For the recent period of time belonging to the US Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer is conducting continuous military operations in the Red Sea, judging from the information disclosed by the Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer Carney, the Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer previously shot down 18 drones from the Houthis and 4 cruise missiles during the Red Sea operation, creating 22Of course, the Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer Carney also used Standard II anti-aircraft missiles in the process of striking UAVs, and the cost of these Standard II anti-aircraft missiles is not low, and it is much higher than the cost of these UAVs.
According to media reports, the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer has appeared at the Djibouti base, and the People's Liberation Army's support base in Djibouti is not far away, and the US military's Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer suddenly abandoned the Red Sea operation and sailed into Djibouti, the purpose is very clear, and the war research institute believes that the United States needs to supplement the air defense missiles, because in the process of the United States continuously intercepting drones and ballistic missiles, the United States has consumed at least 22 Standard II air defense missiles, and once the Carney needs to continue to intercept air targets in the future, then the Carney also needs to carry out multiple missile launches in a row, and if the number of shipborne missiles is not enough, it will affect the air defense operations of the Carney.
In addition to China's support bases, the United States, Japan, and other countries often send military planes and warships to Djibouti to provide relevant support, and some time ago, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force used C-2 transport planes and KC-767 air tankers to carry out the Israeli evacuation operation, and the C-2 transport planes of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force actually went to Djibouti for a short stay and fuel replenishment.
The Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer is equipped with 90-cell MK-41 vertical launch systems, and these vertical launch systems can complete the standard 2 anti-aircraft missile, Tomahawk cruise missile, Rocket-assisted torpedoes and other weapons are launched, these Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyers will not be equipped with Standard II anti-aircraft missiles in all vertical launch units, and some launch units will be loaded with Tomahawk cruise missiles or other weapons and equipment, and now the US military's Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer has launched at least 22 Standard Type 2 air defense missiles, which actually shows that the number of air defense missiles equipped with the Carney may not be much, so the Americans want to let the Carney sail to Djibouti for ammunition replenishment.
The 055 type 10,000-ton missile destroyer is stronger than the Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer of the United States in terms of comprehensive performance, of course, the bomb load of the 055 type 10,000-ton missile destroyer is also significantly larger, the 055 type 10,000-ton missile destroyer has 112 vertical launch units, and because the number of vertical launch units is more, so the number of missiles carried by the 055 type 10,000-ton missile destroyer is also more, which also means that the 055 type 10,000-ton missile destroyer can complete a longer combat mission and then complete the supplyTherefore, the War Research Institute believes that the Type 055 10,000-ton missile destroyer will not appear in a situation where it needs to replenish ammunition in time after carrying out a small number of interception operations like the United States. Text/Iris