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Recently there was talk amongst BBS and Western articles that the PLAN had launched its Type 096 SSBN, able to carry 24 SLBMS with a 10000 km range each. It would be reasonable if the PLAN officially disclosed photographs years after the submarine first hit the water.
Then, a photo appeared in a Chinese military magazine that depicts the Type 094. This is significant. Because whenever China officially discloses a secretive weapon like SSBNs, it means that they have completed the next-generation iteration, which is the Type 096 in this case. This pattern has been constant for every single nuclear submarine launched by China.
The report:
Assessing China's naval buildup
"China has disclosed the successful tests of new weaponry, including the launch of its most advanced Type-096 Tang class nuclear submarine which can fire 24 JL-3 ballistic missiles, each with a range of more than 10,000 km."
Go to China-defense.blogspot.com and go in the Type 091 submarine section for the mag.
Then, a photo appeared in a Chinese military magazine that depicts the Type 094. This is significant. Because whenever China officially discloses a secretive weapon like SSBNs, it means that they have completed the next-generation iteration, which is the Type 096 in this case. This pattern has been constant for every single nuclear submarine launched by China.
The report:
Assessing China's naval buildup
"China has disclosed the successful tests of new weaponry, including the launch of its most advanced Type-096 Tang class nuclear submarine which can fire 24 JL-3 ballistic missiles, each with a range of more than 10,000 km."
Go to China-defense.blogspot.com and go in the Type 091 submarine section for the mag.