In the matter of "forcibly adding drama to themselves", Canadians can be regarded as having understood. At present, the United States, Japan and Canada are holding a joint military exercise in the waters of the East China Sea, and the US military has dispatched one Burke-class destroyer; The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force dispatched the "Izumo", which has completed the aircraft carrier modification, and one "Kinshio" class conventionally powered submarine; The Canadian Navy sent the Halifax-class frigate USS Ottawa. It is obviously not a friendly move for two American countries to run thousands of miles to the door of China to conduct military exercises, so the PLA's normal surveillance and vigilance of the warships of the three countries is also a matter of course. However, neither the United States nor Japan said anything, and Canada, the weakest, "jumped" first.
The 052D ship approached the warships of the United States, Japan and Canada
Judging from the video released by Canadian domestic reporters who accompanied the ship, near the joint exercise area of the United States, Japan and Canada, a Chinese navy Type 052D "China Aegis" destroyer appeared, and PLA fighters and drones also flew into the surrounding airspace. According to the reporter, the "Ottawa" has a "tense moment" with the Chinese destroyer, and although the Canadian side "does not want to break out into conflict", it still makes the warship "ready for battle." There is also unconfirmed information that the Canadian warship is suspected to have been irradiated by a low-power laser from the Type 052D destroyer, which may cause the crew to be temporarily blinded.
Reporters accompanying the ship reported on the "Ottawa"
The reason why the Canadians are "forcibly adding drama to themselves" is actually very simple, among the main combat equipment dispatched by the United States, Canada and Japan, the "Ottawa" can be described as the weakest and most backward ship. According to the reporter's disclosure, the PLA fighter once approached within about 32 kilometers of the "Ottawa", which is already a fairly close distance in modern naval and air operations, almost comparable to the Internet hot meme of "flying dragon riding face". For PLA fighters that can launch air-launched anti-ship missiles such as the "Yingjing-83K", if they really want to carry out live strikes on the target, they can lock and launch the missile from 200 km ~ 300 km away, and there is no need to fly above the target.
The USS Ottawa was the weakest of the ships
However, even as close as 32 kilometers, the Ottawa is still in a situation where it is basically impossible to fight back. For this old ship, which has been in service for nearly 30 years, it does not have regional air defense capabilities, can only conduct limited point air defense operations, and cannot meet the saturation strike composed of multiple anti-ship missiles that strike at the same time. It is no exaggeration to say that if it were in actual combat, the "Ottawa" could only use its "flesh" at best to help American and Japanese warships attract a few missiles, and it was still "hard docked with its face."
PLA "Flying Leopard" fighters with anti-ship missiles
Therefore, the so-called "combat readiness in the East China Sea" may deceive people who do not have much military common sense and satisfy some Canadian politicians. But in reality, Canadian warships are equivalent to "non-existent". Whether it is the so-called "confrontation" between 052D and the ship, or the PLA fighter over the head of the Canadian warship, it is equivalent to "over-specification treatment".
It's a waste to hit Canadian warships with this thing
From the perspective of the PLA, our monitoring of the joint military exercises in the East China Sea of the United States, Japan and Canada is certainly not limited to the dispatch of 052D ships and a variety of fighters, and I believe that reconnaissance satellites and land-based long-range radars in space orbit are also closely monitoring their every move. Considering that Japan has also "sent" the "Izumo," which has just completed its aircraft carrier transformation, to the East China Sea, the anti-ship ballistic missiles of the PLA Rocket Force can naturally target the ship for simulated strike drills, and it cannot be ruled out that it will be targeted at a long time.
Schematic diagram of an anti-aircraft carrier strike
Compared with the US aircraft carrier with a displacement of 100,000 tons, the tonnage and size of the "Izumo" are much smaller, which obviously shows that it is a "sparring partner" with a higher difficulty in hit. If our Dongfeng missile can guarantee a hit rate against the Izumo without pressure, it will certainly be able to easily destroy larger targets in potential future military struggles. As for the Canadian Navy, let it be obsessed with the scenes it has imposed on itself.