Difficult ! really you see a VLS ? in this case 093B and normaly not homeported there
09III/09IV (093/094) Nuclear Submarine Thread
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Not VLC,I can only recognize the hump from this picture,and I don't think this hump contained VLC
Not VLC,I can only recognize the hump from this picture,and I don't think this hump contained VLC
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VLS ,wrong typing
This hump = VLS sounds fishy to me.
I don’t understand why VLS on an attack submarine requires a hump on the hull unless the Chinese plan to fire some very large cruise missiles whose length are comparable to the diameter of the submarine’s pressure hull?
Also, why place VLS along the centerline behind the conning tower, where they must penetrate the pressure hull? Why not push them ahead of the front end of the pressure hull like on US LA class subs?
My suspicion is this hump does not house any VLS, but some equipment that is outside of the pressure hull, perhaps an underwater access hatch for combat swimmers, perhaps unmanned submersibles.
I don’t understand why VLS on an attack submarine requires a hump on the hull unless the Chinese plan to fire some very large cruise missiles whose length are comparable to the diameter of the submarine’s pressure hull?
Also, why place VLS along the centerline behind the conning tower, where they must penetrate the pressure hull? Why not push them ahead of the front end of the pressure hull like on US LA class subs?
My suspicion is this hump does not house any VLS, but some equipment that is outside of the pressure hull, perhaps an underwater access hatch for combat swimmers, perhaps unmanned submersibles.
Perhaps a towed communication buoy and windlass or something , just like Russian Oscar's hump.
Coz YJ-18 or CM CJ-10 but not sure thi one exist is very long minimum 8.2 and 7.2 m exact ? but certain very long and is related to the shape of the hull i have see up to 18 missiles LOL for me 093B have 3 or 4 row a Los Angeles with about same size have 12 missiles less big the Tomahawk do 6.2 m.
093B can also lauch YJ-18 with TL other CJ-10 not sure can do up to 75 cm so a VLS more big than 055 ?
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Engineer
Major
The presence of the hump is due to an oversized reactor, and has nothing to do with VLS.
I agree the hump ≠ VLS but the reactor can't be in this position just after the sail
SinoSoldier
Colonel
New update from our sat analyst "RAJ47": possible submarine hull component with a diameter of 16.5 meters
If this indeed turns out to be a new SSBN, it would be significantly larger (at least beam-wise) than the Borei & Ohio-class boats, falling only behind the Oscar- and Typhoon-class SSGN/SSBN.
If this indeed turns out to be a new SSBN, it would be significantly larger (at least beam-wise) than the Borei & Ohio-class boats, falling only behind the Oscar- and Typhoon-class SSGN/SSBN.