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2005-06-03 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Steve 2005-06-03 09:13|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Is it just me, or is the Chinese focus on American aircraft carriers seem a little too focused? Like forgeting all the American attack/killer subs? Not that I mind, but damn this seems so .... Chinese.

Posted by Thinert Phineck9788 2005-06-03 09:33|| 2005-06-03 09:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Wasn't this story here a week or two ago? At the time, I wondered aloud if we're beginning to see cracks in the commies' military? 2 "accidents" in 2 years doesn't bode well for those more advanced designs they're working on. Having to scrap 16 subs won't be cheap either. Like any other communist gov't...maybe we're seeing the beginning of the end?

Posted by BA">BA 2005-06-03 09:48|| 2005-06-03 09:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Hope they kept the receipt.

Posted by BH 2005-06-03 10:11|| 2005-06-03 10:11|| Front Page Top

#4 I suspect that they intend to use their submarines in "wolf pack" mass attacks against US submarines, figuring that even if three out of four of their ships are destroyed unmasking a US sub, the fifth will be able to destroy it. The same applies to a carrier group attacked by six or eight subs. If just one or two can get through, they figure they might be able to knock a carrier offline, if not sink it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-06-03 10:55|| 2005-06-03 10:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Given the breakdown rate, it sounds like they copied the Alfa Romeo class.

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