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Mr Quatro

05-05-20 09:56 AM

Chinese Navy Submarines Are Protected By Underground Tunnels

Chinese Navy Submarines Are Protected By Underground Tunnels

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutto...XEYL8ugpNONtMs

Quote:

China is a maritime nation with over 9,000 miles of coastline, dotted with ports. Compared to most other countries, it has a large number of naval bases. By dispersing its forces across many bases the Chinese Navy, formally known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), is protecting them against surprise attack. But some of it bases go further, offering underground tunnels to protect key warships and submarines.

Texas Red

05-05-20 10:04 AM

:doh: We were wrong all along! We should've just hidden our ships and subs inside the earth!

All jokes aside, that's a really stupid idea in my opinion. It does offer good protection but if they were to bomb those tunnels, rock, and other earthy materials could fall and damage the sub and ships.

That may sound dumb, but I don't really care.

Aktungbby

05-05-20 11:53 AM

:hmmm: well,all those bombproof WWII subpens on the French coast, essentially 'manmade' caves, are still standing....just a quick scan for this post: the pens at Trondheim Norway and Lorient France are commercially active facilities 75 years on!

Kapitan

05-09-20 12:37 PM

Its not a new thing, it was done in Albania, Sevastopol at Balaclava is probably the most famous and right now Musko Sweden is still operational.

Jeff-Groves

05-09-20 03:31 PM

Kind of think the GBU-43/B would seal any tunnels.

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