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Tuesday, January 01, 2002 4:08 PM
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SSBN MADE FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE CHINESE NAVY
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Jun Shi Shi Jie Hua Kan Photo
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<Kanwa News Nov 30, 2001> China has recently released the
picture of her upgraded version "XIA" SSBN. There have been signs that
one newly upgraded XIA Type 092A took part in a series of exercises this
year and was involved in the joint military exercise with the
Russian-made KILO.
The latest picture of the upgraded "XIA" indicates that there have
been no major structural changes on the submarine. The upgraded "XIA"
has far fewer drain holes than the earlier version, which suggests that
the main purpose of the upgrading was to lower the level of noise. In
addition, the upgraded "XIA" is tinted with black sonar-wave absorbing
material, just like that on the "Song" model.
Judging from the height of the missile compartment, there have been
no big size changes either. Kanwa believes that the possibility of
installing JL2 on the upgraded "XIA" is low and it may still use the
upgraded model of JL1, which has a longer effective range. <For Full
story, see Kanwa Issue Nov
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