China’s Z-20 helicopter variations for anti-submarine warfare, assault spotted
中国Z-20直升机在反潜战中的变化
Two new variations of China’s Z-20 utility helicopter for anti-submarine warfare and assault were recently reported by media.
最近媒体报道了中国用于反潜战和攻击的两种新型Z-20通用直升机。
The Z-20 is expected to see wide applications and spawns even more variations for different tasks to boost combat efficiency and lower mass production costs, analysts said on Thursday.
分析人士周四表示，Z-20有望得到广泛应用，为不同任务提供更多型号，以提高作战效率，降低批量生产成本。
The light gray-painted chopper flying in a coastal region was seen in a photo released by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) South China Sea Fleet in a statement introducing the fleet’s recent exercises on Wednesday.
中国人民解放军(PLA)南海舰队在周三介绍舰队最近演习的声明中发布的一张照片中，可以看到这架漆成浅灰色的直升机在沿海地区飞行。
Beside the color difference from the original Z-20’s dark green camouflage, the variation has a round, down-facing radar dome under its nose, and its rear landing gear is not equipped under the end of the tail but at the end of the cabin, the photo shows.
除了与原来的Z-20深绿色伪装的颜色差异外，变型在它的机头下有一个圆的，向下的雷达罩，并且它的后起落架不是在机尾的末端，而是在机舱的末端，照片显示。
Military observers said this Z-20 is a vessel-based, anti-submarine warfare variation.
军事观察员说，Z-20是舰载、反潜作战的变种。
