Chinese mystery submarine gets more mysterious.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Some think the bulge is to accommodate a missile silo for a navalized DF-21D ASBM.

I can't see how the DF21 could be launched from this "bulge" and like the quote from Hunt for Red October, why would you want to?

[McBeck]

Simple...its a beercooler

[Subnuts]

Originally Posted by McBeck

Simple...its a beercooler

"Could you launch a beer horizontally?"
"Yeah, you could. But why would you want to?"

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I can't see how the DF21 could be launched from this "bulge" and like the quote from Hunt for Red October, why would you want to?

The bluge is at fit the bottom of the missile while the rest goes up throught the hull in to the sail, like on the Golf class SSB (which China also operates.)

Originally Posted by Stealhead

What is the boat in front of the dry dock there?

That is a Yuan class SSK.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

like on the Golf class SSB (which China also operates.)

That's stretching it a bit far isn't it TLAM? I don't think that Golf has left port in years.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Oberon

That's stretching it a bit far isn't it TLAM? I don't think that Golf has left port in years.

She seems to be serviceable:

Plus they need to have some platform for testing SLBMs for the new Jinn class SSBNs since that Xia's never go to sea.