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Originally Posted by Gorshkov
@goldorak: Read again what I wrote and don't be funny again. 
@ML: You are wrong thinking Chinese are decades behind Russkies in the submarine technology. They are now pretty close! Chinese have Delta IV and Victor III technology for sure and what is more important they grabbed Russian know-how thanks to hiring many unemployed Soviet naval specialists. |
I said the Chinese are several decades behind, but that they'll catch up quickly thanks in part to reverse-engineering of Russian designs. Now you say they have Delta IV and Victor III technology, and that they have access to Soviet expertise. The Delta IV and Victor III are from the 1980s. It is now 2010. So if they have Delta IV and Victor III technology now, they are 3 decades behind the Russians. And you apparently agree with me that they'll catch up.
So how can you say I'm wrong when you are in complete agreement with me?
Edit: I will disagree with how fast they'll catch up; the reports now are estimating that the 095 SSN will remain behind the Akula I in quieting (see graph above, also cited here:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33153.pdf)