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Changzheng 6 (406)
092 class
Changzheng 6 in profile
Changzheng 6 in profile
Overview
Type nuclear-powered strategic submarine
Shipyard

Bohai Shipyard , Huludao

Commissioning 1981
Technical specifications
displacement

7000 t (submerged)

length

120 m

width

10 m

height

8 m (when driving above water)

Diving depth 300 m
crew

120 men

drive

1 × pressurized water reactor

speed

22 knots (submerged)

Armament
Identifier

406

The Changzheng 6 (长征 6, "Long March 6") is a nuclear-powered strategic submarine of the Navy of the People's Republic of China (PLAN) and the only type 092 unit (referred to in Chinese as Type 09II , according to the NATO code as Xia class ) . The Changzheng 6 belongs with the five hunting submarines of the type 091 (Han class) to the 1st generation of Chinese nuclear submarines.

General

The Changzheng 6 was launched on April 30, 1981 as the type boat of its class. The Type 092 was originally intended to represent the backbone of the Chinese strategic nuclear force. The design was based heavily on the Soviet submarines of Project 667A (Yankee class) and has a pressurized water reactor . A shaft drives the seven-bladed screw. Basically, a type 091 pressure hull was used , which was slightly lengthened to accommodate the launch tubes for the rockets.

There were also various difficulties with the immersion body. For this reason, no further boats were built. Instead, it was decided to advance the development of the Type 094 (Jin class) as a replacement.

The Changzheng 6 had never made a patrol trip until 2008 and was classified by Western experts as probably not operational.

According to uncertain reports, a second boat was launched, which was destroyed in an accident in 1985.

The Changzheng 6 is also nicknamed the “Big Black Elephant” because it is as slow as it is sluggish.

Armament

The armament consists of six 533 mm torpedo tubes and 12 medium-range missiles . It is possible that CSS-N-3 missiles can be fired. Each of these missiles has a range of 972 nm (1800 km) and a warhead with an explosive force of 350 kT.

In 1992 the boat was equipped with new missiles and modernized from 1995 to 2001. The first problems had already occurred during the first test with CSS-N-3 missiles, so that a successful missile test could only be carried out 7 years after the launch.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Paul E. Fontenoy: Submarines: an illustrated history of their impact . University of Hawai Press, 2007, ISBN 1-85109-563-2 , p. 58
  2. ^ SIPRI Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security . Stockholm International Peace Research, 2008, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-954895-1 , p. 387
  3. ↑ Steve Crawford: Twenty First Century Submarines: Undersea Vessels of Todays Navies . 2003, ISBN 0-7603-1502-7 , p. 10
  4. ^ Norman Friedman: The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems . US Naval Institute Press, 2006, ISBN 1-55750-262-5 , p. 504
  5. ↑ Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, William S. Murray: China's future nuclear submarine force . US Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-326-8 , pp. 296-297