PLAN Anti-Piracy Deployments

panzerkom

panzerkom

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Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy

bd popeye said:
The time it takes to get there will be dependent on their "transit" speed. The USN normal transit speed was/is 16 -20 knots. I have no idea what the PLAN transit speed is.

As someone who has traveled a similar distance by ship i.e. From Subic Bay RP to the Persian Gulf. I'd say it should take about a week to 10 days if they cruise straight through. They may make a "goodwill" port visit along the way.
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Good call, popeye. Isn't the standard cruise speed of large supply ships 18knots or so?

About the code name for the op, I don't think the PLA traditionally give their ops code names. Am I right?
 
escobar

escobar

Brigadier
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy

tphuang said:
I would expect slower, but I guess this is a good way to get an idea of how fast they move. Also, it's likely that they will have 093s escorting it on the way there. I'm sure there will be a lot of intelligence gathering on both side.
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093 escorting the mission.
I thought that they did not like let their sub go beyond their territorial waters to avoid that USN records their signature.
 
escobar

escobar

Brigadier
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy

bd popeye said:
Yes, I'm sure one of the USN LA class subs is keeping a close eye on the PLAN African Task Force.

By the way has the PLAN given an offical name to the task force? Or this operation?
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may be it is the USS Montpellier
it is one of the submarines belonging to the U.S. 5th Fleet
 
UCSDAE

UCSDAE

New Member
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy

093 escorting? for a UN mission?
What do PLAN gain from that?
What gesture will this be if this were true?
 
crobato

crobato

Colonel
VIP Professional
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy

UCSDAE said:
093 escorting? for a UN mission?
What do PLAN gain from that?
What gesture will this be if this were true?
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It is customary for the PLAN to have a sub escort a ship on an overseas mission.
 
bd popeye

bd popeye

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Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy

crobato said:
It is customary for the PLAN to have a sub escort a ship on an overseas mission.
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Most nations do the same thing. I know the USN has an LA class SSN assigned to every major batttle group.
 
escobar

escobar

Brigadier
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy

why they have not officially announced that a sub would be part of the mission
 
crobato

crobato

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Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy

Other countries don't announce it either. That's standard practice.
 
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