The Koi 錦鯉魚 or Type 32 NATO Qing Class Submarine is the PLAN navy’s most advanced combat submarine. Its designed for high intensity conflict in the open ocean and first island chain. The Qing is noticable by its sailess design, which allows the submarine to move up to 40km a hour using a high pressure compact nuclear reactor. The Qing carries 8x 533mm torpedo tubes, 16x HT-1E VLS system which can fire a wide area of Chinese missiles including the C-802, HQ-9 and Bramos supersonic missiles giving the Qing land and long range anti-shipping attack capabilties. The submarine has a high automated combat system which a small crew of only 32 operate. The ship can be deployed for up to 120 days and has full data-link and satillite navigation systems.
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