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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

They have a few, their attack boats (Nuclear) are composed of a mix force of 3 or 4 type 91 Han submarines. They're noisy and have a poor sonar suite, they are really a 70's or 80's era boat.

They've deployed 2 or 3 type 93 Shang class which in terms of quieting and sonar are equivalent to a 688i Class of boat, they're very good, but are a generation behind.

Their new boat which is a 95 class, they're not going to build a lot of them, but they're considered a 3rd generation boat, which means that they lag behind more modern nuclear boats, but they're still quiet and have an improved sonar suite, they are also specifically designed as an escort boat for a carrier battle group.

The other boats that your thinking of are Ballistic missile boat, the type 94 is a fairly new boat and they've deployed 4. They're considered a poor class of boat as they are noisy which is death to a missile boat who's primary mission is to hide. Their radiated noise is louder then a Delta Missile boat which were deployed in the late 70's by the Russians. The type 94 boat is literally the same design as a Russian Victor III attack boat with a missile compartment welded in the middle.

Not much is known about the type 96 except that its seriously behind plan and they haven't been deployed on combat patrols.

As it is in any war scenario for the most part the missile subs are left out of it as they aren't fast enough to be attack boats and they are viewed as a strategic instead of tactical platform, so you don't want to risk losing one because it rips a hole in your nuclear attack plan.

The Russians used to hide their missile boats in shallow bays and mine fields to keep American Boats away from them. The Russians like the Chinese also have a different strategy when it comes to their submarine doctrine, they believe in deploying attack boats to protect missile boats. The Americans send their missile boats out on deterrence patrols without escort because their missile boats which are the Ohio class boomers are quieter then the noise of the ocean around them, however the Americans are looking at either an entirely new design by 2040 or to create a variant of the Virginia class submarine which can act as a multipurpose boat.

Well yeah...common knowledge.