On August 30, the Japanese side issued a message saying: "On the same day, the Chinese Navy's Type 055 destroyer Nanchang, the Type 054A frigate Yancheng and the Dongpinghu supply ship entered the Sea of Japan through the Ma Strait. "The Chinese Navy's 0.55 million-ton large-scale drive formation, which will participate in the Russian Navy's Pacific And organized the 'Orient 2022' exercise in the Sea of Japan, in which Russia set up a shooting range in the South Kuril Islands." According to the Japanese report: "On the 30th, after confirmation, the above three Chinese naval vessels continued to sail northeast and had sailed north through the Tsushima Strait into the Sea of Japan." "The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has dispatched aircraft and ships to collect intelligence and conduct vigilance surveillance." ”
The 055 big drive has a new action
This is the latest move of the Chinese Navy's 0.55 million tons of large-scale drive, and earlier, the United States speculated that "two new Chinese Type 055 destroyers are about to prepare to patrol near Alaska." The rationale for the U.S. Navy's analysis is: "The Chinese Navy's two newly commissioned Type 055 10,000-ton large destroyers, the Anshan and Wuxi, have recently conducted a series of exercises involving a variety of training objectives." Prompting U.S. analysts to suggest that the powerful warships are expected to reach proper combat capabilities by the end of the year and patrol with their sister ships near Japan and Alaska. The United States is worried about the 0.55 million tons driving to Japan and Alaska because the two Ticonderoga-class cruisers of the US Navy just broke into the Taiwan Strait on the 28th! Fear of retaliation from China!
It was the Americans' turn to worry
The U.S. Navy analyzed: "The Chinese Navy's 0.55 million tons of large-scale displacement exceeds 12,000 tons, equipped with a 112-unit missile vertical launcher, with strong situational awareness capabilities, making it one of the most powerful warships in the world." The full load displacement of the Type 055 guided-missile destroyer not only left the U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga-class destroyers far behind, but also surpassed the U.S. Tikondroga-class cruisers, South Korea's KDX-3 "Sejong Dawang" class destroyers, Japan's "Atago" class destroyers, and the Russian Navy's "Glory" class cruisers!
Japan still wants to support it?
In addition to the analysis of the United States, the Indian media "Eurasian Times" also paid attention to the eastern exercises conducted by China and Russia. On August 28, the Indian media outlet Eurasian Times published a report titled "Russia, China and Other Orient-2022 Multilateral Exercises Warn Japan; Japan will develop 1,000 long-range missiles to deal with its opponents. "The Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan said that russia's planned Oriental-2022 military exercise in the eastern region of Russia, including the South Kuril Islands, has aroused serious concern from Japan," Indian media said.
"The Japanese government has expressed to the Russian side Japan's concerns about the activities of Russian troops around Japan. The Japanese government continues to collect information and will take corresponding action," the Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary said, "The Russian military's military exercise is inconsistent with Japan's position and is unacceptable." In response, the Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan added that "Japan has submitted to the Russian Government a document requesting the exclusion of the South Kuril Islands from the exercise area." The Vostok 2022 military exercise will be held from September 1 to 7 in the Russian Eastern Military District. The exercise will involve members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as well as other partner countries, including Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Syria and Tajikistan. More than 50,000 people, more than 5,000 pieces of weapons and military equipment, including 140 aircraft, 60 warships, ships and support ships, will participate in the exercise.
Our participating troops are already in place
At present, Japan has stepped up its efforts to strengthen its missile arsenal and clamor for confrontation with China. Japanese media said: "Japan hopes to develop 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to enhance its counterattack capability against China." "These cruise missiles will be deployed in Kyushu and the Southwest Japanese Islands. Can be launched from ships and fighter jets". "Japan wants to close the 'missile gap' with China, which has 1,900 land-based missiles and about 300 sea-based missiles. Japan is preparing to modernize and expand its range of its domestically produced Type 12 surface-to-ship missile, which is used by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces to strike targets more than 1,000 kilometers away."
Japan also wants to develop ultra-long-range cruise missiles?
Japan's long-range cruise missiles, which could be launched from ships or aircraft, will be able to reach coastal areas of China and North Korea. North Korea is said to have placed hundreds of ballistic missiles within the range of the strike against Japan. "Both China and North Korea have hypersonic missiles that are difficult to intercept," Japan said. As a result, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have been unable to effectively manage the situation by intercepting missiles alone. "Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe believes that missile defense systems such as patriots and Aegis are not enough to defend Japan." "China already has intermediate-range ballistic missiles capable of targeting any Japanese city or U.S. military base on Guam. Chinese cruise missiles and ballistic missiles put Japanese and U.S. land bases and navies at risk. ”
"In the context of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and the People's Liberation Army's large-scale exercises on the island of Taiwan, the United States is considering building a missile network on the first island chain from the Ryukyu Islands to Taiwan and the Philippines in response to growing concerns about China's military activities," the Japanese side said. The United States is persuading allies to agree to the deployment of medium-range missiles in the region in preparation for an emergency in Taiwan Province." Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to significantly increase defense spending, which has previously remained at around 1 percent of GDP. "In short, Japan's latest actions show that Japan is working to close the gap in missile capabilities with China."
China and Russia will definitely be the first to teach Japan a lesson
If Japan provokes China and Russia in this way, it is forcing China and Russia to intervene! Japan was stunned by the joint bomber attack between China and Russia (the Chinese Air Force Bomb-6K long-range bomber and the Russian Air Force Tu-95MS strategic bomber jointly cruised the Sea of Japan), and the Joint Attack of the Chinese and Russian Navies on the Sea of Japan. When Japan is chaotic, it wants to compete with China for high and low, and whatever China does, Japan also wants to do. China's missile development is certainly different from Japan's, and the way China's missiles are played, relying on nuclear submarines, bomb-6K/J/N strategic bombers, and 0.55 million tons of large drives, can be fired at the United States within 5,000-10 kilometers.
Japan's former glory does not mean that it has always been at its peak
Post-70s military fans and post-80s military fans have experienced that era and are indeed envious of the strength of the Japanese Self-Defense Force. For example, on August 27, 1996, Japan's fourth Kongo-class destroyer was launched, the world's largest Aegis guided-missile destroyer, with a full load displacement of 9485 tons. At that time, the most advanced warships of the Chinese Navy were two 052A guided missile destroyers, namely harbin and qingdao. Compared with the new generation of destroyers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, the gap is too big. Today, China's Type 055 million ton large drive has long surpassed the destroyers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. From June 12 to July, Chinese naval vessels sailed freely around the island of Japan, passing through the Straits of Tsugaru, Munakata, Miyako, and Tsushima. On June 16, a chinese naval fleet crossed the Tsugaru Strait at its narrowest point, 10.5 nautical miles. On June 16-17, Chinese and Russian naval formations crossed the Zonggu Strait at its narrowest point of less than 23 nautical miles from two directions. Anyway, it is the strait around Japan, and various crossings!
The 055 already has the combat power to travel unimpeded around Japan
"I can go, I can go." Wait for the Chinese Navy 003 aircraft carrier, our second batch of 055 to join the service, the pack will be packed! Japan must make it clear that it is China that can exterminate any enemy in 2,000 nautical miles! The Chinese Navy sent a 0.55 million-ton large-scale drive formation to the vicinity of the Sea of Japan to exercise with the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, which is a wake-up call for Japan! Do not try to rely on the United States to launch provocations against China and Russia. Japan must be clear that if Japan dares to intervene in the situation in the Taiwan Strait by force, then it will really be "taiwan has a problem, and japan will really have a problem": Japan will become the main battlefield of the war. Regardless of the outcome of the war, Japan could not avoid a blow to its homeland.
We are just sounding the alarm for Japan
Japan's provocation of China and Russia will only hasten its own demise. For countries like Japan, China and Russia should never compromise or make concessions, but must press forward step by step. Otherwise, Japan would have gained inches. The Chinese Navy has repeatedly trained around the Japanese archipelago to tell the Japanese: China's strength is very strong, and Japan should stop being self-righteous!