), but hasn't br;en prove in a BMD capaci,t y yet
i '" Slrilo7length MK.41 VLS cells and AEGIS com bat systems can handle RG M- 109 Tomahaw k long-range cruise missiles, b t .some countries haven't chesen to equip tileir shi ps yet, DCNS ' Syllver A 70 VLS ta ochers can fire Scalp NavallMdcNl leng-range crise missill:ls, but hose will sit on smaller FAIEM M frigates: France':s Horizon C lass air defense destroyem are limited t Oo sma! ler A50 cells,
