What's wrong with PLAN ASW?
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Jeff Head said:
He knew Jeff. He was a SH-3 pilot in the RN. The info was no doubt classified.So he did not spill the beans.
He was an interesting fellow. He was the person that told us that the US help refuel RAF bombers and other aircraft. I'm pretty sure that info was classified.
Sea Skimmer
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bd popeye said:
If he was a navy helicopter pilot then there is no reason why he should know anything about any possible secret classified US involvement with the RAF. I call bullshit because of that, and in any case, the RAF would have had no need for USAF tanker assistance. It had scores of its own tankers available and most of them where not even used in the conflict. The US also had no air bases closer to the Falklands then bases already in use by the British. Odds are he just heard some stories, and repeated them. All wars spawn stories like that.
True. ASW helos are awesome. Their slower speed makes them very through in a sub hunt.
That's a posibility. The PLAN needs better maritime patrol. It's time for the PRC to take action. y-8 may suit their needs. I would start with an ASW helo. A lot easier platform to work with. Helo's are more versital.
Wingman
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Does the US have any subs that can launch SAMs? I remember there's a Russian one that only launches short range Grails. Forgot which one.
If subs were equipped with med range SAMs that would be a hell of a threat to ASW helis. It's just hard to put a good radar on a sub. Maybe good heat seeker missiles would do.
If subs were equipped with med range SAMs that would be a hell of a threat to ASW helis. It's just hard to put a good radar on a sub. Maybe good heat seeker missiles would do.
The thing with SAM:s on subs is that when a missile comes out of the water anyine knows that the launch platform is close to the site. Good radars, surface search, are mounted on subs, so thats not a problem. The problem is that if you use it, people with ESM will get your bearing, and for a sub, stealth is its best bet.
On PLAN ASW:
They have no long range ASW weapons, only some rockets and the Yu-7, a copy of the early Mk-46 torpedo.(Isn't said that the early Mk-46, which the Yu-7 came from, has a depth problem?)
The Cy-1, a missile-torpedo designed to be able to be fired from the C-801/2 canister, failed, and there are rumors that the CY-2 is being developed.
The sub chasers are fast enough in most cases to chase modern subs, but are in most areas obselete.
The only fixed wing that China has that can be used against subs is the SH-5, and those are being phased out without a successor.(
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Naval helos consist of the Good old Ka-28, the indigenious(quesionable) Z-9C(too light and incapable) and the Z-8 (Too few, not compatible w/ destroyers due to size, being produced?)
The Kilos has been fitted w/ MANPADS, SA-N-8 I think, but they are absent on those of PLAN.
They have no long range ASW weapons, only some rockets and the Yu-7, a copy of the early Mk-46 torpedo.(Isn't said that the early Mk-46, which the Yu-7 came from, has a depth problem?)
The Cy-1, a missile-torpedo designed to be able to be fired from the C-801/2 canister, failed, and there are rumors that the CY-2 is being developed.
The sub chasers are fast enough in most cases to chase modern subs, but are in most areas obselete.
The only fixed wing that China has that can be used against subs is the SH-5, and those are being phased out without a successor.(
)Naval helos consist of the Good old Ka-28, the indigenious(quesionable) Z-9C(too light and incapable) and the Z-8 (Too few, not compatible w/ destroyers due to size, being produced?)
The Kilos has been fitted w/ MANPADS, SA-N-8 I think, but they are absent on those of PLAN.