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<h2 id="ships-of-the-class">Ships of the class</h2> <h2 id="possible-railgun-testing">Possible railgun testing</h2> <p>In February 2018, images were released via electronic media of <i><a href="/facts/Haiyang_Shan/CJckyPcA">Haiyang Shan</a></i> (936). the fourth ship of the class, with what appeared to be a <a href="/facts/Railgun/fRjY3X5Y">railgun</a> mounted on the ship's bow.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> Later reports confirmed it was rail-gun being used for dock-side testing. The Chinese have since made a "break-through" in power-generation and are now planning for sea-trials.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/People%2527s_Liberation_Army_Navy_Surface_Force/4yPa4qKf">People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_active_People%2527s_Liberation_Army_Navy_ships/cFUnYqpI">List of active People's Liberation Army Navy ships</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/navy.htm">Global Security Chinese Warships</a> (globalsecurity.org)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Chinese hypersonic railgun". hothardware.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018. <a href="https://hothardware.com/news/chinese-hypersonic-railgun" target="_blank">https://hothardware.com/news/chinese-hypersonic-railgun</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Chinese Military Website Confirms Sea Trial of Shipborne Railgun". 14 March 2018. <a href="http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/chinese-military-website-confirms-sea-trial-shipborne-24894" target="_blank">http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/chinese-military-website-confirms-sea-trial-shipborne-24894</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>