Revealing the Truth About China’s Nuclear Subs: Outdated Equipment, Frequent Accidents

The United States and the Philippines initiated large-scale joint military exercises on April 22, with 120 warships assembling in the West Philippine Sea, part of the South China Sea. In response, China deployed a counter-force of 124 vessels, including navy ships, coast guard vessels, and maritime militia boats. On the surface, it looks like this Chinese naval deployment was to closely monitor the U.S.-Philippine fleet, but in reality, it only served as a cover for a significant number of Chinese submarines operating below the surface.
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[@davehue9517]

China leaves it's 55 submariners at the bottom of the ocean and just tries to cover it up.... China's tofu military

[@rondavis67]

Chinese submarine cannot break out of the into the Pacific because of the shallow and they will never be able to get out

[@user-mc2oc6jw9q]

@@rondavis67 they are limited to first island chain because they are diesel powered

[@misterbig9025.]

It's strange but true, that the *only modern combat footage* of the chinese 🇨🇳 military, is of them *fleeing the battle* in sudan, where they were in a peacekeeping operation

[@boonnathan9827]

Hahaha so true. CCP cowards.

[@zomgbrattodilolrenzor6081]

Where is this footage?

[@misterbig9025.]

@@zomgbrattodilolrenzor6081 it's on youtube

[@MultaGemems]

Gold😂🤣😂

[@boonnathan9827]

Too funny. CCP cowards.

[@animusadvertere3371]

Imagine deploying on a submarine made in China. Terrifying.

[@padgaprao2617]

They’ve mastered the sinking component

[@matthewnorkett8025]

thats hilarious

[@mr787takium9]

How dare you redicule china might did you know how much billions of dollars they been spending to steal and reversed engineered those weapons and machine and they so arrogantly with extra proudly proclaimed how mighty this in paper. look how they bark so loud but no bite for this weapons and machine are only be showed in parade but not suited for in real life combat.

[@wheezysqueezebox7651]

No showers, or clean clothes, for months, and only canned food? Harsh!

[@drcovell]

Those were the conditions on pre-nuke subs for all navies-hence the name “Pigboats.”

[@perrybonney9090]

@@drcovell True. Not that I’m old enough to have served on one. But you would think that a major power such as China 🇨🇳 would have moved beyond that by now, fairly well into the 21st century.

[@ericclausen6772]

Probably the reason we keep running into radioactive spots in the ocean

[@mikestewart4752]

OMG China is SOOOO shabby!!! 🤦

[@Timehasfallenasleep]

The narrator deserves a medal for that incredible narration.

[@Oldfogey2014]

Can the Chinese sailors swim? Most Chinese can’t, so I won’t be surprised if sailors can’t also swim.

[@ShaddySoldier]

Most chinese cant swim? Is that true?

[@fadzilhashim.0910]

CCP 🇨🇳 can build their own warships & submarines . But most of CCP 🇨🇳 warships & submarines engines are " Made in Germany 🇩🇪 " 🤣 lol.

[@popajoekiller]

If they did build them, they would be made in China quality. Why would they not just buy them At that point?

[@mikestewart4752]

I’d take Germanium over Chinesium any day of the week.

[@fadzilhashim.0910]

@@popajoekiller Western countries will not sell any of their weapon systems to CCP 🇨🇳 .

[@timbrown275]

yea,i m sure you know.

[@controllerplayer1720]

​@@fadzilhashim.0910while israel regime are doing it for many years..

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

China making history by building submarines that stay underwater indefinitely!

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

Even the submarines of the Japanese Imperial Navy in WW II could sink PLAN submarines !1

[@davidwright8740]

They got the idea from Russian navy.

[@PoohSeaFresh]

The new carrier will be a submarine in a near future

[@heartoftexas8092]

Yeah and they will release drones.

[@wizrom3046]

TofuDreg Submarines? I've seen their cars, buildings and electrical products

[@0Zebadee0]

Yeah .., their military tech is about 30 years behind the allied powers. In fact, some of it wouldn't be out of place in the 1970s.

[@jojox5136]

Because China thought they we stealing top notch tech but they were really only getting the tofu dreggs

[@mikezclips6735]

Don't forget about the submarine that crashed and killed their own men because of their own traps they set in the sea... LOL!!!

[@datathunderstorm]

What does TofuDreg mean? I’m curious…….😏

[@wizrom3046]

@@datathunderstorm search for "China TofuDreg buildings"

[@misterbig9025.]

Did you know even among mainland Chinese they classify their own people and overseas people into various castes? 1. Red (Politically connected) 2. Fu er dai ( wealthy background) 3. 1st tier city 4. 2nd tier city 5. 3rd tier city 6. Villagers 7. Overseas Chinese 8. Other Asians

[@FrostWolfPack]

And I bet rest of the worlds people are the rank 9?

[@misterbig9025.]

@@FrostWolfPack yes

[@jamegumb7298]

@@FrostWolfPack No rank for the subhuman.

[@cjwild1]

@@FrostWolfPackit’s also the list in reverse of people who are gonna be in trouble when the Chinese economy fully collapses. Oh well maybe they can feed themselves their over inflated egos 😂.

[@Manno200]

😮

[@jimueltrinio225]

A lot of Chinese submariner has phsycological problem because their submarine and equipment are made in China and they knew that anything made in China has no quality and it could malfunction anytime.

[@peterclarke3020]

I think the Chinese would notice eventually if one of their submarines went missing.

[@FrostWolfPack]

I bet is more the time when they notice it has been lost.

[@busking6292]

They already know but nobody can say on pain of death,'national security',paranoia,losing face and all that

[@mrbeaverstate]

The US could likely let them know (wink)

[@petewilliam4295]

average chinese is clueless about their military other than whatever shown by Xi

[@lapizlazuli4516]

Where is the source of this news about the helicopter and EMP ?

[@lwood9210]

They must have some serious contacts because I haven't been able to find a single article about it.

[@LordBuckhouse]

Sounds like BS to me.

[@DuxSupremus]

Search "Japan loses two helicopters". You'll get plenty of April 21, 2024 articles, like these and more: - CNN: "One dead, seven missing after two Japanese military helicopters crash in Pacific" - AP News: "2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, leaving 1 dead and 7 missing" - USNI News: "Two Japanese Naval Helos Collide Over Philippine Sea; 1 Killed, 7 Missing" You get a follow-up on May 2 from AP, "Japan says a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly April crash of 2 navy helicopters". In that it says the following: "TOKYO (AP) - Japanese investigators have determined that a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly crash last month of two Japanese navy SH-60K Seahawk helicopters, the country’s defense minister said Thursday. That is according to preliminary flight data analysis, said Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, adding that what exactly led to the collision is still being investigated. Kihara ruled out mechanical failure of the SH-60K Seahawks from the Maritime Self Defense Force and announced that the exercises, which were halted following the crash, would resume on Friday." It wasn't mechanical failure. While the possibility of it having been purely human error on the part of the Japanese crews obviously exists, in a world with Havana Syndrome, with the PLAN blasting sonar at Australian divers, with the PLAN and PLAAF firing military lasers at US and US ally pilots to try and blind them, China supplying fentanyl to the US, and so on, how much do you really believe in "accidents"? Also do you think that the Japanese would admit that China had engaged in an act of war if they knew it had deliberately attacked their aircraft, anymore than the US is acknowledging that China is engaging in an act of war with fentanyl? It's an unsubstantiated reach, but it isn't implausible given everything else that is already known to have happened as fact.

[@InVinoVeratas]

​@@LordBuckhousetrue, no source, then I trust it much less.

[@user-vy4cu8ui2x]

how is it even logically possible ? triggering an EMP would damage the sub as well.

[@winstonsmiths2449]

You do know that "sleeping" torpedoes are placed around strategic waterways and listen for sound signatures of Chinese warships. They can be activated when the Chinese ships pass by

[@addik06]

wow if you don't want it revealed if your submarine is sunk, it's open season on your subs

[@cameronwalker294]

Sorry. I'm an American. In my 30's I was stronger than the average guy and I could never lift 200 kg = 440 lbs. Where do you get your info? I could bench press 295 lbs at my best. There were gym monsters that could bench press 450 lbs and likely lift a lot more but those were very few.

[@RogerSanGabriel]

Deadlift nor Bence

[@busking6292]

I think they had pounds and kilos mixed up

[@stargazer378]

They sometimes get pounds and kilos mixed up, so im guessing that's what happened.

[@russelbrown6275]

I was in the Air Force in the early 90s through 98. I had a total lift of 1235lbs. 315 bench, 405 squat and 515 deadlifts. Those were my competition numbers but I had even higher numbers on regular workouts. I was 172 lb and that was also my weight class at 5’7”. Good days.

[@zaprowsdower3911]

Man you were pretty weak LOL

[@Jack-It-UP]

Great reporting, thanks

[@henrycarlson7514]

Interesting , Thank You

[@davidwelch2791]

14:07 That is not a SEAWOLF. Usually I like to watch these videos from this channel, but this time around they did not do their due diligence in regards of making of this video. This was not the only misinformation concerning submarine service and our lives aboard them. How do I know? Well, I am 3rd generation USN and 2nd generation submarine service veteran.

[@asdisskagen6487]

shhhh... there's a reason why we don't give details on open source. 😂

[@cjwild1]

I love how they don’t think it was an undersea mountain but the sub literally looks like a car that had an off center collision. Occams Razor exists for a reason. 😂

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Anyone got a link to CCTV7 movie discussed in the video?

[@douglassun8456]

American SSNs and SSBNs are so well-provided for because they stay on patrol for months, even years at a time, traversing the world's oceans. SSBNs may not even surface until the end of a patrol, just to keep our enemies guessing about where our sub-launched nukes are at any given time. It seems like Chinese submariners have living conditions not much advanced from WWII-era subs, like they're living Das Boot. They're basically a coastal force, incapable of matching the USN's reach.

[@davidholder3207]

What is your source of all this submarine information?

[@williamwillaims]

They're as loud as a golf ball in a tin can

[@FrostFire1987]

The Chinese army is made of Lego

[@robertmoffett3486]

When I was in the USN in the 70s, submariners had the highest desertion rate. Many couldn't stand the long deployments under water. I knew one deserter we called "Muscle Beach", a stereotypical surfer from Hawaii. What a drastic change of environment. I was offered automatic E4 (Third Class Petty Officer) for signing on. No thanks

[@garymartin9777]

It does take a special breed. But many submariners enjoy the duty and do it for many years.

[@robertmoffett3486]

@@garymartin9777 Of course, and they're properly proud of their service. We should all be grateful for that

[@michaelkendall662]

@@garymartin9777 what a 10-week deployment too hard for you?.....try some of the surface ships in the IO for MONTHS (as long as 6 months) at a time.....only missile boats do the long deployments.... attacks are just like other ships and do port of calls as well

[@Velereonics]

I had a friend that was a chef on an American submarine and he said that even though they do shower everyday it still does not smell good he did not recommend it

[@Paladin327]

There’s a story about a submariner on a deisel sub in the 60’s who wanted to bring his pet skunk on board. When asked about the smell, he said the skunk would get used to it like everyone else

[@Velereonics]

@@Paladin327XD

[@AMVayanefan]

Anyone know why they would be saluting Soviet Union flag at 5: 30 ? Almost as if we are looking at deep archives here

[@drcovell]

It depends on which “Americans” you choose to do that 90KG deadlift. Obesity is rife in this country, due to HFCS being in almost everything. At age 18 or could lift my own weight over my head (80 KG) as a “Clean and jerk.” Most male high-schoolers today can’t lift their own body weight and over their heads. As an old man (60+) I can still lift about 40 KG over my head, but it’s an effort. Too much time spent on Smartphones and Keyboards!

[@needmoreramsay]

0:42 you state there was already a confrontation between the US and China when 2 JAPANESE helicopters crashed into the sea. HOW is that between the US and China exactly ?!?

[@europana7]

umm ...200 kg Deadlift is a very high bar and I doubt many can deadlift 440 lbs even with a lot of training and lifting straps.

[@erickcreller94]

I'm willing to bet it was supposed to be 200lbs

[@josif409]

so hold on, are we having a low intensity submarine war with them or are their subs that bad

[@ericclausen6772]

Not recoverable my add they just don't want to pay to extract it's crew

[@johnpapa1916]

I dont believe that anyone with a brain would think that a tank cannot be destroyed. Any tank

[@ohyeahwhat5387]

When you only have 1 child and it's a boy, why would you send your child to serve in the Chinese Navy.

[@Steve1734]

Australian Collins class subs are the quietest on the planet. They are a Swedish design and we have two on constant patrol east of China to protect our shipping lanes. My son is on one of them. He tells me that they can detect a Chinese sub 50kms away they are so noisy. But the US nuclear subs are also noisy. The reactors must have their cooling pumps on all the time. It was widely reported that a Australian Collins sub on exercises with the Japanese navy, surfaced undetected right bedside the USS Carl Vinson CVN70, and sent a message, "Bang, bang, you're sunk."

[@shygorilla8082]

Is this a piece of fiction?? The damaged submarine shown in the video was the USS San Francisco.

[@scottmarquardt3575]

99% of people do not realize how dangerous the sea is. Like the 1st unexpected death I ever knew was a neighbor kid getting chopped up in a salmon fishing boat engine. He missed out on the hill his parents and 2 younger siblings bought below Mount Rainier. The next death was my friend killing himself because he couldn't take the pain Seattle police were given us. F Seattle

[@grok8211]

That was not the sea's fault. Your dumbass friend swam into an engine and propeller blades. He could have been killed by a machine on land also.

[@lancasterpenn]

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese investigators have determined that a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly crash last month of two Japanese navy SH-60K Seahawk helicopters, the country’s defense minister said Thursday. The two helicopters were believed to have come too close during what was a drill on anti-submarine warfare, involving multiple helicopters hovering and lowering sonars into the water. Some media reports have said an anti-collision alarm system was not used, possibly due to training for harsh environment.

[@michaelkendall662]

a CVN loses on average 4 aircraft a year during normal operations

[@laurolleno8772]

The stories of Japanese helicopters and a American submarine were BS....

[@powershift2024]

Garbage in, garbage out.

[@msvvero]

Thank you for pronouncing “submariner” correctly.

[@gribbler1695]

Why is it correct to give the US pronunciation instead of UK?

[@cesaravegah3787]

Though is classified data I suspect that the rumors about the Chinese subs being as loud as trains are not too exagerated.

[@snowswhites449]

My questions how in earth, we can got information about china on youtube? KZbin got banned from china right? Even Wikipedia.. Also how about sources of information about this video?

[@JimmyJamesJ]

Drowning a helicopter? WTF?

[@user-ch7wn5fk8d]

Who uses their left hand to shake hands?

[@AlexanderDaGreat79]

Russia does not threaten to use nuclear weapons. President Putin stated that if Russia is attacked using nuclear weapons, it will use them as a defence measure.

[@metternich05]

This speculation is rather far-fetched. According to official statement, the two choppers went down after they collided mid-air during an exercise. I've never heard this chinese sub theory anywhere else. If it was true it'd clearly be a casus belli.

[@MrThatnativeguy]

Lies

[@mah7961]

How can you not feed your soldiers well. Thats the most basic thing for good performance and morale in any standard military. If a government can’t even provide that basic necessity for its armed forces. Then good luck trying to recruit people from the civilian populace. Unless they are reduced to conscription. Conscripts are not as nearly motivated.

[@Fastshot]

Ahh but you've forgotten their secret weapon... No freedom of information so everyone assumes they are indeed keeping up with all the basics

[@asdisskagen6487]

The average Chinese standard of living is far below that of the US so those conditions wouldn't be considered as harsh as, say, someone from the West would view them. Still, becoming a Chinese submariner isn't a popular choice for their rural/poor either.

[@shundi4264]

Countries outside this region, such as the US, have frequently provoked tensions and shown off their military muscles in the South China Sea over the years, undermining regional peace and stability.

[@powershift2024]

You mean by saving China from Japan? Simplified Japanese would be better for you anyways Wang. Enjoy!

[@powershift2024]

More copium champ?

[@shundi4264]

Western modernization was fraught with sanguineous crimes such as war, slave trade, colonization, and plunder, which inflicted untold misery on developing countries.

[@shundi4264]

@@powershift2024 Japan is the axis of evil in Asia.

[@quitehat7819]

You don't see US ships ramming into fishermen ships in the south east asia region. Do you see any western or other nation in the south east asia doing what china is doing? Whos the aggressor? Kind of pathetic you comment this without see the videos of chinese navy ships ramming other ships, using water cannons, and even its aircraft causing harm.

[@putingpusa4609]

Son Goku 🇯🇵 can defeat Chinese 🇨🇳War ship 124vs1

[@controllerplayer1720]

son goku was based on jackie chan..

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

AI-generated video, responded to by mostly bots, and non-bots heavily filtered by censorship. The cycle is now complete.

[@Optionsforall]

Ha ha ha, Chips??

[@cyronader]

the claim is those two helicopters collided? they were shot down?

[@MultaGemems]

A truly third rate navy, capable of only attacking unarmed supply ships from the Phillipines.

[@ericclausen6772]

It's not like we are going to get some technologies that we don't already have love from the United States of America

[@vladdracul2379]

With all those stutters and pauses, it's nice to know it's not an AI voice reading the script.

[@gribbler1695]

If it's used to train AI, maybe soon we won't know the difference.

[@user-xq8mk5qu8n]

Pilot error brought down the JMSDF helos. There are well understood reasons why that is the case. The rest of the video is filled with similar misinterpretations.

[@io2068]

Judging by how hard it is to get info out of China. I don't care if you speaking perfect English😊 👌

[@ZxLayER]

Rise of ASIAN NATO, ASIAN NATIONS on MIlitary build up, and awaken JAPAN from its slumber. Thanks to Xin Jinping

[@F15ElectricEagle]

All submarines, regardless of which nation's navy they serve, are basically underwater coffins.

[@karloxgc45]

yellow submarine

[@hassanas.benjamin3818]

China has a lot going on

[@charlescooney9281]

Is this for real?

[@BMF6889]

This video is in direct contradiction to the US Navy's 2 year long investigation. In summary the investigation found that at the time of the mishap, both bottom dept monitors were inoperable which were logged but the captain and XO and the senior enlisted were not informed. So they didn't know their position relative to the sea bottom, i.e., sailing blind so to speak. Additionally, the boat was off course by 1.5 K and accidentally within a known hazard area when it collided. The navigator had changed course without permission and without telling the captain who was on a rest break. The navigator also had earlier removed the hazardous area overlays from the navigation charts which is why he was unaware that he had entered a hazard area. There were a number of other mistakes and misinformation that nearly caused the loss of the boat. It was only the professionalism of the rest of the crew that saved the boat from being lost. Divers at Guam inspecting the damage to the boat reported there was sand, gravel, and rocks in both forward ballast tanks, indicating the boat had run aground. The official report has been released and is publicly available with only minimal redactions.

[@anthonyvenegas8299]

They still learning

[@ChiTsang]

Ccp makes 豆腐渣工程

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

Chinas submarines are just like Japanese subs, of WW II !!!!!!

[@louilustrisimo8142]

What?? FN..Tofu subs..🤣

[@ianforrest6728]

China might have one of the biggest navies in the world but thats its only boast its a tofu dreg navy with very little experience in anything

[@robertrock1578]

What a bunch of nonsense 🙄

[@dollgoo-jx8fv]

Returning North American Indian lands, robber country for Thanksgiving? absurd!

[@Namor.Jayish.Mohandeez.MLR16]

This War Tech Fare should be studied,,,

[@shundi4264]

Philippines claiming a disputed island with a rusty ship is hardly any international order.

[@ralphford2524]

We remember pearl harbor and we won't be fooled again. ❤😮

[@thorbrennergostasson8556]

The narration is so grating.... very poor. I can do better...

[@LaserGuidedLoogie]

I'm guessing English isn't the narrator's first language.

[@lapizlazuli4516]

It could've been an AI. Any channels now uses it.

[@0Zebadee0]

But better than those awful AI voices 😂

[@brotherowl]

She is clearly not AI; she is clearly an approximately 30 year old Chinese-born Australia-educated woman who receives emailed scripts that she reads off and sends back to the channel for the narration of videos. But yes, it would be an improvement if she spoke to the audience rather than just recorded herself reading the words.

[@CurrentlyBlazed]

Thank you Captain Obvious

[@soothinglycool9806]

At least she speaks more languages than any of her critics.

[@darrenstjames]

AHAHAHAHA 😂HAHAHAHA AAA

[@kevinbarry71]

I do wish this lady could pronounce submariner correctly. The stress is on the second syllable

[@chadmiesterDonovan]

Isn't this an AI voice? It even works with the KZbin auto subtitles with perfect accuracy

[@kevinbarry71]

@@chadmiesterDonovan I don't believe it is; I believe it's a real woman. Who isn't as proficient in English as she thinks

[@CurrentlyBlazed]

​@@kevinbarry71 Who cares? I'm here for the information not a Grammer class

[@kevinbarry71]

@@CurrentlyBlazed first of all, it is not grammar. Second, apparently you are here to be irritating. At least stick with what you are good at

[@garrett6064]

What kind of loser makes fun of someone's 2nd or 3rd language? You gotta feel very small and weak to go that.

[@kahldiss2689]

tofu

[@user-wp4iv8iu3h]

Chinese propaganda

[@technogadget7557]

😂😂😂 keep barking china is growing

[@kryts27]

What has lifting weights got to do with being a submariners? Indeed any type of sailor?

[@mah7961]

Because fat people have a hard time fitting getting on board the boat to begin with.

[@brotherowl]

You really don't understand how physical fitness affects literally everything?

[@mah7961]

Don’t know much about submariners. But I would assume that these people have to be in top physical condition with a good head on their shoulders to their shoulders

[@CurrentlyBlazed]

Are you not able to use your imagination? Think for a second about how important strength might be if you are working on a ship, submarine or anything that is a large piece of machinery

[@seandoherty4236]

Pronounciation help: NOT "sub-muh-REEN-urz" YES "sub-MARR-in-urz" Like "mariners below (sub) the sea"

[@seraph3761]

I gotta give mad props to any country who stands up to the US and EU military prowess and technological advancements.

[@abcde_fz]

WHOA, LADY, YOU ARE SERIOUSLY CONFLATING KILOGRAMS AND POUNDS!!! _NO_ _ONE_ LIFTS ONE HUNDRED THIRTY KILOGRAMS _EASILY,_ THAT'S _TWO_ _HUNDRED_ _SIXTY_ POUNDS!!! THE US MILITARY DOESN'T ROUTINELY LIFT _TWO_ _HUNDRED_ _KILOGRAMS!_ (400 POUNDS)

[@calm_compost]

So basically Chinese beat the Americans twice. Wow

[@El-Diablo-Blanco]

The key verbiage here is "War Game".... If weapon system reliability were on trial, like ALL things chineese, they'd have failed abysmally.

[@electricheartpony]

I'll add onto the War Game thing. The US military constantly "ties their hands behind their back" during them. The US has rarely ever used full capabilities during them. One, it helps them learn. Two, it keeps other militaries from truly knowing the full capabilities when used in tandem.

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

The Chinese have 0 naval combat experience.

[@mah7961]

At being terrible at everything. Yeah China sure beats the United States in that department. No argument there.

[@CurrentlyBlazed]

If you have siblings, you would understand that sometimes you gotta let the young ones win, other wise they cry and whine US military had to do that for the Chinese military 😝

[@weedthepeople2492]

Poor helicopters 😂😂😂 i guess someone f'd around and found out!!!

[@timbrown275]

ask your momma like i did ball licker!!

[@weedthepeople2492]

​@@timbrown275i asked momma and she confirmed " you did ball licker" 🤣😂 You nasty huh. You nasty huh #triggered

[@brotherowl]

Ni Qu Sih

[@weedthepeople2492]

@@brotherowl 哦，一见钟情

[@JimmyJamesJ]

9:20 Who the hell is Ray Shins?

[@gf5617]

🙈🙉🙊🙉🙈🙉🙊🙉🙈🙉🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙉