The Han class is capable of firing sub-launched variants of the C-801 anti-ship missile as well as a range of indigenous and Russian torpedoes or mines. The Type-09III (commonly written as Type-093) is Chinas main nuclear-powered attack submarine. Alternatively, they can carry 36 mines in their tubes. The boats have six 533 mm torpedo tubes and carry 20 torpedoes. Their initial design and weapons appear to be inadequate for confronting modern warships.It is believed that long refits have often meant that these submarines have spent more time in port than out at sea, greatly affecting their operational capacity. The Han-class have gone through major upgrades and numerous refits since their commissionings.
The 4,500/5,500-ton Type 091 was the first nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) class deployed by the China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy. The Xia class was designed to carry twelve Julang (Great Wave) JL-1 ballistic. Since each tangent plane of the hull is round in a streamlined water-drop shape, Huang believes the boat will be subject to minimum friction or drag while maintaining stability at great depths. The first submarine of the so-called Xia class was launched in 1981, and went to sea for the first time in 1983. Huang Xuhua, China’s chief submarine designer, has told Shenzhen Satellite Television that China’s Type 091 Han-Class nuclear-powered submarine was designed and developed based on two toys from the United States.Īfter Huang took over the position as chief designer of the Type 091 submarine from Peng Shilu in 1983, he argued that the linear-shape design is no longer suitable for nuclear-powered submarines which operate at high speeds and at depths of up to 300 meters.
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