Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock LHD
¥3,500,000,000.00
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Chinese yuan (¥) - CNY
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United States dollar ($) - USD
¥3,500,000,000.00
Product Description
The Type 075 displaces 35,000 tons and measures around 780 feet long with a 118-foot beam and 27-foot draft. A roughly 740-foot by 118-foot flight deck hosts six helicopter landing spots portside and a seventh smaller area starboard, likely for drones. A stern elevator can transfer two medium helicopters between the hangar and flight deck, and a smaller forward elevator can lift one. Roughly 30 rotary-wing aircraft can be carried, including a mix of Z-8, Z-18, and Z-20 transport helicopters, as well as unmanned drones and potentially attack helicopters. At least for the foreseeable future, this class is not expected to operate fixed-wing vertical/short take-off and landing (V/STOL) aircraft.
The Type 075s feature extensive medical and hospital facilities and function as amphibious fleet flag ships. Crew complement is thought to number around 1,100. These warships reportedly can transport between 800 and 1,200 marines, although some sources indicate that number may be as high as 1,600. A well deck, estimated to measure roughly 260- to 300-feet long, can accommodate two to three Yuyi (Type 726) air-cushion landing craft or more traditional landing craft utility. An array of ground equipment and vehicles, ranging from trucks and amphibious assault vehicles to artillery and main battle tanks, can be carried and deployed via the well deck.
Onboard sensors include the H/LJQ-382 3D long-range air-search radar, an active-phased array radar, an approach radar, and a shipboard electronic warfare suite with electronic support measures, electronic countermeasures, and decoy launchers. Self-defense weapons include two 24-tube HHQ-10 short-range surface-to-air missile launchers, two 11-barrel 30-mm H/PJ-14 close-in weapon systems for point defense, and anti-swimmer/antisabotage rocket launchers. Propulsion is provided by four diesels powering two screws, enabling a top speed of about 24 knots.
