Reference data

Chinese name: Type 071 two-bar dock landing ship

NATO code name: Yuzhao

Captain: 210 meters,

Width: 28 meters

Full load of drainage: 20,000 tons

Power system/axis:Horsepower semtpielstick diesel engine x4

Double-axis propulsion

Speed ​​estimate: 20 knots

Battery endurance speculation: 6000/18

Crew: Crew 175,

Electronic equipment: 1x363se/f frequency 2d air-to-plane search radar

1x364 (sr-64) x frequency 2d air-to-sea search radar

1xracaldeccarm-1290i frequency navigation radar

1x345 missile launch radar

1xlr-66c naval gun fire control radar

1xtr-47c artillery fire-controlled radar

4x726-418 Joint jamming bomb launcher

Carrying: about 800 troops

About 50 armored combat vehicles of all kinds

Login Vehicle 4x Air Cushion Landing Vehicle

2x personnel landing craft

Carrier-based aircraft 4x transport helicopter

Armed: 1xpj-2676mm Navy Cannon

4xak-63030mm cannon

Ships of this class

Ship name hull number construction started construction and service under construction

Kunlun Mountain 998 June 2006 December 21, 2006 November 30, 2007 South China Sea Fleet Shanghai East

Jinggangshan 999 May 2010 November 18, 2010 October 30, 2011 South China Sea Fleet Shanghai East

Changbai Mountain 989 November 2010 September 26, 2011 September 2, 2012

7.62mm caliber light machine gun x2

The Type 071 amphibious dock landing ship can also choose to carry more light and small amphibious air cushion landing crafts as needed, such as the Type 711, 716 and 722 personnel and vehicle landing crafts, or small ships, etc. In terms of transportation, the Type 071 can carry a total of nearly 50 armored combat vehicles of various types, including amphibious armored vehicles, wheeled and crawler infantry fighting vehicles, various anti-armored vehicles, light self-propelled artillery, main battle tanks, etc. The ship can also carry 2-6 transport helicopters as needed, mainly Z8 and Z9 helicopters, for vertical landing transportation of personnel and some landing combat materials. If necessary, it can also carry a certain number of armed transport helicopters with land attack capabilities, as well as approximately one reinforced battalion infantry combat personnel and their required weapons and equipment.

Self-defense armed

The Type 071 amphibious dock landing ship is not a surface combat warship, so the assembly is not strong, mainly self-defense. There is a PJ-26 76mm naval gun at the bow (this type of naval gun is also adopted by 054a). Four 726-418 joint jamming bomb launchers are located on both sides of the head of the ship and on both sides of the upper structure. Near-force defense relies on four AK-63030mm air defense cannons arranged in the upper structure. Originally, there was an eight-unit Haihong-7 short-range air defense missile launcher in front of the bridge of the 071 model, but the first ship of 071 did not have this weapon until the trial sailing and the maritime parade in late April 2009.

In terms of electronic equipment, the main mast behind the bridge is equipped with a 363s type e/f frequency 2D air-to-plane search radar, a racaldeccarm-1290i frequency navigation radar, and the rear mast top is equipped with a 364 (SR-64) x-to-air/sea search radar with a ball cover. In addition, there is an LR-66c naval gun firing radar, a Tr-47c artillery fire-to-air radar responsible for guiding the AK-630 cannon, etc.

Construction process

The first ship of the Type 071 amphibious dock landing ship, Kunlunshan, was launched in June 2006, and was launched on December 20, 2006. It was handed over to the ship at the end of November 2007. In December of the same year, photos of China's domestic LCAC air cushion landing vehicle were exposed. There was no follow-up action for a period of time since then. It was not until mid-2010 that Shanghai Hudong Shipyard was building a follow-up ship of the Type 071 amphibious dock landing ship, and the first Chinese domestic LCAC was delivered to the Chinese Navy at the end of June 2010 and went to Somalia to escort. This shows that in the first few years after the Kunlunshan entered service, China had a certain grasp of the relevant technologies and experience of the dock landing ship, and began to build subsequent similar ships.

The Type 071 Amphibious Dock Landing Ship No. 2 was launched on November 18, 2010 and was later named Jinggangshan. It joined the South China Sea Fleet in early 2012. Although the appearance of Jinggangshan is not significantly different from the first ship Kunlunshan, according to subsequent news, Jinggangshan has made more than 100 improvement measures compared to Kunlunshan in detail design.

On September 26, 2011, the Type 071 Amphibious Dock Landing Ship No. 3, built in the Hudong Factory, was launched. The third ship was launched on September 26, 2011 and was in service in the South China Sea Fleet on September 23, 2012, named 989 Changbai Mountain.

In January 2015, netizens photographed a newly built domestically produced amphibious dock landing ship successfully launched at the Hudong Shipyard. This is the fourth ship of this type, and its launch time is more than three years away from the No. 3 ship "Shangbaishan" launched in 9, 2011. According to experts' estimates, this should be the first ship of the second batch of this type of dock landing ship built by China. It also marks that the number of Chinese Navy dock landing ships and amphibious force delivery capabilities will be further enhanced.

Service history

On June 30, 2010, the Chinese Navy sent the sixth surface escort formation to Somalia, and included the Kunlun Mountains for the first time. Kunlun Mountains carried two large Z-8 transport aircraft to Somalia for duty, and their capacity and range were far better than the Ka-28 used by the previous batches. In addition, Kunlun Mountains also used the docking compartment to carry a newly launched 726 air cushion landing craft and two high-speed patrol boats.

Strengthen the ability to inspect and arrest at sea. Other members of the sixth batch of escort formations include the 052c destroyer Lanzhou (170), and the Poyang Lake (882) oil and water supply ship. In addition to leveraging its huge capacity, another purpose of dispatching the Kunlun Mountain is nothing more than taking advantage of the opportunity to conduct relevant ocean-going operation training. This is the first time that Kunlun Mountain has carried out docking water in the ocean, retracting small boats, and operating the 726 air-cushion landing craft.

On February 21, 2014, Chinese domestic media released photos of three Type 071 amphibious dock landing ships under the South China Sea Fleet going out to sea for exercise. At 3 a.m. on March 9, 2014, the No. 999 Jinggangshan ship was equipped with a medical team composed of 14 medical staff, an underwater search and rescue team composed of 10 divers, 52 Marines carried rescue forces composed of assault boats, rubber boats and other life-saving equipment and two carrier-based helicopters. They rushed from Zhanjiang Military Port to Malaysia's lost flights to the suspected waters to participate in the rescue. Since then, the No. 998 "Kunlun Mountain" ship continued to reinforce, and at 5 p.m. on the 9th, the No. 998 ship carried 50 Marines and 2 carrier-based helicopters from Zhanjiang Military Port.

Overall evaluationEdit

Judging from the huge cost and construction cycle required for the Type 071 amphibious dock landing ship and air cushion landing craft, it still takes a considerable time for the Chinese Navy to establish modern long-range amphibious combat capabilities. It can continue to operate at sea, have a large load capacity, and can operate various sea/empty vehicles such as helicopters and air cushion landing crafts, which greatly strengthen the Chinese Navy's amphibious combat capabilities, allowing it to deliver large-scale troops and equipment from coast to inland locations.

The most important significance of the appearance of the Type 071 amphibious dock landing ship is that the Chinese Navy has added a powerful tool to show and project in the face of issues such as economic interests in surrounding waters and the ownership of islands, which has added influence on the controversial South China Sea and East China Sea, and even posed a potential threat to the southern offshore islands of Japan. Therefore, the emergence of this type of ship has attracted the attention of the Japanese Defense Department.
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