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May 10, 2019
Comments on Taiwan's FOREIGN designed submarine on Tuesday May 14, 2019.
Foreign, mainly Japanese, designers, designed Taiwan's future submarine.
1. From my reading of the available news, it's not "mainly Japanese". It's apparently based on a European design and is about 2500 - 3000 tonnes (https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-news/imdex-2019-first-taiwanese-submarine-be-ready-2026/). A British (?) firm from Gibraltar was a consultant, and German engineers were also involved. US companies were also involved in several areas. 2. Presumably Taiwanese engineers and designers would have learnt by working with the foreign design team, and this is experience for the future. You've got to start somewhere. 3. Perhaps the Taiwanese would have a sufficiently large fleet of 10 (the planned 8 and the existing two Hai Lung class subs) to discourage a blockade of the island by the PLA Navy. Also, the 10 subs (together with the Japanese and US subs) could be enough to block challenge the PLA Navy getting out of the first island chain
1. From my reading of the available news, it's not "mainly Japanese". It's apparently based on a European design and is about 2500 - 3000 tonnes (https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-news/imdex-2019-first-taiwanese-submarine-be-ready-2026/). A British (?) firm from Gibraltar was a consultant, and German engineers were also involved. US companies were also involved in several areas.
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3. Perhaps the Taiwanese would have a sufficiently large fleet of 10 (the planned 8 and the existing two Hai Lung class subs) to discourage a blockade of the island by the PLA Navy. Also, the 10 subs (together with the Japanese and US subs) could be enough to block challenge the PLA Navy getting out of the first island chain