Bilal9
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I believe we are getting Type 035B, does it have MTU engine?
Also, the two Type 035B we are getting, will they be refitted with new engine, sonar, navigation system and weapons systems?
I believe they use Shaanxi diesels (local Chinese production). The Chinese powerplants and electric motors for these are still a vast improvement over those of the Soviet Romeo class they were copied from.
Excerpt from Global Security:
"The No.714 Institute, responsible for designing underwater power equipment, designed the large power propelling electromotor and its corresponding control equipment and gave it to Xiangtan Electromotor Factory for trial-production. The lnstitute also selected the medium-speed diesel trial-produced by Shaanxi Diesel Factory, and increased the batteries to four groups. So the power of the underwater power plant was greatly increased. A high efficiency propeller was also designed. Due to adopting these measures, with the submarine volumetric displacement not increasing very much in comparison with the improved version of Soviet medium-sized conventional-powered submarine, her underwater propelling power and the battery energy was doubled, thus ensuring the submarine's propulsion characteristics."
BD is getting Type035G
If BDforever and his source are correct then these 035G's are relatively new-builds (and only built in late late 90's or early 2000's).