The Ten Barreled CIWS of China’s Aircraft Carrier

Feuer Frei! · 05-21-11, 09:22 AM

Some serious hardware there...

Here’s some serious Friday gun-porn for you. It’s a close up picture of the ten-barreled Gatling gun Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) installed on China’s nearly complete aircraft carrier Shi Lang (ex-Soviet Varyag). To put things in perspective the U.S. Navy’s Phalanx CIWS gun has only six barrels.
The new gun is based on China’s older, seven-barreled, Type 730 system capable of firing 5,800 rounds per minute.
Keep in mind that this isn’t the only point-defense system being installed on the Shi Lang. A couple of weeks ago we published pictures of the ship outfitted with what appears to be at least one Rolling Airframe Missile launcher (it also looks like there’s one covered by a tarp in the lower right of the picture below). These missile-based air defense weapon many think is more effective than the Gatling guns which have limited range and stopping power. These modern air defenses combined with a new phased array radar will apparently be copied by the Russian’s who say Shi Lang’s old sister ship the Admiral Kuznetzov when it is modernized in the coming years.

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TLAM Strike · 05-21-11, 04:37 PM

Looks like their existing CIWS with a diffrent gun. Guessing 20mm rather than the existing 30mm?

August · 05-21-11, 07:40 PM

Lots of rust for a nearly completed aircraft carrier. Guess it goes with the territory when the Navy is run by the Army.

Stealhead · 05-22-11, 12:40 AM

Got to agree with you there true they are working on a modern fleet and military in general but they have a long way to go yet.The other thing is we do not know what the intelligence analysts in our government know(and they know alot more than we do).It can be fun these topics but let us not forget back during the Cold War even our analysts where wrong many times and thought much of the Soviet technology and aspects of its military capability was much better than it turned out to be.And one can make something look fancy pants(I saw this because CIWS looks more like a mock up to me than a functioning unit) when they know that someone is looking.Our Navy on the other hand is a tangible force there is no doubt in anyone's minds what it can do.And by the time the "Peoples Liberation Army Navy is "modernized" ours will be as well and by that point the Chinese will be 20-30 years behind again.I am not saying that they are not a threat.

JSLTIGER · 05-22-11, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Lots of rust for a nearly completed aircraft carrier. Guess it goes with the territory when the Navy is run by the Army.

I think it probably has more to do with the fact that the ex-Varyag is about 30 years old. This isn't really a new carrier...it's a remodeled Soviet flattop (and the USSR hasn't existed for almost 20 years). No surprises that it's accumulated some rust.

Growler · 05-22-11, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

No surprises that it's accumulated some rust.

If it's a warship being made operational for deployment in a national navy, there's no reason whatsoever for rust - certainly not running rust like the strips in those photos.

Remember: If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, paint it.

TLAM Strike · 05-22-11, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Lots of rust for a nearly completed aircraft carrier. Guess it goes with the territory when the Navy is run by the Army.

Well the ship is 30 years old. But so was the Akagi and the Saratoga. The air wing is where it counts.

Castout · 05-23-11, 05:37 AM

They really need to clean those rusts. It's quite demorilizing for the crews to see their military ship having rusts.

Torplexed · 05-23-11, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Well the ship is 30 years old. But so was the Akagi and the Saratoga. The air wing is where it counts.

Akagi and the Lexingtons were completed in 1927, so only would have been 14 years old when WW2 broke out.

Jimbuna · 05-23-11, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Castout

They really need to clean those rusts. It's quite demorilizing for the crews to see their military ship having rusts.

I doubt the crew would have much say in the matter

Feuer Frei! · 05-23-11, 07:45 AM

It's not uncommon for vessels to have rust, whilst in shipyards for long periods of time.
'Brown' spots are commonly mistaken for rust, when infact it is red lead Primer.
However, i'd say the ship will need a complete repaint, with maybe surface treatment as well.
Let's not forget though, there is obviously still a lot of work happening here.

Feuer Frei! · 05-23-11, 08:15 AM

Almost complete CV island:

NOTE: That is not rust you are seeing, it's from the barbed wire blurring into the picture.

05-21-11, 09:22 AM	#1
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	The Ten Barreled CIWS of China’s Aircraft Carrier Some serious hardware there... Here’s some serious Friday gun-porn for you. It’s a close up picture of the ten-barreled Gatling gun Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) installed on China’s nearly complete aircraft carrier Shi Lang (ex-Soviet Varyag). To put things in perspective the U.S. Navy’s Phalanx CIWS gun has only six barrels. The new gun is based on China’s older, seven-barreled, Type 730 system capable of firing 5,800 rounds per minute. Keep in mind that this isn’t the only point-defense system being installed on the Shi Lang. A couple of weeks ago we published pictures of the ship outfitted with what appears to be at least one Rolling Airframe Missile launcher (it also looks like there’s one covered by a tarp in the lower right of the picture below). These missile-based air defense weapon many think is more effective than the Gatling guns which have limited range and stopping power. These modern air defenses combined with a new phased array radar will apparently be copied by the Russian’s who say Shi Lang’s old sister ship the Admiral Kuznetzov when it is modernized in the coming years. SOURCE __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

05-21-11, 04:37 PM	#2
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Looks like their existing CIWS with a diffrent gun. Guessing 20mm rather than the existing 30mm? __________________

05-21-11, 07:40 PM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lots of rust for a nearly completed aircraft carrier. Guess it goes with the territory when the Navy is run by the Army. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

05-22-11, 12:40 AM	#4
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Got to agree with you there true they are working on a modern fleet and military in general but they have a long way to go yet.The other thing is we do not know what the intelligence analysts in our government know(and they know alot more than we do).It can be fun these topics but let us not forget back during the Cold War even our analysts where wrong many times and thought much of the Soviet technology and aspects of its military capability was much better than it turned out to be.And one can make something look fancy pants(I saw this because CIWS looks more like a mock up to me than a functioning unit) when they know that someone is looking.Our Navy on the other hand is a tangible force there is no doubt in anyone's minds what it can do.And by the time the "Peoples Liberation Army Navy is "modernized" ours will be as well and by that point the Chinese will be 20-30 years behind again.I am not saying that they are not a threat. Last edited by Stealhead; 05-22-11 at 01:01 AM.

05-23-11, 05:37 AM	#8
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	They really need to clean those rusts. It's quite demorilizing for the crews to see their military ship having rusts. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

05-23-11, 07:45 AM	#11
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	It's not uncommon for vessels to have rust, whilst in shipyards for long periods of time. 'Brown' spots are commonly mistaken for rust, when infact it is red lead Primer. However, i'd say the ship will need a complete repaint, with maybe surface treatment as well. Let's not forget though, there is obviously still a lot of work happening here. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

05-23-11, 08:15 AM	#12
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Almost complete CV island: NOTE: That is not rust you are seeing, it's from the barbed wire blurring into the picture. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS