[quote]China's navy has taken delivery of the first of a new kind of stealth frigate, as tension continues with neighbouring countries over maritime borders.
The Type 056 stealth frigate has a sleek design that helps it evade radar detection, and needs just one-third of the crew used by its predecessor.
The first ship was delivered to the Chinese navy in Shanghai on Monday, state-run news agency Xinhua said.
China said the new vessel is part of a systematic upgrading of naval hardware.
The frigate - one of 20 being built - will mainly be deployed on escort missions and for anti-submarine operations.[/quote]
So thoughts? Is the Chinese navy even a threat? Will it ever be? How does this ship stack up to the competition in the UK and US navies?
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It isn't a threat what so ever.
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Edited by Egerspurge: 2/27/2013 6:21:49 AMI'll give them a week before the crew dies of lead poisoning.
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Edited by HurtfulTurkey: 2/27/2013 6:39:35 AMStealth...frigate? Are they unaware what the role of a frigate is? And no, that ship isn't a threat.
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What? [b][u][i]LOL[/i][/u][/b] Why make a frigate or any surface vessel stealthy?
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The Normandy
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How is China a threat? They'll be civilised enough to be in no wars or have desire for wars by the time they have the power to defeat everyone else.
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U.S navy is OP in comparison. Anyone who disagrees needs to look at all dem aircraft carriers
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Edited by rocketFox: 2/26/2013 10:07:58 PMI think this new ship just brings the Chinese navy more in line with other modern navies around the world. I know that the Royal Navy has ships with stealth characteristics like the new [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer]Type 45 Destroyers[/url] and the French Navy has the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fayette_class_frigate]La Fayette Frigates[/url]. I imagine the US has something similar too.
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If it is so stealth, how come people on the flood know about it? Pssh chinese stealth.
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My god. They have a kayak and a rocket launcher. We're doomed. Seriously, they are a threat, simply because they are belligerent and relatively well armed. They could have a WWII style fleet and be a threat. I'm not worried about them actually winning a war, but sailors will still die.