China's New Type 55 Stealth Destroyer, Explained
China's New Type 55 Stealth Destroyer, Explained The Type 055s are formidable: the class has a number of stealthy features that reduce the class’ radar cross-section, including a specially contoured hull, bow, and deckhouse that enclose the ship’s smokestack, anchor chains, mooring points, and other features that would be more easily picked up by radar. China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, recently sailed through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa. The carrier was not alone but sailed in company with a carrier strike group made up of one Ren Hai-class missile destroyer, two Luy...