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[Central News Agency in Hong Kong, May 8 (Xinhua) – China is reportedly already has a new type of submarine, it may be “Han” class variant , may be “business” class of variants, but the former is likely larger.

latest issue of “Mirror” in the report that China has made public an official publication submarine photo, the experts, there is a new type of attack submarine.

experts say, is definitely a new photo shoot, the criterion is the boat on the officers wore “07″ style naval uniforms.

experts say, the drainage line aboard the new submarine has never had used the grid format, with the flat surface of the hull, very smooth drainage grid, not the formation of submarine underwater water resistance, significantly reduce the noise. It is said that the submarine design and drainage lines of the country’s technology and industry standards related to process very complex and not easily changed.

experts said the submarine could be “commercial”-mod, it could be the new “Chinese” level, photos can not see command sets sail side, not easy to determine. But the positive side, mimicking the “Han” class command sets sail.

reported that the current Chinese “Han” class submarines in addition to the prototype, there are 3 variants, to facilitate the identification, tentatively called the “Han A” level, “Han B” level, “Han C “level, and the new submarines, tentatively called the” Han D “grade.

news reports also quoted the authority of the soil who said that China’s military has assessed that the successful blocking force the United States and Japan support “Taiwan independence”, at least 12 attack submarines.

According to information, “Han” class and “business” class attack submarines are the former as “091″ type, the first generation attack submarine, which is “093″ type, relatively new.