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Specifications
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Horizon |
Type 051C |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇨🇳 China |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Air-defense destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Horizon Sas |
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company |
| Year introduced |
2007 |
2006 |
| Number built |
4 units |
20 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,500 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
7,050 tons |
7,100 tons |
| Maximum speed |
29.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
6,100 nm at 3500 knots |
NA |
| Length |
152.9 m |
155.0 m |
| Beam |
20.3 m |
17.1 m |
| Crew |
236 |
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Armament & Systems
|
Horizon |
Type 051C |
| Armament |
- PAAMS air-defence system
- 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System
- Aster 15 missiles
- Aster 30 missiles
- 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France)
- 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy)
- 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France)
- 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (Italy)
- 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC CIWS
- 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy)
- 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France)
- 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact
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- 48 × S-300FM (SA-N-20) surface-to-air missiles
- 8 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
- 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 dual purpose gun
- 2 × Type 730 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun close-in weapons systems
- 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers carrying Yu-7 torpedoes
- 2 × 15 Type 946 decoy launchers
- 2 × 18 Type 726-4 decoy launchers
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| Propulsion |
CODOG scheme: 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500 Plus TAG, 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each |
2 indigenous steam turbines |
Overview
The Horizon and the Type 051C are both Destroyer classes.
Displacement is 7,050 tons for the Horizon vs 7,100 tons for the Type 051C. The Horizon reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 051C.
The Horizon was produced in 4 units vs 20 for the Type 051C. The Horizon was commissioned in 2007, 1 years after the Type 051C (2006).
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Horizon-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has greater displacement at 7,100 tons compared to the Horizon-class's 7,050 tons.
Which is faster, the Horizon-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Horizon-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Horizon-class or Type 051C-class?
The Horizon-class has a longer range at 6,100 nautical miles compared to the Type 051C-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Horizon-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Horizon-class's 152.9 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Horizon-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Horizon-class.