Editor's Foreword

Navy ε215,000; 40,000 conscript (total 255,000)
The PLA Navy organises and commands maritime
operations conducted independently by its troops or
in support of maritime operations. The PLA Navy is
organised into five service arms: submarine, surface, naval
aviation, coastal defence and marine corps, as well as other
specialised units. There are three fleets, the Beihai Fleet
(North Sea), Donghai Fleet (East Sea) and Nanhai Fleet
(South Sea).
SUBMARINES 65
STRATEGIC • SSBN 3:
1 Xia equiped with 12 JL-1 (CSS-N-3) strategic SLBM
2 Jin equiped with up to 12 JL-2 (CSS-NX-4) strategic
SLBM (full operational status unkown; 3 rd and 4 th
vessels in build)
TACTICAL 62
SSN 6:
4 Han (Type 091) each with YJ-82 SSM, 6 single
533mm TT
2 Shang (Type 093), 6 single 533mm TT (full
operational status unknown, 3 rd vessel in build)
SSG 1 mod Romeo (Type SSG) with 6 YJ-1 (CSS-N-4)
Sardine SSM, 8 single 533mm TT (test platform)
SSK 54:
12 Kilo each with SS-N-27 Club ASCM; 6 single
533mm TT with up to 18 Test-71/96 HWT
19 Ming (Imp, type ES5E) each with 8 single 533mm
TT
8 Romeo† (Type ES3B) each with 8 533mm TT
13 Song each with YJ-82 (CSS-N-8) Saccade ASCM, 6
single 533mm TT
2 Yuan each with 6 533mm TT (undergoing sea trials,
expected ISD 2010)
SS 1 Golf (SLBM trials)
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 80
DESTROYERS • DDG 28:
4 Hangzhou (RF Sovremenny) each with 2 quad (8 eff.)
each with SS-N-22 Sunburn SSM, 2 SA-N-7 Grizzly
SAM, 2 twin 533mm ASTT (4 eff.), 2 RBU 1000 Smerch
3, 2 twin 130mm (4 eff.), (capacity either 1 Z-9C (AS-
565SA) Panther ASW/ASUW hel or 1 Ka-28 Helix A
ASW hel)
2 Luzhou each with 2 quad (8 eff.) YJ-83 (C-803) SSM;
SA-N-20 Grumble SAM
2 Luyang each with 4 quad (16 eff.) each with YJ-83
SSM, 2 x24 (48 eff.) each with 48 SA-N-7 Grizzly SAM, 2
triple 324mm TT (6 eff.) each with Yu-7 LWT, 1 100mm,
(capacity 1 Ka-28 Helix A ASW hel)
2 Luyang II each with 2 quad (8 eff.) each with YJ-62
SSM, 8 sextuple VLS (48 eff.) with total of 48 HHQ-9 SP
SAM, 2 triple 324mm TT (6 eff.) each with Yu-7 LWT, 1
100mm, (capacity 2 Ka-28 Helix A ASW hel)
10 Luda Type-051 each with 2 triple 324mm ASTT (6
eff.), 2 FQF 2500 (24 eff.), 2 twin 130mm (4 eff.)
3 Luda mod Type-051DT each with 2 quad (8 eff.) each
with YJ-1 (CSS-N-4) Sardine SSM, 1 octuple (8 eff.) with
HQ-7 Crotale SAM, 2 FQF 2500 (24 eff.), 2 twin 130mm
(4 eff.), mines (capability)
1 Luda II each with 2 triple 324mm ASTT (6 eff.), 2 triple
(6 eff.) each with HY-2 (CSS-N-2) Silkworm SSM, 1 twin
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130mm (2 eff.), (mine-laying capability), (capacity 2
Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther ASW/ASUW hel)
1 Luda III with 2 triple (6 eff.) each with HY-2 (CSS-N-2)
Silkworm SSM / YJ-1 (CSS-N-4) Sardine SSM, 4 twin (8
eff.) each with 2 YJ-1 (CSS-N-4) Sardine SSM, 2 triple
324mm ASTT (6 eff.), 2 twin 130mm (4 eff.)
1 Luhai with 4 quad (16 eff.) each with YJ-83 SSM, 1
octuple (8 eff.) with 8 HQ-7 SAM, 2 triple 324mm
ASTT (6 eff.) each with Yu-7 LWT, 1 twin 100mm (2
eff.), (capacity either 2 Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther ASW/
ASUW hel or 2 Ka-28 Helix A ASW hel)
2 Luhu (Type 052A) each with 4 quad (16 eff.) each with
YJ-83 SSM, 1 octuple (8 eff.) with HQ-7 SAM, 2 triple
324mm ASTT (6 eff.) each with Yu-7 LWT, 2 FQF 2500
(24 eff.), 1 twin 100mm (2 eff.), (capacity 2 Z-9C (AS-
565SA) Panther ASW/ASUW hel)
FRIGATES • FFG 52:
11 Jianghu Type I each with 2 triple (6 eff.) each with 1
SY-1 (CSS-N-1) Scrubbrush SSM, 4 RBU 1200 (20 eff.),
2 100mm
9 Jianghu Type II each with 1 triple (3 eff.) with SY-1
(CSS-N-1) Scrubbrush SSM, 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1 twin
100mm (2 eff.), (capacity 1 Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther
ASW/ASUW hel)
3 Jianghu Type III each with 8 YJ-1 (CSS-N-4) Sardine
SSM, 4 RBU 1200 (20 eff.), 2 twin 100mm (4 eff.)
1 Jianghu Type IV with 1 triple (3 eff.) with 1 SY-1
(CSS-N-1) Scrubbrush SSM, 4 RBU 1200 (20 eff.), 1
100mm, 1 Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther ASW/ASUW hel
6 Jianghu Type V each with 1 triple (3 eff.) with SY-1
(CSS-N-1) Scrubbrush SSM, 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1 twin
100mm (2 eff.), (capacity 1 Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther
ASW/ASUW hel)
4 Jiangwei I each with 2 triple (6 eff.) each with 1 YJ-8
SSM, 1 sextuple (6 eff.) with 1 HQ-61 (CSA-N-2) SAM,
2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1 twin 100mm (2 eff.), (capacity 2
Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther ASW/ASUW hel)
10 Jiangwei II each with 2 quad (8 eff.) each with YJ-83
SSM, 1 octuple (8 eff.) with 1 HQ-7 SAM, 2 RBU 1200
(10 eff.), 2 100mm, (capacity 2 Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther
ASW/ASUW hel)
2 Jiangkai each with 2 quad (8 eff.) each with YJ-83 SSM,
1 octuple (8 eff.) with 1 HQ-7 SAM, 2 triple 324mm TT
(6 eff.) each with Yu-7 LWT, 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1
100mm, (capacity either 1 Ka-28 Helix A ASW hel or 1
Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther ASW/ASUW hel)
6 Jiangkai II each with 2 quad (8 eff.) each with YJ-83
SSM, 1 VLS (32 eff.) with HQ-16 SAM (reported), 2
triple 324mm TT (6 eff.) each with Yu-7 LWT, 2 RBU
1200 (10 eff.), 1 76mm gun, (capacity either 1 Ka-28
Helix A ASW hel or 1 Z-9C (AS-565SA) Panther ASW/
ASUW hel)
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 253
PFM 83:
16 Houxin each with 4 YJ-1 (CSS-N-4) Sardine SSM
7 Houjian each with 6 YJ-1 (CSS-N-4) Sardine SSM
60+ Houbei each with 4 YJ-82 (CSS-N-8) Saccade SSM
PFC 93 Hainan each with ε4 RBU 1200 (20 eff.)
PCC 27:
2 Haijui each with 4 RBU 1200 (20 eff.)
25 Haiqing each with 2 type-87 (12 eff.)
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