China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Deploys Anti-Diver Rocket Launchers to Man-Made Island in South China Sea: Report

May 17, 2017 | Jesse Johnson, Japan Times
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China has deployed anti-frogmen rocket launchers intended to fend off Vietnamese intrusions on one of its man-made islands in the contested South China Sea, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. The system has the capability to discover, identify and attack enemy combat divers, according to the report. A similar system known as the DP-65 anti-diver grenade launcher was seen on Fiery Cross in 2012, according to IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly.