Hi Ayala,

Mekos? Did you say Mekos? Your wish is my command:-)) How many do you want?

And something for the Portuguese Navy in a fictional universe (“The Last War”):

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/The%20Last%20War/PorFFMeko200PN_V.gif

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/PorFFMeko200PNII_PachecoPereira1AU.gif

Regards.

Hi MConrads

The correct version of the Portuguese Meko’s is should include the 100mm Gun of the second link on first link:

The first link show a Portuguese Meko with 127mm gun, which is incorrect.
Our Meko’s have 100mm french type main gun instead.

The second drawing has the correct 100mm french type main gun, but both masts are incorrect.

Check the link for details:
Portugal: FFG Vasco da Gama (Meko200 PN)
http://news.webshots.com/album/70359747PZVEsU?start=12

BTW, fantastic link you shared with plenty of different warships!

congratulations by the result and efforts!

thanks
Ayala
Lisbon, Portugal

Hi,

a few questions about USS Trenton/INS Jalashva LPD on IN service:

1) what’s the current armament of the USS Trenton/INS Jalashva LPD?

2) Which helicopters should be used by Indian Navy aboard?

3) Regarding the Vulcan CIWS, IN usualy operate Russian CIWS like AK-630 and AK-230. Is there any intention to replace the Vulcan CIWS in order to guarantee standarts with others ship’s fleet?

thanks
Ayala

That would be the Hindi language (spefically the Devanagari script). The word is “Nausena” meaning Navy.

Hindu refers to a religion, not a language.

thanks for the explanation!

Ayala

@Ayala

Now here is a link for you:

http://worldnavy.info/photogallery/frigates/godavary_1.html

and here is my theory: The Pic nr 11 you see on the Helodeck the number “g 1”
I think the markings are :
F20 has G 0
F21 has G 1
F22 has G 2
what do you mean ?

I agree with you that F20 should have G 0 on the flight deck, but I never managed to get a photo to confirm such theory.
Thanks for the link, great photos!

Ayala

Hi,

I’m quite confused about the multiple versions of PLAN Frigates and Destroyers, as well as the versions of each one.

I managed to find the folowing version of Frigates and Destroyers of the PLAN:

Destroyers:
Type 051 Luda
Type 052 Luhu
Type 054 Luhai
Type 956 Sovremenny

Figates:
Type 053 Jianghu
Type 054A Jiangkai
Type 055 Jiangwei

Yet it seems to exist modified versions of the main ship class, as Type 054A, Type 051C, Type 052B, Type 052C etc.

Can anybody complete the above list of Frigates and Destroyers of the PLAN, with links with data and photos of each version of Destroyers and Frigates?

thanks in advance
Ayala
Lisbon, Portugal

What about 052D? Any image?

this is the best I could find……

http://military.china.com/zh_cn/bbs/11018441/20041219/12021377.html

Ayala
Lisbon, Portugal

It is possible to built the two first Chinese Soveremennys in 1/700 – Hangzhou and Fuzhou – with the new Dragon kit. This kits also includes the Chinese pennant numbers.

You need for a conversion to the new Taizhou perhaps Trumpeter’s kit of the Kirov class, because it includes nice Kashtans-CIWS (if you buy Kirov or Frunce, you can still built her).

Dou you have good drawings of the Taizhou which shows the new after superstructure?

You’re right about the new Dragon Kit.
I bought it last week and includes Chinese Pennant Numbers as well as PE for the mast, radars, rails, etc. A very nice kit indeed!

As for the Taizhou, which is the version I intend to build, I just have the photos and plans available in the WEB, or posted on previous posts of this thread by other users.
I guess I’ll managed build it with the those photos and plans available.

Regarding the Kashtans-CIWS, I have a spare of four, which I intend to use on Taizhou and Krivak III.

regards
Ayala

thank you all for the photos!

more photos are always wellcome!

BTW, did you notice the 2 ships in last photo doesn’t have pennant numbers?

Ayala