CG art: Burke, KDX-3, Maya, 055, 052D model comparisons

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Some cool detailed CG modeling art by an artist @baoxiuyan.  From the left to the right, you have a Flight III, proposed Flight III mod, a Flight IIA, KDX-3 Batch 2, KDX-3 Batch 1, Maya class, Type 055, and Type 052D batch 3.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If you are not familiar with the KDX-3 Batch 2 ship is, which is the middle ship in the pictures, here is some information.

 

Use Google Translate to read through the Korean.

https://m.blog.naver.com/rgm84d/222187578887

 

Here is a short summary in Reddit.

 

"Major differences from existing KDX-III destroyer:

Increased hull mounted sonar housing

Reduced VLS cells from 128 (80 Mk.41 + 48 K-VLS) to 88 (64 Mk.41 + 24 K-VLS-II)

Reduced canister AShM launchers from 16 to 8. K-VLS-II will likely carry supersonic anti-ship missiles.

CIWS type & location. Phalanx replaced RAM & Goalkeeper, and forward CIWS is now on a raised platform.

Integration of SPS-560K & K-SAAM"

 

Despite an increase in ship displacement, the Batch 2 ships have the number of VLS significantly reduced from 128 to 88.   This is because the 24 K-VLS II, a new VLS, is much larger and might be intended to carry supersonic antiship missiles.