China's SCS Strategy Thread

[ACuriousPLAFan]

"China’s new submarine may have Typhon missiles in Philippines in its sights, report says
Vessel being built in Wuhan, designed to carry advanced hypersonic missiles, could serve as deterrent, according to semi-official magazine[...]
The People’s Liberation Army has yet to confirm that the larger class of submarine is under development. But the report in Naval & Merchant Ships – a publication owned by China State Shipbuilding Corporation, a supplier to the PLA Navy – provides details of the vessel’s design and capabilities, indirectly confirming its existence and the rationale behind it.[...]"

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Didn't a certain Tom Shugart claimed that the SSK-N actually sank pier-side sometime mid-last year? So why are they digging this up again?

Either way - The SSK-N is rumored to be equipped with EM torpedo tubes, which should be capable of launching YJ-18B cruise missiles. If Guancha Trio's statement regarding the YJ-18B's strike radius is correct, then the SSK-N wouldn't even need to leave the relative umbrella safety of the PLAN and PLAAF in the northern and central regions of the SCS to target pretty much the entirety of the Philippines.

 

[vincent]

Didn't a certain Tom Shugart claimed that the SSK-N actually sank pier-side sometime mid-last year? So why are they digging this up again?

Either way - The SSK-N is rumored to be equipped with EM torpedo tubes, which should be capable of launching YJ-18B cruise missiles. If Guancha Trio's statement regarding the YJ-18B's strike radius is correct, then the SSK-N wouldn't even need to leave the relative umbrella safety of the PLAN and PLAAF in the northern and central regions of the SCS to target pretty much the entirety of the Philippines.

PLA isn’t gonna use subs to hunt Typhon system, that’s MALE UAV’s job.

 

[GulfLander]

"French aircraft carrier docks in Philippines after joint combat drills in disputed sea"

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[ACuriousPLAFan]

PLA isn’t gonna use subs to hunt Typhon system, that’s MALE UAV’s job.

Hunting enemy land-based platforms/systems using submarines is a fool's errand.

Though, I certainly see the feasibility of utilizing MALE/HALE ISTAR UAVs to search and track enemy land targets for allied submarine(s), while also provide targeting information against those targets for allied submarine(s) to strike with their land-attack missiles.

This is especially true for SSK-Ns and SSNs that are conducting such missions on the high seas and in contested/enemy-controlled environments, of which the MALE/HALE UAVs will be replaced by VLO ISTAR UAVs (e.g. CH-7, Sky Hawk) for similar roles.