AI r Warfare Destroyers Comlpared : KDX-III

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Chinese Austra.lan French USA DOG-51 JMSOF ROKN

Type 052C Hobart Horizon Flight IIA Atago Class KDX"I'II
Luyang-II
Full To nage
Main Sensors
Fire Control Radar
Type 348 SPY- lO ev) EMPAAG- S PY- lO ev) SPY- lO ev) SPY-10M
aclive S-band band aclive S-band S-band S-band
Volume Search Type 364 NGGSP'Q -9B SMART-L
use SPY- use SPY-1 use SPY-1
Aadar Seagull- lie (secondary) S1850M
Aadar Iliumi nalOrs n/a 2MK99 n/a 3MK99 3MK99 ?MK99
Sonar, l AST,
0 er sensors Sonar? Sonar Sonar Sonar I AST, Sonars
EOST
Wea ns
Main Gun 100mm 127162 mm 2 x 76mm 27162 mm 127162 mm 127162 mm
In Cou ld: In In In
Long rang e shells No
development Vu lcano 76 deve lopmenl development developmenl
C IWS 2x3:0mm 1 x 20mm No 1-2.x 20mm 2x 20mm 1 x30mm
ChineSie ooldi- Mk,41 (80)
VLS Type Mk.4 Syl),l,er ASO Mk,4 1. Mk.41
lau nched K-VlS (46)
VLS Cells 48 45 48 96 96 128
SR-SAM No No No No 0 21 x RAM
MA-SAMs" No 28 32 256 0 0
ESSM- ESSM-
MA-SAM type n/a ESSM Aster-15 ESSM
capable capable
LA-SAMs" 48 16 16 32 96 BO
LA-SAM type" H~9 SM-<6, SM-2t Aster-3D SM-3 SM-3 SM-2 SM-<6, SM-2t
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Cooperativ,e EC ? Could No Y,es Could Could
BMD capab e? Unlikely No Untest,ed t Y,es (several) Yes (soon) No
Cru ise Missiles:!: (up to B) Could No Y,es No (policy) 32 K-VLS
Anti-ship, missiles (up to B) a a Not on FIt.l1A Yes 16
16
6+
Torpedo tu bes 16 4 2 6
16 K-ASROC
Helicopters 1. 1 11 2 1 2
+ '" 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 SlM3 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,