Vietnam vs China Naval Buildup

Vietnam has received a second Russian-made guided missile warship as tensions over disputed islands in the South China Sea continue.

The Gepard class frigate, Vietnam's most modern warship, was delivered Monday at the Cam Ranh naval port in central Vietnam.

Taking the delivery of the frigate marked a "new development" in improving "the combative strength as well as the capability of managing and defending the country's sea sovereignty," according to navy commander Nguyen Van Hien.

Vietnam took the delivery of the first warship of this kind in March.

The Southeast Asian nation has also ordered to buy six diesel-electric "Project 636" Kilo submarines for a total of $2 billion. The delivery of the first submarine was expected in three years.

Vietnam's naval build-up comes at a time when tensions between Vietnam and China flare over disputed islands in the South China Sea.

Relations between the two communist neighbors hit a low-point this summer after Hanoi accused Beijing of interfering with its oil exploration activities.

The two sides, along with several other Asian nations, claim all or part of two disputed island chains believed to be rich in natural resources in an area that's home to vital shipping lanes.

Type: frigate

Displacement: 1,500 tons (standard)
1,930 tons (full load)

Length: 102.14 m. (93.5 m. waterline)

Beam: 13.09 m

Draught: 5.3 m

Propulsion: 2 shaft CODOG, Two gas turbines

(29,300 shp each), 1 Type 61D Diesel (8,000

bhp), 3 600 kW diesel alternator sets

Speed: 28 knots

Range: 4,000 nmi (7,000 km) at 10 knots (19

km/h)

Endurance: 15 days

Complement: 98

Sensors and processing systems:

Radar:Navigation radar (unknown type), Cross

Dome surface & air search radar, Pop Group

SA-N-4 fire control radar, Bass Stand cruise

missile target designator, Bass Tilt AK-630

fire-control

Sonar:Medium-frequency hull mounted,

medium-frequency towed variable depth sonar

Electronic warfare and decoys:

Electronic Warfare:2 Bell Shroud passive

intercept, 2 Bell Squat jammers, 4 16-barreled

Pk-16 countermeasure rocket launchers

Armament: 8 SS-N-25 Switchblade Anti-Ship

missiles (two quadruple launchers)
1 Osa-M Surface-to-Air missile system (one twin

launcher, 20 SA-N-4 Gecko missiles)
1 76.2 mm 59-caliber AK--176 automatic

dual-purpose gun (500-round magazine)
2 6-barreled 30 mm AK-630 point-defense guns

(2,000-round magazine for each)
4 533 mm torpedo tubes (two twin launchers)
1 RBU-6000 12-barreled Anti-Submarine rocket

launcher
12-20 mines

Big Rock - Incompetech.com

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[EmCSpiteri1]

Destroyers have changed since my days.

[PappyStu]

@EmCSpiteri1 Yea me too... steel not wood now *wink*

[phekwig]

Goody! Now the Vietnamese can go deep-sea fishing!

[PappyStu]

@phekwig LOL no doubt

[forgottenmemories63]

@bladelee36 Haha so true, China is encircled in all directions yet they think they have the advantage. I believe if there was ever a China Vs Vietnam war, Vietnam would win of course without a doubt.

Vietnam totally destroyed U.S with Clever Tactics and with excellent Guerrilla warfare techniques in Vietnam war, Even when U.S outnumbered them and were Superior in Technology and Resources, China is nothing compared to U.S.

[lovehomelandchina]

@bladelee36

Let's break them down: Sounds like a beggers' association with someone to pay.

Beggers: Viet, Philipine, India, Laos, USA;

Money providers: Japan (about to fail and no interest in this association), S K (25% economically depends on China who are racially descrinating those SE nations)-------------So Viet and Phillipines are competing for target of China and USA proxy war agents.

Guess who will be the chosen one?

[TxHone]

@bladelee36 I can bet with you for real $ at any amount that this will not happen, dare you?

[bladelee36]

Vietnam, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, India, Thailand, Laos, just to name a few, will join forces and break China into multiple independent countries that are free of Communism. This will all happen before 2014!

[thoyedao]

Nguoi dan Quang Ngai rat dau buon, that oai oan thay! Ong PhanVanDong cung la sinh ra tai xu Quang, vi dau ong lai no ky giay ban quan dao Hoang Sa cho Trung Cong! De ngu dan Quang Ngai chiu nhuc. Phai chang luc ay dau oc cua ong thieu minh man? Ngay nay mot nguoi Phap Andre Menras qua dau long va bat man Vietcong khong can thiep bao ve ngu, Vietcong hen nhac so TrungCong? The sao lai tu hao danh Phap duoi My va thang chinh phu Saigon. Toi kham phuc va cam on anh Andre Menras. Chao

[PappyStu]

@YuDumPhuck see response video...

[YuDumPhuck]

@PappyStu Whatever happen to freedom of speech and freedom of expression?? I posted some unoffensive comments from last week and you never posted them. Is it because of my user name? Are you sure you're still an American? I know I am.

[YuDumPhuck]

@Hongtairang LOL!! If Russian's technologies are outdated then why does China keeps on stealing and copying Russian tech? Everything China has from fighter jets, warships, tanks, spaceship, and even aircraft carrier came from Russia. Remember the second hand (used) aircraft carrier called the Varyag China bought from Ukraine? That came from Russia too. Like I said please speak with your mind and not from your behind.