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Re: CoalTrain post# 1583

Monday, 09/06/2004 2:17:34 PM

Monday, September 06, 2004 2:17:34 PM

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Almost positive

The Sunburn or Onyx is a anti-ship cruise missile. The ‘Sunburn’ has been adapted by Russia for submerged launch from submarines. This being one reason China, Russia and Iran can take out our aircraft carriers.

They are already patrolling the high seas with their subs.

Two excerpts somewhat dated, by now the Sunburn or Onyx has probably been fully incorporated, I would think.

"There are two vessels at issue," said the Stratfor analysis. "The [Chinese have] placed a new version of the Russian-designed Kilo-class submarine into service April 4, 2000," according to a brief Hong Kong newspaper report cited by the intelligence firm.

"The new Kilo is equipped with anti-ship weapons and has conducted recent drills simulating combat with carrier-type ships," the report said, quoting the Sing Tao Jih Pao newspaper, which -- in turn -- cited Chinese army sources. "It takes up to a year to qualify a new vessel and crew for duty at sea."


Russian-built 636 Kilo-class sub of the type exported to China.

"But the Chinese navy may have made a more significant breakthrough," Stratfor.com said. "It has been working for years on a variant of the larger, more powerful [Russian-designed and built] Victor III submarine. This submarine … [was] due for completion sometime in late 2000, [and] was designed to launch cruise missiles while submerged.

"That would allow the Chinese to threaten the pre-eminent American weapons system in the region: The aircraft carrier," the report said.

Sources told WorldNetDaily the subs can also be used to mine harbors and inlets around Taiwan, as well as interdict sea lanes that bring oil, supplies and goods to northeast Asia.

Also, reports said a U.S. Navy vessel was chased out of a Yellow Sea exercise area inhabited by Chinese naval vessels earlier this year. Experts said one or more of the new submarines could have been operating there as well.

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:7zRmnA2Zz0kJ:www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp%3FARTICLE_ID%....




Also, the Chinese navy's new Russian Kilo-class submarines will be armed with Club antiship cruise missiles from Russia, at least one of which can be configured to attack targets on land. In addition, Fisher says, the Sovremny destroyers the PLA acquired from Russia carry the Moskit and Yakhont cruise missiles.

http://www.insightmag.com/main.cfm/include/detail/storyid/258778.html






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