According to Japanese sources, in the afternoon of October 18, a mixed formation of more than ten huge ships was found, lined up across the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido and Honshu, Japan. Some local people used telephoto cameras to shoot quite shocking scenes and uploaded them to the Internet, which triggered a great "shock" in Japan, and even some Japanese netizens even shouted: "Feel the sense of oppression!" ”
A shocking scene filmed by the Japanese side
The huge fleet of more than ten ships photographed by the Japanese side is actually a joint maritime formation of the Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint -- 2021" military exercise, and among the formations are our army's 0.55 million tons of large drives, 052D destroyers, 054A frigates and logistics vessels, and the Russian side has sent "Dreadnought-class" large anti-submarine ships, 20380 frigates, Kilo-class submarines, missile boats, logistics support tugs, and so on. In the photo, at the core façade of the entire fleet, it is the Type 055 large 10,000-ton destroyer. This kind of ship is not only in the C position of formation, but also serves as the core command center of its fleet and the task of regional air defense. After all, the number of vertical launch units of the 0.55 million tons large drive has exceeded the total number of available anti-aircraft missiles on Russian warships, and in terms of radar performance and comprehensive capabilities of electronic warfare, it has long been far superior to Russian warships. Therefore, 055 is the absolute protagonist in the entire formation.
055 is the absolute C bit
In addition, according to the news released by the information department of the Russian Pacific Fleet on October 18, the Russian-Chinese Navy's "Maritime Joint-2021" joint military exercise has ended in the Sea of Japan. This picture taken by the Japanese side should be the scene of the final step of the completion of the joint military exercise between the two sides and the return of the combined fleet. The choice to return through the Tsugaru Strait at this time was also carefully planned.
Participated in Russian warships
The Tsugaru Strait is an important strategic waterway for Japan and a key link in the so-called "First Island Chain." The Tsugaru Strait connects the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, from the North to the Rushin Islands and south to Hawaii, and is also an important sea passage node for Japan to clamp down on the Russian Navy. Even better, the central location of the Tsugaru Strait is an international shipping lane, and ships from all countries can "harmlessly pass through." Therefore, the passage of the Sino-Russian combined fleet through the Tsugaru Strait is completely in line with international requirements, and Japan can only watch but is powerless.
The Tsugaru Strait, this location is important and critical
At this moment, the main force of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, the "Aegis" ship, is conducting a joint military exercise with the US military in the Indo-Pacific region, and the proud "quasi-aircraft carrier" cannot return to the defense in time. Therefore, the Japanese side is simply unable to confront the huge maritime formation of more than a dozen Chinese and Russian ships, and it is unable to pull out a decent monitoring lineup. This is one of the reasons why Japanese netizens fry the pan: our own fleet is not at home, and the adversary's fleet has arrived at the doorstep.
In fact, this joint exercise is also a response to Japan's recent frequent provocations, and Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has repeatedly declared that if the "Four Northern Islands" (known as the "South Kuril Islands" in Russia) are to be recovered, the problem will never be left to the next generation. And Japanese netizens even demanded that a "pre-emptive" surprise attack be launched against Russia, sinking Russian warships and denying the Russian military the opportunity to counterattack. This approach, which is comparable to the "Pearl Harbor attacks," has exposed the problem of an increasingly "right-leaning" shift in Japan. At this moment, only a real demonstration of strength can make the Japanese understand their own gaps and achieve the effect of effective countermeasures and deterrence. Judging from the shock caused by the Sino-Russian combined fleet through the Tsugaru Strait in Japan, the "curative effect" is quite good!