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Type 052B vs Type 052D

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Specifications
Type 052B Type 052D
Origin 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Jiangnan Shipyard Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2004 2014
Number built 20 units 25 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 7,000 tons 7,500 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 14 knots 4,500 nm at 15 knots
Length 155.0 m 156.0 m
Beam 17.0 m 17.0 m
Crew 280 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Type 052B Type 052D
Armament
  • 16 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles)
  • 1 × H/PJ87 100 mm main gun
  • 2 × Type 730 CIWS
  • 4 × multiple rocket launchers
  • 2 × triple B515 324mm antisubmarine torpedo tubes (Yu-7)
  • 1 × 130 mm gun
  • 1 × HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS (24-cell launcher)
  • 1 × Type 730 gun-based CIWS
  • 64 cell VLS (GJB 5860-2006 standard)
  • HHQ-9 SAM
  • YJ-18 SSM
  • CJ-10 LACM
  • CY-5 ASM
Propulsion Combined diesel or gas: 2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW), 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (10 MW) CODOG: 2 × QC-280 gas turbines, 2 × diesels

Overview

The Type 052B and the Type 052D are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 7,000 tons for the Type 052B vs 7,500 tons for the Type 052D. The Type 052B reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 052D. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Type 052B vs 4,500 for the Type 052D.

The Type 052B was produced in 20 units vs 25 for the Type 052D. The Type 052B was commissioned in 2004, 10 years before the Type 052D (2014).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Type 052B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has greater displacement at 7,500 tons compared to the Type 052B-class's 7,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 052B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 052B-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 052B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 052B-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 052B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class is longer at 156.0 meters compared to the Type 052B-class's 155.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 052B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has been built in greater numbers with 25 vessels compared to 20 vessels of the Type 052B-class.