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[lcloo]

If I remmember correctly, I have seen photo of display models of seabed surveillance network and the underwater drones more than 10 years ago.

According to publicly available info, the project was likely initiated in 2010s, with initial deployment in South China Sea in late 2010s. Currently they are expanding these networks on the eastern continental shelf seabeds, and the works are still on going due to large expanse of the seas around China.

China has invested heavily on deep ocean submersible technology like Jiaolong submersible (蛟龙）and Fendouzhe（奋斗者）, thus they may have the technology to install listening posts in deep oceans beyond the continental shelf which normally have depths of around 200M.

Seabed listening/surveillance system should have similar classified status as the nuclear submarines, thus confirmation of its readiness or specific area of deployment are not clear due to opsec, we can only do educated guess.

 

[tusk99]

what about the PLAN response if us submarines sank merchant ships heading into or coming out of china? is such a scenario plausible?

 

[PiSigma]

what about the PLAN response if us submarines sank merchant ships heading into or coming out of china? is such a scenario plausible?

I don't think USN have reached that level of retardation.
How does a sub know if a ship is going to China or from China? If it's waiting by a port it's position is probably known to PLAN. And if it fires it's commiting suicide. The reward for some merchant ship vs a multi billion dollar nuclear sub sinking risk, u do the math.

 

[Tomboy]

I don't think USN have reached that level of retardation.
How does a sub know if a ship is going to China or from China? If it's waiting by a port it's position is probably known to PLAN. And if it fires it's commiting suicide. The reward for some merchant ship vs a multi billion dollar nuclear sub sinking risk, u do the math.

Don't ships usually have AIS info public? USN could strike on the high seas where PLAN is currently at a severe disadvantage.

 

[PiSigma]

Don't ships usually have AIS info public? USN could strike on the high seas where PLAN is currently at a severe disadvantage.

Yes. But ships also use flags of convenience, and visit 20 ports along the way. That ship is carrying goods from/to 100 different countries. You want to piss off the whole world?

US is also the world's largest goods importer, so you want to stop that?

This is serious room temperature level IQ question, Celsius.

 

[banjex]

This is serious room temperature level IQ question, Celsius.

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