A computer generated image of a Type-93T or Shang-class nuclear attack submarine
Posted on 03/26/2015 6:30:10 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
China’s latest nuclear submarine design appear to include a shelter capable of holding a miniature submarine for special operations forces (SOF) not unlike vehicles used to deliver Navy SEALs to shore from U.S. nuclear attack boats, according to an image in wide circulation in Chinese online networks.
The Chinese boat — a Type-93T or Shang-class nuclear attack submarine — features a hangar for the SOF submersible that would allow People’s Liberation Army troops to discrete deployment much like U.S. forces, according to a translation of a March 17 story in the state-run Reference News.
The image was first reported in English by Jane’s Defence Weekly on Tuesday.
Reference News said unlike hangars for U.S. SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV), the hangar on the improved Shang-class attack boat could only accommodate the first two-thirds of the vehicle so “it enters [the] dock space as simple as an ink pen cap.” The description implies some limitations on the capability.
“Consequently, as transfer of personnel to the SDV cannot easily be achieved with the submarine dived, the graphic shows SF personnel being transferred to the submarine by helicopter,” read the Jane’s report.
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A computer generated image of a Type-93T or Shang-class nuclear attack submarine
Some design cues look to be stolen, or sold from, the SSN-21 Seawolf and Virginia series of submarines.
The certainly seem to have adopted the Wide Aperture Arrays.
Probably.
They sold missile tech, fighter tech, computer tech.
Why not naval tech too?
(Odds are, they did.)
The real question:
Did the Chinese copy the ASDS and end up with like capability, or did they build one that actually WORKS???
As I remember it, Bill and Al sold the Chi-Com's the whole 'struction manual on building quiet screws. I haven't seen much about it since, but I'd bet the Chinese are probably running pretty quiet now.
That was earlier involving Toshiba and Russia.
During the Reagan years, no reflection on the administration, they went after Toshiba and a Norwegian firm involved too, from the top of mny head it was KVF I believe, Konigs Vapen Fabrik (I probably mangled the name, it’s been 30 odd years).
One of the things Clinton did was to dismantle COCOM, a US govt entity called the Coordinating Committee which vetted foreign sales of technology with military applications.
If I recall, in the Toshiba case one firm made the precision milling machinery and the other the software that controlled the processes.
Yes.
And because of that action by those companies, soviet submarines got a lot quieter.
The Reagan admin was furious that it happened.
Compare to Clinton just sprinkling tech everywhere like party favors and spaghetti garnish.
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