skuthorp
05-26-2008, 12:11 AM
Wickepedia: "People's Liberation Army Navy
Hainan is home to the People's Liberation Army Navy strategic nuclear submarine naval harbor 18.221, 109.686. The naval harbor is estimated to be 60ft high, built into hillsides around a military base. The caverns are capable of hiding up to 20 nuclear submarines from spy satellites. The harbor houses nuclear ballistic missile submarines and is large enough to accommodate aircraft carriers. The US Department of Defence has estimated that China will have five Type 094 nuclear submarines operational by 2010 with each capable of carrying 12 JL-2 intercontinental ballistic missile. Two 950 metre piers and three smaller ones would be enough to accommodate two carrier strike groups or amphibious assault ships."
Anybody else interested in this subject? The Chinese navy don't have a carrier yet but they've built wharf space for them and the C94 Jin class subs. That's why they are will not let Taiwan out of their jurisdiction in the long run amongst other things. The Japanese and the Germans both had a shot at sea lane domination over the UK and then the US. Now it seems the Chinese are about to have a shot and they can afford to. Can the US still? Will the us want to?
Hainan is home to the People's Liberation Army Navy strategic nuclear submarine naval harbor 18.221, 109.686. The naval harbor is estimated to be 60ft high, built into hillsides around a military base. The caverns are capable of hiding up to 20 nuclear submarines from spy satellites. The harbor houses nuclear ballistic missile submarines and is large enough to accommodate aircraft carriers. The US Department of Defence has estimated that China will have five Type 094 nuclear submarines operational by 2010 with each capable of carrying 12 JL-2 intercontinental ballistic missile. Two 950 metre piers and three smaller ones would be enough to accommodate two carrier strike groups or amphibious assault ships."
Anybody else interested in this subject? The Chinese navy don't have a carrier yet but they've built wharf space for them and the C94 Jin class subs. That's why they are will not let Taiwan out of their jurisdiction in the long run amongst other things. The Japanese and the Germans both had a shot at sea lane domination over the UK and then the US. Now it seems the Chinese are about to have a shot and they can afford to. Can the US still? Will the us want to?