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Lieutenant General
Re: PLAN submarines Thread II
Ah yes, Type 096, well there is now two nuclear submarine bases one at Yalong and Qingdao, much media coverage of Yalong naval base showed underground tunnels and 3 piers, and as Franco-Russe has pointed out a 4th pier is now built there, which really means 8 nuclear attack submarines can be based there with 8 more a Qingdao totalling 16 SSBN/SSN with the underground bases probably used when they overhaul or replacement of nuclear warheads
How they are split is anyone's guess, if they build 10 SSN to 6 SSBN which is likely then we can have a very formidable nuclear force, these 16 submarines will be of the class Type 093/095 for the SSN and Type 094/096 for the SSBN
Furthermore how they are split is again is anyone's guess but we can probably say less Type 093 SSN than Type 095 SSN, since the latter is a much more advanced class, say 3-4 Type 093 and 6-7 Type 095
For SSBN again 3-4 Type 094 SSBN and 2-3 Type 096 SSBN, these Chinese ballistic nuclear attack submarines would be of very high interest to the USN, they represent the jewel in the crown of the navy, the pinicle of naval technology
This in addition to 48 modern SSK, 2 Flotillas of 8 units in each fleet, total submarine fleet nearing 64 submarines
While we are focused on the surface fleet the sub-surface fleet of the Chinese navy is emerging as a very powerful force indeed, like in reality they are the unseen forces of the sea
Yalong Bay naval base and the fourth pier
I believe what he meant ... Type 096 is about to be commissioned
Ah yes, Type 096, well there is now two nuclear submarine bases one at Yalong and Qingdao, much media coverage of Yalong naval base showed underground tunnels and 3 piers, and as Franco-Russe has pointed out a 4th pier is now built there, which really means 8 nuclear attack submarines can be based there with 8 more a Qingdao totalling 16 SSBN/SSN with the underground bases probably used when they overhaul or replacement of nuclear warheads
How they are split is anyone's guess, if they build 10 SSN to 6 SSBN which is likely then we can have a very formidable nuclear force, these 16 submarines will be of the class Type 093/095 for the SSN and Type 094/096 for the SSBN
Furthermore how they are split is again is anyone's guess but we can probably say less Type 093 SSN than Type 095 SSN, since the latter is a much more advanced class, say 3-4 Type 093 and 6-7 Type 095
For SSBN again 3-4 Type 094 SSBN and 2-3 Type 096 SSBN, these Chinese ballistic nuclear attack submarines would be of very high interest to the USN, they represent the jewel in the crown of the navy, the pinicle of naval technology
This in addition to 48 modern SSK, 2 Flotillas of 8 units in each fleet, total submarine fleet nearing 64 submarines
While we are focused on the surface fleet the sub-surface fleet of the Chinese navy is emerging as a very powerful force indeed, like in reality they are the unseen forces of the sea
Yalong Bay naval base and the fourth pier
