Luhu-class

A good general-purpose coastal patrol frigate, the Jianghu III is a follow-on to the highly successful Jianghu I/II-series. These tidy little escorts make up for their lack of sophisticated electronics with good firepower, excellent maneuverability, and an excellent shallow draft that is well suited to the coastal and riverine environs that are it's chosen territory. Pound for pound, they are far better vessels than the larger Ludas, and improved versions of this class will continue to be built well into the 21st Century. Their lack of any real SAM or ASW systems still make them sitting ducks for more modern escorts and submarines, but they do well against the coastal patrol craft of the South China Sea nations.

Structural/Powerplant

A slightly improved Jianghu I/II-class frigate, utilizing the same hull and engineering plant. Like the earlier variant, the -III is constructed conventionally of steel, and has a pair of diesel engines driving two propellers with 16,000 SHP.

Weapons

Two quad YJ-1/C 801 anti-ship missiles, two twin 100 mm dual-purpose gun mounts, four twin 37 mm anti-aircraft gun mounts, two RBU-1200 ASW rocket launchers and two BMB-2 depth charge launchers.

Countermeasures

Type 211 radio/radar intercept reliever, Type 318 and 512 jammers and two decoy/countermeasures launchers.

Sensors

Eye Shield (MX-902/Type 354) air search radar, Square Tie (Type 254) missile targeting radar, Sun Visor and Rice Lamp gunfire control radars and Type EH-5 bow-mounted sonar.