China’s Submarine Fleet, Evolution & news

[grey boy 2]

039A2

 

[yusheng]

 

[grey boy 2]

2 094A spotted (new Type 094A ballistic nuclear missile submarine with an equally new missile that can hit the United States when fired from the South China Sea.)

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

2 094A spotted (new Type 094A ballistic nuclear missile submarine with an equally new missile that can hit the United States when fired from the South China Sea.)

@UKBengali

The two remaining Type 094G boats are now on the sea trial and will soon join the PLAN.

Soon China will have eight Type 094 SSBNs on service with 4 basic models and 4 improved models. The Type 096 is also around the corner, and it should be expected to match the Columbia class SSBN in many aspects.

The new SLBM is likely the JL-3, and it should expect to surpass the Trident II D5 missile. The diameter of the Trident II D5 missile is 2.11 meters, while the diameter of the JL-3 is expected to be around 2.25-2.35 meters. The JL-3 is also using much more advanced solid propellant than the NEPE-75.

 

[grey boy 2]

09X

 

[52051]

According to CCTV, Type 093B submarine is not a traditional AIP submarine anymore, instead it is equiped with advanced minimized nuclear reactor (low power nuclear-reactor-based systems also known as the Autonomous Marine Power Source, or AMPS), which is the most advanced type of AIP.

Such system greatly enhanced the submarine's range and cruise speed whilst maintain quietness comparing to tradtional nuclear submarine.

http://mil.youth.cn/jmsj/201611/t20161121_8866264.htm
http://lt.cjdby.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2348199&extra=page=1

 

[GeHAC]

Dude，that‘s a 093

 

[Beast]

Dude，that‘s a 093

He accidentally put 093B to 039B.

 

[ahojunk]

Okay, I have fixed up the title. It is now 093B.

 

[Star Expedition]

We need 100 such big fishes

 

[Hassan Guy]

http://www.janes.com/article/66691/china-resumes-production-of-yuan-class-submarines

China resumes production of Yuan-class submarines
Andrew Tate, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
05 January 2017

Images posted on Chinese online forums in December show three new Yuan-class (Type 039B) patrol submarines being fitted out in the water at the Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan, central China: a clear indication that China has resumed production of these diesel-electric boats after a near-three-year hiatus.

The latest of the three submarines appears to have been launched around 12 December, according to online forums.

The initial variant of the Yuan class (Type 039A) entered service in 2006. Overall length is 77 m with a beam of 8.4 m, displacing around 2,700 tonnes when on the surface and 3,600 tonnes when dived, according to IHS Jane's Fighting Ships.

Equipped with six 533 mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes, weapon loads are likely to be a mix of anti-ship missiles, such as the YJ-82, and heavyweight torpedoes, such as the Yu-6.

Although not officially confirmed, most sources believe that the Yuan class has a conventional diesel-electric configuration supplemented with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system.

The performance of the AIP is unknown but it should be expected to extend the interval between when the submarine has to run the diesel engines to charge the batteries from hours to days. This will enable it to maintain a minimal noise signature and thus makes it more difficult to detect.

The hulls of the Yuan class are clad with anechoic tiles, to minimise any return echoes when pinged by active sonars.

Establishing an accurate picture of the number of submarines built for China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) presents some difficulties. The PLAN is more secretive about its submarine force than about other platforms and the absence of pennant numbers in most photographs makes identification and monitoring the build/disposal programme susceptible to errors.

Most sources agree, however, that the first four Yuan-class submarines were of the same design (Type 039A) and entered service between 2006 and 2010.

 

[Suff Shikan]

 

[Surya 1]

Why was it stopped?

 

[Shotgunner51]

Okay, I have fixed up the title. It is now 093B.

If it's 093 series, that's SSN, what's AIP doing with it?
Let's check sources, see if it's new AIP for 039B.

 

[Pangu]

Well, some said that similarily between the A & these new B variant is only skin-deep. I likely.