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by78

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Motorized submersibles for frogmen.

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ACuriousPLAFan

Colonel
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Not sure how reliable is this claim (video only in Chinese): China will launch 3 million tons of warships for the PLAN in the coming 10 years. That would be an average of 300 thousand tons per year.


That means by the end of the upcoming 10 years, the PLAN would have a larger displacement than the USNavy.

For comparison, China has added around 2 million tons of warships to the PLAN in the past decade.
 

TK3600

Captain
Registered Member
3 million for 7 years it says. Plausible if PLAN is expanding amphibious assets. Those are heavy but cheap for thd cost. 8 075 a batch, each one is worth a capital ship in tonnage. Throw in a couple carriers in 7 years. Looks about right for a guess.
 

ACuriousPLAFan

Colonel
Registered Member
3 million for 7 years it says. Plausible if PLAN is expanding amphibious assets. Those are heavy but cheap for thd cost. 8 075 a batch, each one is worth a capital ship in tonnage. Throw in a couple carriers in 7 years. Looks about right for a guess.
That video thumbnail is clickbait. The video title is what I'm referring to.

Besides, there are claims in his video which are pretty dubious:
1. The alleged number of Type 901-class underway replenishment ship being at 3 units instead of just 2, since we don't even know whether the 3rd hull even exists;
2. Alleged "17000-ton cruiser with electromagnetic gun"; and
3. Alleged "20000-ton shaftless nuclear-powered submarine".

Which now only made me doubt his video's veracity even further. Although, the add-3-million-ton-in-next-decade notion is highly encouraged, because PLAN really need those numbers.
 

Michaelsinodef

Senior Member
Registered Member
That video thumbnail is clickbait. The video title is what I'm referring to.

Besides, there are claims in his video which are pretty dubious:
1. The alleged number of Type 901-class underway replenishment ship being at 3 units instead of just 2, since we don't even know whether the 3rd hull even exists;
2. Alleged "17000-ton cruiser with electromagnetic gun"; and
3. Alleged "20000-ton shaftless nuclear-powered submarine".

Which now only made me doubt his video's veracity even further. Although, the add-3-million-ton-in-next-decade notion is highly encouraged, because PLAN really need those numbers.
Claim 2 and 3 is kinda out there, and 100% not something we trust (for now/until we get more rumours that might be more credible).

1 we still need to confirm, but not really 'strange' as in the PLA wanting to get more 901, but what stage it is in (in terms of completion) we don't know yet.
 

para80

Junior Member
Registered Member
While I fully subscribe to both the desire for more 901 AOE and the relative obscurity of auxiliaries in documented imagery, I note we have had multiple misidents for 901, which turned out to be either older 903A constructions or unrelated civilian hulls.

Long story short you can only hide such a large hull for so long. So far the indication is no further 901s have been built. As for the reasoning, your guess is as good as mine.
 

by78

General
A confirmation that China is currently developing X-tail rudders for submarines. Images below show a procurement document from the China Ship Design & Research Center (a.k.a. 701 Institute). The document asks manufacturers to submit bids for a set of 55kN-m electro-hydraulic steering gear (with
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), to be used to actuate X-shaped stern rudders. The steering gear must be able to deflect all four rubbers at the same time up to 35 degrees to either side (i.e. 70 degrees total). The steering gear must weigh ≤1350kg.


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luosifen

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PLA Navy holds 1st amphibious assault ship far sea drills in West Pacific

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and Guo Yuandan Published: Mar 02, 2023 09:56 PM






The Hainan, the first Type 075 amphibious assault ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, sails in the South China Sea in 2021. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television

The Hainan, the first Type 075 amphibious assault ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, sails in the South China Sea in 2021. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television
The Hainan, the first Type 075 amphibious assault ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, recently joined a flotilla and conducted a far sea exercise in the West Pacific, marking the first time that China has held an expeditionary voyage with a warship of this type.

Such drills displayed the vessel's high level of combat readiness and the PLA Navy's amphibious landing capabilities in carrying out traditional security missions as well as non-traditional ones like anti-terrorism and humanitarian aid, analysts said on Thursday.

The far sea joint training flotilla under the PLA Southern Theater Command Navy recently returned to base after successfully carrying out a combat training mission in the South China Sea and the West Pacific over 30 days and across more than 9,000 nautical miles, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Thursday.

Consisting of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship Hainan, the Type 052D guided missile destroyer Hohhot, the Type 054A guided missile frigate Liuzhou and the Type 901 comprehensive replenishment ship Chaganhu, the flotilla started its mission from Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province in late January, CCTV reported.

Multiple mission groups including the Marines, helicopters and air-cushioned landing craft carried by the Hainan held deeply integrated exercises. In highly intense live-fire confrontational drills, the flotilla explored the limits of weapons and equipment, and optimized multiple tactics and training methods, according to the report.

This is the first time the Hainan has joined a far sea training mission since its commissioning on April 23, 2021 and its forming of
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, and it displayed the vessel's high level of combat readiness, observers said.

Far sea drills allow the crews of vessels to familiarize themselves with the maritime environments and weather conditions in remote regions where missions could take place, and these are important factors in navigating ships and flying aircraft, Zhang Xuefeng, a Chinese military expert, told the Global Times on Thursday.

More unpredictable situations could arise in far sea exercises, where land-based forces cannot provide support, and foreign vessels and aircraft could also come to cause a disturbance, Zhang said.

That is why far sea exercises offer good practice for the sailors' realistic combat-oriented capabilities, he said.

The exercise shows that the PLA is making strides to reach the far sea and better safeguard the country's strategic interests, another Chinese military expert who requested anonymity told the Global Times on Thursday.

The Type 075 also excels in conducting non-combat operations, including disaster relief and humanitarian aid in countries far away from China, as it can become a large mobile maritime rescue base, with helicopters and landing craft rapidly transporting supplies and personnel, the expert said.

It can also carry out anti-terrorism and anti-piracy missions to help safeguard regional peace and stability, analysts said.

China is a responsible major power, and a strong blue-water Chinese navy will benefit others, they said.

The PLA Navy has commissioned three Type 075 amphibious assault ships, the Hainan, the Guangxi and the Anhui. They are also often called helicopter carriers because of their large, straight flight decks that can host takeoffs and landings of many helicopters.
 
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