The preceding Type 079 landing ship suffers from inherit design flaws so that in order to achieve ease of production, it could be mass-produced, the hull shape was a very simply flat bottom design, and this is not good for sailing in poor weathers. As a result, PLAN issued a request of upgrade of the Type 079 in the 1990s.
The preceding Type 079 landing ship is plagued by inherent design shortcomings, necessitating mass production to achieve ease of manufacture. To address this, a flat bottom hull design was employed, which proves unsuitable for sailing in adverse weather conditions. As a consequence, PLAN issued an upgrade request for the Type 079 in the 1990s.