02-28-2010, 01:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-28-2010, 07:08 PM by Bharat_2009.)
[quote name='ankit-s' date='27 February 2010 - 11:03 PM' timestamp='1267291519' post='104600']
It has 10 nuclear powered submarines with long range missiles on the prowl in international waters.[/quote]
It has become a habit for media and some Indians to overestimate China's military capabilities.
China's
1. HAN class SSNs are around 25 to 30 yrs old. Imagine Indian Navy having subs more than 25 yrs old. Indian media clowns and bloggers like you are the first ones to cry about it.
Changzheng SSN(Han class) - 26 yrs old
Changzheng SSN(Han class) - 23 yrs old
Changzheng SSN (Han class) - 20 yrs old
US navy also has a mixture and new and pretty old SSBNs but they have been building subs for more than 50yrs. There cannot be any comparison between the US and Chinks.
2. 1 x Shang Class SSN
3. 1 x Xia class SSBN is almost 27 yrs old. According to US congress 2007 report on China's Military, Xia SSBN has a noisy reactor and it is ready for retirement. It is armed with JL-1 SLBMs with single warhead each.
4. It comes down to just 1 x Jin class SSBN. But Chinese can only dream that it has already been inducted without knowing the exact date of launch and induction.
Even if you include all 3 Han class (rust buckets) attack submarines and 1 shang class attack sub, they cannot launch long range ballistic missiles.
We are left with just 2 SSBNs
Total = 2 SSBNs (obviously one of them is a Xia SSBN with a noisy reactor ready for retirement)
I did not even read your comment fully after reading your statement "It has 10 nuclear powered submarines with long range missiles on the prowl in international waters" LOL. We need a honest comparison !! I can go on like this and talk about how their ming class conventional subs were built in the 50s.
Nobody is going to Compare China with Pakistan but at the same time we should not overestimate China.
By 2015, Indian Navy will have 3x SSBNs with long range missiles. INS Arihant is based on Akula II design, according to Russian Ambassador to India. INS Arihant class will be a silent killer !!
I would say this is the correct time for China to threaten us and resolve border disputes in favor of them,
because 5 yrs down the line, Indian Military will be more than a match. In some areas, Indian Military would be too hot to handle (Anti-ballistic missile defense, Scram jet-Hypersonic missiles).
It is now or never !!
It has 10 nuclear powered submarines with long range missiles on the prowl in international waters.[/quote]
It has become a habit for media and some Indians to overestimate China's military capabilities.
China's
1. HAN class SSNs are around 25 to 30 yrs old. Imagine Indian Navy having subs more than 25 yrs old. Indian media clowns and bloggers like you are the first ones to cry about it.
Changzheng SSN(Han class) - 26 yrs old
Changzheng SSN(Han class) - 23 yrs old
Changzheng SSN (Han class) - 20 yrs old
US navy also has a mixture and new and pretty old SSBNs but they have been building subs for more than 50yrs. There cannot be any comparison between the US and Chinks.
2. 1 x Shang Class SSN
3. 1 x Xia class SSBN is almost 27 yrs old. According to US congress 2007 report on China's Military, Xia SSBN has a noisy reactor and it is ready for retirement. It is armed with JL-1 SLBMs with single warhead each.
4. It comes down to just 1 x Jin class SSBN. But Chinese can only dream that it has already been inducted without knowing the exact date of launch and induction.
Even if you include all 3 Han class (rust buckets) attack submarines and 1 shang class attack sub, they cannot launch long range ballistic missiles.
We are left with just 2 SSBNs
Total = 2 SSBNs (obviously one of them is a Xia SSBN with a noisy reactor ready for retirement)
I did not even read your comment fully after reading your statement "It has 10 nuclear powered submarines with long range missiles on the prowl in international waters" LOL. We need a honest comparison !! I can go on like this and talk about how their ming class conventional subs were built in the 50s.
Nobody is going to Compare China with Pakistan but at the same time we should not overestimate China.
By 2015, Indian Navy will have 3x SSBNs with long range missiles. INS Arihant is based on Akula II design, according to Russian Ambassador to India. INS Arihant class will be a silent killer !!
I would say this is the correct time for China to threaten us and resolve border disputes in favor of them,
because 5 yrs down the line, Indian Military will be more than a match. In some areas, Indian Military would be too hot to handle (Anti-ballistic missile defense, Scram jet-Hypersonic missiles).
It is now or never !!