Chinese experts: the Vietnamese Navy is very fragile in the face of the Chinese navy

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Vietnam will introduce six Russian Kilo-class submarines of the news, once again the Western media's attention to this controversial South China Sea waters. Fox News Network that the United States, Viet Nam to introduce "Kilo" submarines, coastal defense capability will enhance the future of Sino-Vietnamese conflict, once at sea, the Chinese navy may no longer prevail. However, experts on the Chinese Navy, "Global Times" reporter said that a powerful navy, instead of relying on the introduction of several pieces of advanced equipment will be able to do so, Vietnam remains a Navy shore-based naval defense, with the powerful position of the Navy far.

Vietnam to spend 1.8 billion U.S. dollars to buy a submarine

The end of last month, the Russian admiral shipyard in St. Petersburg official, Vietnam will be purchasing six Russian "Kilo" class conventional submarines, and in 2009 is expected to deliver in 2010.

"Kilo" class submarine is a popular international arms market, Russia has been sold to 29 countries. During the Cold War, Vietnam, that is eager to purchase from the Soviet Union, "Kilo" class submarines, after years of consultations, wishes come true. The total amount of arms purchase 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for half the annual defense budget can be described as generous.

U.S. network Fox News reported that on the 7th, the introduction of the submarine in Vietnam, is to transfer the signal to the Chinese, "This is Vietnam to China's rise in the region and the coast of Vietnam near the nuclear submarine base on Hainan Island building a clear response. They will have help to protect the sovereignty of Vietnam requested the South China Sea, and to prevent other countries around the 2,000-mile coastline. "

Submarines will enhance the coastal defense

United Kingdom, "Jane's Defense Review," that, with increasing investment in recent years, Vietnam has a strong naval coastal defense capability. At present, the total strength of the Vietnamese Navy's around 5 million people along the coast under the jurisdiction of Military Region 4, with various types of vessels 120 warships. With the economic development in Vietnam, the Navy has received a number of advanced equipment.

Shipyard for conversion is the "Kilo" class submarine

In addition to the purchase of submarines from Russia, by 2015, Vietnam received from the Russian navy will also be two 11,661-type frigate, a set of assembly, "Ruby" supersonic anti-ship missiles of the shore-based missile system. 11,661 of which type, "cheetah" frigate 3.9 developed for Russia's latest warship with a displacement of 2100 tons, equipped with a 76 mm primary guns, six 30 mm guns, and eight with a range of 130 kilometers of the Kh-35 " Uranus "anti-ship missiles, a set of air defense weapon system. "Jane's Defense Review," that although Vietnam has no nuclear submarines, there is no "Chinese Aegis" destroyers, the same can not be like China, the construction of aircraft carrier, but it has the equipment in the coastal waters of the anti-ship combat capability but with the same equipment . Again if the Sino-Vietnamese naval clashes in the South China Sea, Vietnam occupied the place may not be lost to the Chinese navy.

Fox News Network has also analyzed the history of Sino-Vietnamese naval conflict in the past. The article said that March 14, 1988, the Sino-Vietnamese naval brief exchange of fire in the South China Sea, the Chinese people were injured in a small price to sink more ships made two and to re-l vessels victory. There is no doubt that the Chinese Navy is now more than ever, more powerful, but if the Chinese navy in 2012 in the coming hastily into the territory of Vietnam Navy, may not be as rapid as 20 years ago win. Where it is difficult to detect in China may face the Russian submarines, aircraft carriers to fight against the long-range supersonic anti-ship missiles and artillery fired a high-speed advanced stealth frigates. As China's first two years of fighting the spread of the network scenario, the Chinese navy may be in a new round of Sino-Vietnamese conflict, lost at sea.

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The existence of bottlenecks in the Navy in Vietnam

Although the Western media continue to play up the combat capability of the Vietnamese Navy, but naval experts Li Jie of China, "Global Times" reporter said that Vietnam's significance of the military procurement is mainly made up for the lack of arms and equipment, greatly enhanced operational capability underwater. However, in the present and for a long period of time, the Navy's combat effectiveness in Vietnam is still very limited. After the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military as a result of receiving a large number of legacy equipment and the assistance of the Soviet Union, coupled with years of honing the war, Vietnam has been claimed to be "the world's third military power." However, due to decades of war damage, with problems in the domestic economy and military power failed to uphold the long title, in particular the combat capability of the Navy is still very limited. Vietnamese Navy's active main battle equipment, the vast majority of the 20th century, the Soviet Union's military assistance 70-80, or 40 of the United States during the 20th century, the production equipment. Ships in active service in Vietnam, carrying the arms to the main guns of various calibres, and only 2 displacement of 110 tons of mini-submarines. Although the Navy in Vietnam has introduced some advanced equipment, but is far from supporting the formation of the combat capability of the system, in the absence of advanced reconnaissance, surveillance, early warning, command and control systems and electronic warfare systems support, the Vietnamese introduced to maximize the submarine is difficult combat effectiveness, the existence of bottlenecks and the Navy's short-board in the system before the full power of the Navy, is still very fragile.

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