Never-before-seen footage of China’s nuclear missile submarines as Beijing flaunts its naval power in dramatic propaganda video

Never-before-seen footage of China’s nuclear missile submarines as Beijing flaunts its naval power in dramatic propaganda video

  • China released video of home-built nuclear submarines for the first time
  • Clip on military TV is believed to show the Type 092 underwater vessel
  • Rare moments of a nuclear missile launch experiment is also shown 

 

The Chinese military authorities last week released footage of the country’s nuclear ballistic missile submarines for the first time.

The propaganda video shows what’s believed to be the Type 092 vessels, which was designed and built by China and is the country’s first nuclear submarine.

The video also shows soldiers launching a ballistic missile from a submarine in an undated clip

Ba Yi TV, the Chinese military channel, broadcast footage of a nuclear submarine on April 22

Ba Yi TV, the Chinese military channel, broadcast footage of a nuclear submarine on April 22

The video captured how soldiers operated the vessel and launching a ballistic missile

The video captured how soldiers operated the vessel and launching a ballistic missile

An officer pressed the button as he sent off the Julang-1 missile which could fire 1,242 miles

An officer pressed the button as he sent off the Julang-1 missile which could fire 1,242 miles

The submarine, believed to be The Typo 092, carries 12 Julang-1 ballistic missiles (pictured)

The submarine, believed to be The Typo 092, carries 12 Julang-1 ballistic missiles (pictured)

The dramatic video was aired onBa Yi TV, China’s military channel, on its website on April 22. It captures the interior of a submarine and soldiers carrying out military exercise on the vessel.

The video also featured a fleet of submarines sailing in the sea during a naval review as soldiers posing with terrifying firearms.

According to China’s Shenzhen TV, the submarine is thought to be the Type 092 nuclear submarine.

The dramatic propaganda video revealed the moment a missile was launched from the vessel

The dramatic propaganda video revealed the moment a missile was launched from the vessel

Chinese soldiers guarded the submarine while carrying firearms in the first-ever video 

Chinese soldiers guarded the submarine while carrying firearms in the first-ever video

The video also featured a fleet of submarines sailing in the sea during a naval review

The video also featured a fleet of submarines sailing in the sea during a naval review

Little is known about the watercraft, but according to public information, the vessel carries 12 made-in-China Julang-1 ballistic missiles which can fire as far as 2,000 kilometres (1,242 miles).

China spent 11 years and 298 million yuan (£34 million) building the Type 092 submarine in the 1970s, one of the most turbulent decades in modern China when the nation went through the Cultural Revolution.

It was China’s first home-made nuclear submarine. A fleet of four are believed to be based in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province.

The submarine’s nickname is Xia, after the first dynasty in ancient Chinese history, the Xia Dynasty (c. 2000 BC -c. 1600 BC).

It was launched in 1981 and started serving the navy in 1983. In 1988, China successfully launched a Julang-1 missile from the submarine during an experiment.

The submarine measures 120 metres (393 feet) long and 10 metres (33 feet) wide, and can dive to a maximum depth of 300 metres (984 feet), reported China.com.

The same article claimed that the submarine displaces 6,500 tons of water when it’s at the surface of the sea and 7,000 tons when it’s submerged.

The country is said to have four Type 092 and four Type 094. Both are nuclear submarines

The country is said to have four Type 092 and four Type 094. Both are nuclear submarines

A missile is seen travelling under the sea after it was launched from the nuclear submarine

A missile is seen travelling under the sea after it was launched from the nuclear submarine

It’s believed that China has four types of nuclear submarines, namely the Type 091, 092, 093 and 094.

The Type 091 and 093 are nuclear attack submarines while the other two are nuclear missile submarines.

The Type 094 is the country’s latest nuclear missile submarines, based on Hainan Island, southern China. The construction of the first 094 started in 1999 and finished in 2004.

The country is said to have four Type 092 and four Type 094.

DEMYSTIFY CHINA’S TYPE 094A NUCLEAR SUBMARINE

The Type 094A, China's newest nuclear missile submarine, is currently based at Hainan Island. The new variant has a curved tower and front, making it more aerodynamic underwater

The Type 094A, China’s newest nuclear missile submarine, is currently based at Hainan Island. The new variant has a curved tower and front, making it more aerodynamic underwater

A set of rare photos of China’s latest secret stealth submarine, Type 094A, emerged in January.

It is believed that the submarine could soon carry missiles powerful enough to reach America.

The Type 094 submarine is nicknamed Jin, after China’s Jin Dynasty which ran from 266 to 420. The Type 094A is a variant.

The Type 094A has a large ‘hump’ concealing 12 submarine-launched ballistic missiles known as ‘big waves’, with a range of over 11,000 kilometres (6,835 miles).

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