Container Ship Turned Missile Battery Spotted in China
The otherwise unremarkable vessel features several sets of containerized Vertical Launch Cells, numbering at least 48, split into 3 rows of 16 with what appears to 4 cells per container with each row 4 containers wide. The vessel in question also is fitted with a Type-1130 Close in Weapons system and at least 3 decoy launchers (presumably six when accounting for the possibility of mountings facing the opposite direction) towards the bow.
Sensors have also been fitted within shipping containers, in addition to carried decoys and weaponry with both sensors mounted towards the bridge to the stern of the ship. A Type-344 Fire Control Radar is visible in the foreground, as the array is a standard PLAN sensor built for guiding radar-controlled guns of various calibers up to 130mm, with it usually present on destroyers to assist in prosecuting targets with the main cannon.