The new Type 052D destroyer level Aegis coming Hainan

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这次海军174舰真的来了！更惊喜的是175也来了！

The new  Type 052D destroyer level Aegis ship number 174 and 175 coming Hainan

The Type 052D destroyer (NATO code name Luyang III class, or Kunming class after the lead ship) is a class of guided missile destroyers being deployed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Surface Force. Currently it is being built at two different Chinese ship yards.

这次海军174舰真的来了！更惊喜的是175也来了！
这次海军174舰真的来了！更惊喜的是175也来了！

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