USN fearful of PLAN subs

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Neko

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Yes, but what sources do they cite? A sole source doesn't help, really, especially when it is a third party source.
 
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"Unconfirmed reports claimed that the PLA Navy has already experimentally fitted the air independent propulsion (AIP) system on some hull of its Type 039 (Song class) and Type 035 (Ming class) submarines, the new Yuan class could well be the first Chinese submarine to be fitted with an operational AIP system." (
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Unconfirmed reports... and the sources of these reports are not cited. This is not quite credible.
 
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multiple members have heard from various sources about the fitting of an AIP on china's subs. you may doubt it, but most of us here believer it. most uncomfirmed sources info turn out to be true.
 
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Neko said:
Yes, but what sources do they cite? A sole source doesn't help, really, especially when it is a third party source.
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can you read Chinese? If you can, I can point to plenty of web pages.
 
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tphuang said:
can you read Chinese? If you can, I can point to plenty of web pages.
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I can and do, regularly. I am a linguist by profession, and a Sailor by trade.
 
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I can and do, regularly. I am a linguist by profession, and a Sailor by trade.
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cool, I'd check
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It's an article that speculates which types of AIP the Yuan class uses.

Basically, this site has a lot of China's sub news:
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FriedRiceNSpice

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Irrelevant!

Look at how many F-22s and F-35s have been cut from original estimates.
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The F-22 was cut because it was no longer needed. No country possessed large numbers of advanced fighters to create a need for the F-22. The F-22 would only be necessary if another nation's fighter force could pose a serious threat to the USAF. If Chinese submarines can pose a serious threat to the USN, then the Virginia subs will be needed, and therefore will not be cut.
 
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