Magic Factory scale model kit
Magic Factory 1004s
8 in 1 kit ( In short you can build 1 of 8 versions)
1:350th scale
The PLA Navy Type 055 Destroyer newly equipped by the Liberation Army Navy is a guided missile destroyer developed and constructed by China. It’s the 4th generation destroyer made by China with a length about 180m and a full-loaded displacement about 13k tons. It is one of the largest missile destroyers in the world. The destroyer Type 055 is equipped with 112-cell vertical launching system,64 cells forward and 48 cells aft, being capable of launching different missiles such as HQ-9 air defense missile and YJ-18anti-ship missile, thus having strong regional air defense capability and anti-ship capability. In addition, Type 055 destroyer is also equipped with a series of medium and short-range weapons,such as H /PJ-45 130mm naval gun, H/PJ-11 11 30mm short-range gun commonly known as Wanfa gun, 24-cell HQ-10 short-range air defense missile, anti-submarine torpedo launch system, CS/AR155mm anti-frog rocket, having powerful bombing ability. Type 055 has a strong electronic system. Its appearance is apparently stealth, being able to suppress radar and infrared single effectively. The electronic system of Type 055 destroyer is also powerful, with obvious stealth characteristics and effective suppression of radar and infrared signals. In addition to 4 new S-band phased array radar antennas covering 360 °, 4 X-band phased array radars are also installed in the integrated RF mast on the top of the bridge. It is the world's first destroyer with integrated dual band phased array radar. The 055 destroyer is also equipped with L-band meter wave radar for detecting hidden aircraft and C-band radar for regional air defense and anti missile. The unprecedented integration of multi band radar gives the destroyer the leading regional air defense and national anti missile capabilities. Nanchang, the first destroyer of Type 055, started construction in 2014. Since its service, Nanchang has participated in various drills and exercises at home and abroad for many times. The destroyer often appears in the international waters north to Aleutian Islands and south to the Nansha Islands with PLA aircraft carrier formation or accompanying other naval ships. In the future, there will be more and more giant naval ships flying the Chinese PLA Bayi military flag sail in the Western Pacific sea area.
The Type 055 refers to a class of modern Chinese missile destroyers, sometimes classified as cruisers. Probably the first unit of this type was launched in 2014 or 2015, but it entered service probably at the beginning of 2020. Class 055 ships are 180 meters long and 20 meters wide. The displacement is likely to be around 12,000 tons, and the top speed is just over 30 knots. The destroyer is armed with: a single 130mm H / PJ-38 cannon, a 24-guide VLS launcher for the HHQ-10 missiles, as well as a 112-guide VLS launcher for the HHQ-9, YJ-18 or CJ-10 missiles . The ship can operate with 2 Changhe Z-18F helicopters.
The ships of class 055 are currently the most modern destroyers in the Chinese fleet, the size of which corresponds to the size of the American cruisers of the Ticonderoga class. They were undoubtedly designed and built to be key shield ships for their own aircraft carriers or large landing ships. They put great emphasis on the possibility of detecting and destroying air targets, while maintaining considerable possibilities of ZOP (anti-submarine warfare) and destroying surface targets. The Type 055 ships also use very modern electronic equipment, including the Type 346 radar. Nevertheless, a precise assessment of the combat capabilities of this type of units is difficult, because most of the data on the systems used on them is imprecise or secret. It can be assumed that these ships are comparable to the American destroyers Arleigh Burke Flight II and Flight IIA or the Japanese Atago class. However, this is only a guess.
