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2009-02-03 China-Japan-Koreas

Chinese navy sees off Indian attack submarine

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Posted by john frum 2009-02-03 18:54|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 INDIA has rampaging Radical Islam to its front, CHINA in its rear + Tibet, + MAOISTS/NAXALITES within, and the US-NATO in-between.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-02-03 19:18|| 2009-02-03 19:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps we should offer some helpful tips to the Indians, although already seem to be on a steep learning curve on their own

Posted by Frank G 2009-02-03 20:51|| 2009-02-03 20:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Give it back to the chinese in spades.

Posted by DK70 the scantily clad 2009-02-03 21:20|| 2009-02-03 21:20|| Front Page Top

#4 From experience, the diesel boat had no chance of evading if it had no intentions of firing. With a submerged speed of 5-7kts and maybe a top of 12kts max in short bursts, it had no chance of getting away from air assets. Hope we had something more capable nearby to pick up all the data. The only thing that sounds fishy (no pun intended) is the statement "which had tried to jam the Chinese warships' sonar system". That sounds like BS or an uninformed writer spicing it up.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2009-02-03 22:43|| 2009-02-03 22:43|| Front Page Top

#5 After rounds of manoeuvring during which both sides tried to test for weaknesses in the other's sonar system, the two Chinese warships managed to force the Indian submarine to surface.

Here's the question - if both are in international waters, why would there be any confrontation? It seems to me that both parties have a legitimate right to be exactly where they are.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-02-03 22:50|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2009-02-03 22:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Also if this account is true, it seems to me that the Chinese aren't shy about shadowing other navies, but get their dander up when they're being shadowed, instead.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-02-03 22:52|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2009-02-03 22:52|| Front Page Top

#7 are you really surprised?

Posted by Frank G 2009-02-03 23:19|| 2009-02-03 23:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Put one of our SSN's down there just to see how well it does.

Actually, who is to say there wasn't one, its that quiet. Get good SIGINT on both the Chinese and that Indian Kilo.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-02-03 23:24|| 2009-02-03 23:24|| Front Page Top

#9 Why it sounds like something right outa T Clancy... admiral of the ocean blue

Posted by .5MT 2009-02-03 23:46|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-02-03 23:46|| Front Page Top

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