When the West think that China is still ongoing performance of 094 ballistic missile submarines and ship-borne weapons testing run-in stage, in fact , the PLA Navy submarines have long been modified 094 , and has already deployed this type of submarine , only " Silent "work.
It is "Global Defense Magazine " reported that 094 submarines are basically three different models , the PLA be classified as " One ship , "" II ship "and" Three ships . " The former two are equipped with 16 missile launchers capable of launching 16 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic waves II submarine , and the " Three -ship "is the increased displacement , can be equipped with 20 missile launchers, you can Launched 20 waves II ballistic missile nuclear-powered attack submarines, larger , or even may be equipped with 24 intercontinental ballistic missile submarines, submarine-launched .
One ship is called the prototype of the submarine 094 is no doubt , however , on the 2nd and the 3rd ship ship may again represent the two types of submarines at different levels , at least there may be a novel use of the same operations in different Grade submarines, nuclear-powered ballistic missile is likely that 096 submarines . People's Liberation Army Navy ships often the occasion in the development of new , used similar to the hull or near the same hull , at the same time development and production , but the actual number deployed is not large , even with only 23 , the Navy fleet of 052B and 052C destroyer Is a very important example . In addition, the 093 and 094 is similar to the direction of the submarine .
Reported that Chinese in the development process , in order to disrupt the opponents of the illusion , and sometimes the number of ships have been deployed will be the same type of ships compiled into the same ship number . For example, the PLA Navy's 092 Xia -class ballistic missile submarine began in 1997 to upgrade its submarine after the number to 406 the number has been made public . Will be added only in the People's Liberation Army in the labeled A, B and C ships call it . And so the meter on the meter , so that Western spy satellites and other surveillance and reconnaissance information generated when the system disorder . In this regard, although the West has been suspected over the PLA should have more than one summer class submarines , and even at least there will be three , but still difficult to confirm , but most reports have claimed that the PLA Navy's only a summer class submarines . British International Institute for Strategic Studies published in the " military balance ", which until now has only recorded only one Xia-class submarine of the PLA is the best of cases .
Today the PLA will also use this approach in the development of the submarine above 096 , resulting in confusion of Western military experts and observers , while still mistakenly believe that the PLA 096 submarine launched test , the test is still only 094 submarine ship . Does not know that the PLA has long been 094 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines being deployed in the Navy , and the deployment of the time have been more than two years of the . The reason that there will be such a severe error , the main development strategy of China's underground factory of submarines , reconnaissance satellites of foreign countries , even with satellite synthetic aperture radar equipment is also difficult to see what all the .
"Washington Times " issued a report that the U.S. Department of Defense military and intelligence officials confirmed that the PLA is the construction of a new attack submarine , the U.S. Defense Department officials speculated that the new per -class submarines , although not known for their situation , but it should be Is not nuclear-powered submarines but traditional diesel-powered submarines , according to the U.S. intelligence report said the construction of submarines for the People's Liberation Army ability to surprise , and pointed out that China has built two nuclear-powered submarine , is expected to deploy in 2009 . The report also noted the 094 and 093 submarines are now the case for other models not to mention the new submarines were different from those 094 and 093 submarines has .
In addition, China's official Xinhua earlier reported that a new type of submarine in Bohai sea trials successfully completed its 18th mission , officially became a new member of the submarine force . Although China has repeatedly claimed that its not the external secret underground military facilities , but the U.S. Defense Department and CIA officials have repeatedly alleged that the fact that the Chinese underground submarine facilities, manufacturing plants , that is, the 10 was Military units to conceal one of the military construction . China's main purpose is to hide the truth , confuse and fool the American and Western intelligence agencies , thus misleading the U.S. and European countries to judge their military capabilities , and delayed their time to know the truth .
Year , the U.S. commercial satellites to China by filming a new attack submarine nuclear-powered ballistic missile , causing a lot of speculation that many military experts . Or that this is an official service of the PLA 094 photos of the submarine , but the U.S. military intelligence has a different analysis , the view that although the appearance of this new submarine is similar , but there are some inconsistencies , may be different from the 094 submarine New nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines , but the submarine through the satellite photos to determine the type , in fact, than the planes and surface ships more difficult , because there is still difficult to distinguish between the precise , so it has not been able to recognize what kind of United States Types of submarines, only know this is a new type of submarine . But now really be sure , the PLA in addition to 094 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, at least there is a new type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines . Back in the late 1990s , the PLA in the development of nuclear-powered submarines because of the high temperature gas-cooled reactor in a major breakthrough , to catch up the advanced technology developed in this regard , the Chinese have this technology for the development of new nuclear Nuclear power attack submarines -095 and 096 nuclear-powered attack submarines, ballistic missile submarines , and this ship back in the late 1990s and early 2000s , has access to a comprehensive research development .
095 attack submarines can carry submarine-launched cruise missiles, 093 and 094 with the development of very similar , 095 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile -based nuclear-powered ballistic missile attack submarine is 096 . It is said that U.S. spy satellites have photographed earlier this year from China's new nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine pilot boat , is this type of submarine . Is also in keeping consistent with the past two years, the rumor is being developed in China more than capable of carrying 24 JL -II A or B waves II submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles message. From the photos taken today by the display , the size of the boat is indeed very large, very consistent with those without China confirmed.
According to Fang Jian , and 095 submarines for the network of the main properties of the latest rumors , the general estimate 096 submarine captain is about 150 meters ( 094 to 140 meters ), vessel width of 20 meters ( 094 to 12.5 m ), maximum displacement if Not more than 20 thousand tons ( 094 to 1.2 million tons) , at the very least 1.6 million tons. Elongated shape similar drop ship type , with double- shell design , integration of power plant might be two pressurized water nuclear reactor and two steam turbines of jet propulsion mode , the maximum speed should be up to 32 knots . In addition, because the use of high strength alloy steel hull shell , so its potential can reach 600 meters deep , called the world. The most troublesome noise submarine , ship some special treatment, in addition to the base installation of damping in the ships at the noise source and high-performance muffler shell tile applicator , the ship there are still active noise reduction devices , making this ship Underwater noise generated by greatly reduced , probably only 95-100 decibels , well below the 094 submarines 115 decibels . Compared to the 092 and 094 have been deployed submarines, 096 submarine is indeed an excellent performance of the monster .
Reports, must again stress that the Chinese government has not confirmed or the United States and Western countries can more clearly capture the 096 submarines form and detail than before on the analysis confirmed that , in fact , the PLA has completed the construction of 096 new submarine That can only judge this new type of ballistic missile submarines as a reference , must not entirely be true , after all, Art of War 's " but in fact the virtual , virtual then more of the "strategy , not really the core of officials involved , it is difficult to get at the truth .