Comparing The First Two Yuan

There is a photo from Chinese bbs comparing the first two Yuan class submarines. There does appear to be a number of clear differences between the first two launched, although they are minor. China has a very interesting shipbuilding strategy, and the word strategy applies, they evolve lessons into the design very quickly.

These are not the Yuan class submarines we highlighted earlier this month, rather the first two at sea.

Yuan #1 Below

Yuan #2 Below

More photo's of the 2nd Yuan here.

H/T Feng, who is also discussing the recent discussions surrounding the Varyag