Recently, a set of model pictures of China’s first Type 075 amphibious assault ship was exposed on the Internet. The number of take-off and landing points of Type 075 amphibious assault ship and WZ-10 armed helicopters are particularly noticeable.
Some people believe that the number of helicopter take-off and landing positions has always been an important indicator for judging the combat capabilities of amphibious assault ships and helicopter carriers. The United States “Wasp” and “United States” as large amphibious assault ships generally have up to 6 helicopter takeoff and landing points are used to provide higher launch efficiency.
According to the model, Type 075 amphibious assault ship has a ship type similar to the France’s Mistral-class amphibious assault ship, with 6 helicopter take-off and landing points with a relatively generous layout, indicating that Type 075 amphibious assault ship has a fully loaded displacement of at least 30,000. About 10,000 tons. It belongs to the category of large amphibious assault ships as the US “Wasp” class amphibious assault ship.
And since Type 075 amphibious assault ship has three layers of decks, it attaches great importance to the carrying of helicopters rather than fixed-wing fighters. The amphibious assault ship’s helicopter take-off and landing capabilities are not poorer than those of the same class but larger amphibious assault ship in the United States.
In addition, Type 075 amphibious assault ship appears to be armed with WZ-10, instead of HZ-20 helicopters, which has been widely speculated and equipped with 4 to 8 anti-tank missiles. Considering that the engine problem of WZ-10 has not been solved, Z-20 is obviously the most preferred choice for Type 075 amphibious assault ship to obtain amphibious attack capabilities. The reason why the model is the WZ-10 gunship may be because the WZ-10 is about to have or has been replaced with a new engine, which has been favored by China’s Marine Corps.