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  "id": "type-956e",
  "name": "Type 956E Class (Hangzhou Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Guided missile destroyer",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1999,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Type 956E Class (Hangzhou Class) Chinese Guided Missile Destroyer.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 296,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 156.4,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 17.2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "7.9 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (standard)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "7,940 tons",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 8480,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 x TV-12",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "110,000 total shp",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 2491,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "1,345 nm at 32.7 kts, 3,920 nm at 18 kts"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 63,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "30 days",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "SA-N-7 Missile FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "6 x OP-3 (Front Dome**) fire control for SA-N-7 missiles",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "AK-130 Gun FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MR-184M Lev (Kite Screech**) fire control for 130-mm guns",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "AK-630 Gun FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "2 x MR-123 Vympel (Bass Tilt**) fire control for 30-mm CIWS",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "SS-N-22 Missile FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Mineral (Band Stand**) surface target and designation for the SS-N-22",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Laser Rangfinder",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Squeeze Box optronic director with laser range finder",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Embarked aircraft",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x Kamov Helix-A(Ka-27PL)** ASW; or 1 x Helix-A (Ka-27RT) targeting type",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "3-D Air Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MR-760MA Fregat-MA (Top Plate**) 3-D air search",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "3 x MR-212/201 Vaygach-U (Palm Frond**) navigation",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Name",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MGK-335MS Platina-S (Bull Horn**)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "8 x 10-tubed PK-10 fixed decoy launchers (all except BOYEVOY: none)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electronic Warfare",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "2 x MP-405M Start-2 or MR-401 intercept system; 2 x MRP-11M/12M (Bell Shroud**); 2 x Bell Squat**; 4 x Foot Ball-B**",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedoes: torpedo tubes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x twin 533-mm type DTA-53 tubes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ASW Weapons: launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x 6-round RBU-1000 rocket launchers",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ASW Weapons: rocket name",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "RGB-10",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ASW Weapons: basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "48 ea",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Mines: launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x mine rails fitted",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Mines: basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "40 ea",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "AK-630; AK-130; SS-N-22 Sunburn; SA-N-7 Gadfly",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "AK-630",
      "role": "Naval Close-In Weapon System",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Naval Close-In Weapon System",
        "Caliber": "30 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "4,000–5,000 rounds/min"
      },
      "range_km": 5,
      "qty": "4 x 30-mm/65 cal. (AK-630M) Gatling CIWS"
    },
    {
      "name": "AK-130",
      "role": "Automatic Naval Cannon",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Automatic Naval Cannon",
        "Caliber": "130 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "35 RPM"
      },
      "range_km": 23,
      "qty": "2 x twin 130-mm/70 cal. (AK-130) DP guns"
    },
    {
      "name": "SS-N-22 Sunburn",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Missile",
        "Launcher": "2 x quad P-100 Moskit-M 3M83 SSM"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "SA-N-7 Gadfly",
      "role": "Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)",
        "Speed": "3,680 kph, Mach 3",
        "Launcher": "2 x ZR-90 Uragan (SA-N-7) type MS-196 SAM missile launchers",
        "Length": "5.55 m"
      },
      "range_km": 30
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Hangzhou (ex-Vazhnyy)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1999 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Fuzhou (ex-Vdumchivyy)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2000 Status:Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Taizhou (ex-Vnushitelnyy)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2005 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ningbo (ex-Vechnyy)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2006 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-956e"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": {
    "file": "type-956e.jpg",
    "thumb": "type-956e-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Took-ranch at English Wikipedia",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fleets_in_Dong_Hai.jpg",
    "title": "File:Fleets in Dong Hai.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-956e.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-956e": {
      "title": "Type 956E Class (Hangzhou Class) Chinese Guided Missile Destroyer",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_956E_Class_Hangzhou_Class_Chinese_Guided_Missile_Destroyer",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}