1. Insufficient technical maturity: Although the destroyer Type 055 adopted some advanced technologies, compared with western countries, China has relatively little technical accumulation in the shipbuilding field, so there may be some technical deficiencies.
2. Less combat experience: As the Type 055 destroyer is a new type of ship, its combat experience and actual combat performance have yet to be verified. In addition, the lack of sufficient ocean-going combat experience and training may also affect its actual combat effectiveness.
3. High maintenance cost: The maintenance cost of large warships is usually high, while China's experience and technology in ship maintenance are relatively limited, which may increase the operating cost of Type 055 destroyer.
Overall Evaluation of Type 055 Destroyer
The 055 guided missile destroyer was born at the right time and shouldered the heavy responsibility. It is of great significance for China Navy to implement the strategy of "offshore defense and offshore protection". Far-sea and ocean-going operations need to face powerful opponents with full-dimensional space combat capability, with high-end and high-intensity operations such as air defense, anti-missile, anti-submarine and anti-ship as the main contents.
The Type 055 guided missile destroyer with outstanding air defense and anti-missile capabilities can provide a more reliable "air umbrella" for the China navy aircraft carrier battle group and the surface ship battle group, and provide a better guarantee for them to carry out their tasks in the distant ocean.
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