A new slant on RIMPAC Naval politics/The Fight To Control The South China Sea

Von Tonner · 03-08-15, 06:56 AM

According to the below analysis the USA is still way way ahead of the current capabilities of the Chinese sub fleet even with them continuing to increase their year on year defence budget by double digits

Long may this last as it is comfort to all in the free world. I am extremely mindful of the fact that the % going towards the US Defence budget from the hardworking US citizenry is also ensuring my relative safety on the other side of the world.

In his statement, (to the to the U.S. House Seapower and Projections Forces subcommittee on the status of the Chinese navy) "Admiral Mulloy acknowledged that U.S. submarines remain superior to Chinese ones. But, his remark about China producing some "fairly amazing" submarines mischaracterizes and overplays the Chinese underwater force, particularly its nuclear submarines. Relatively speaking, and given the qualitative difference between the U.S. and Chinese nuclear submarine force in particular, if the latest Chinese submarines are "fairly amazing" then the latest U.S. Virginia class submarines could only be described as "phenomenal."

https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/ch...-still-us-wake

03-08-15, 06:56 AM	#7
Von Tonner Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 711 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	China: Sub Fleet Grows, Still in U.S. Wake According to the below analysis the USA is still way way ahead of the current capabilities of the Chinese sub fleet even with them continuing to increase their year on year defence budget by double digits Long may this last as it is comfort to all in the free world. I am extremely mindful of the fact that the % going towards the US Defence budget from the hardworking US citizenry is also ensuring my relative safety on the other side of the world. In his statement, (to the to the U.S. House Seapower and Projections Forces subcommittee on the status of the Chinese navy) "Admiral Mulloy acknowledged that U.S. submarines remain superior to Chinese ones. But, his remark about China producing some "fairly amazing" submarines mischaracterizes and overplays the Chinese underwater force, particularly its nuclear submarines. Relatively speaking, and given the qualitative difference between the U.S. and Chinese nuclear submarine force in particular, if the latest Chinese submarines are "fairly amazing" then the latest U.S. Virginia class submarines could only be described as "phenomenal." https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/ch...-still-us-wake __________________ "Knowledge is like a lion:it cannot be gently embraced" - South African proverb