The US media have even predicted a possible war in the Taiwan Strait on the mainland, and they believe that there is a huge disparity in political strength between the two sides of the strait, so under such circumstances, they believe that the mainland PLA will use a rain of powerful missiles to open the way.
Referring to such a statement shows that the mainland will use the world's most advanced missile technology to carry out long-range strikes in the course of its operations against Taiwan, and in this process, there is no need to use the H-20 at all.
The reason why this fighter is mentioned is mainly because it is already a much-anticipated fighter that will greatly improve the mainland's military strength, especially in the face of the extremely unstable situation in the Taiwan Strait on the mainland, its expectation value is even higher.
However, in fact, the role played by the H-20 may not have such a great impact on the mainland's implementation of cross-strait reunification, because in fact, with the mainland's current strength, it can still be accomplished even if the H-20 does not arrive.
Speaking of the rocket force of our PLA, the military strength of this unit is definitely enough to shock other countries at the mention of the mainland, because the strength of this unit on the mainland is now at the advanced level in the world, and it has the most advanced technology and long-range strike means.
The Dongfeng-11, Dongfeng-15, and Dongfeng-21D missiles owned by the mainland rocket force all demonstrate the mainland's powerful striking force and are well-known in the world. Not only that, but many other types of missiles in the army also possess great power, so once the mainland rocket force launches, the missile rain it launches will definitely leave the opponent with nowhere to escape.
And not only the rocket force, in addition to the rocket movement to assist, there will also be the PLA air force and navy, they also have cruise missiles with relatively good performance. Among them, the 0.55 million ton destroyer is equipped with the YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
In addition, air-to-surface missiles and anti-ship missiles in other heavy fighters should not be underestimated. These various missiles are the continent's great penetration capability, and they are extremely powerful, and they are enough to launch a missile rain that shocks the whole world when the continent takes special operations.
According to a research report by a U.S. think tank, the number of missiles that the mainland PLA can put into a war is more than 5,000, and about 5% of them may be mixed with hypersonic missiles.
At the same time, once the Taiwan military's air defense system is paralyzed, the PLA's air force can quickly drop guided bombs to deal a fatal blow to it.
In contrast to the tremendous power of the missiles of the PLA troops, the air defense strength of the Taiwan military is very weak, and the more prominent models of their air defense missiles come from weapons provided by the United States, especially the Patriot air defense missile, which is extremely advanced in performance for them, but in terms of overall performance, the United States does not provide the Patriot of its national origin when exporting, but has undergone certain modifications.
Moreover, the number of missiles possessed by the Taiwan military itself is not large, so it is simply not enough to pose a threat to the mainland. Therefore, there is a big disparity in the strength of the two sides of the strait, and even if there is no need to bomb 20, the PLA itself has the strength to achieve cross-strait reunification.
H-20 is a new type of stealth strategic bomber in the PLA Air Force, this fighter has a range of about 12,000 kilometers, a bomb load of more than 20 tons, stealth even surpasses the US military's "ghost" bomber, its own performance and positioning is extremely clear, mainly used for long-range strikes, not coastal operations.
The target confrontation direction of this fighter is the United States, not for cross-strait reunification. The main positioning of the H-20 is to complement the mainland's three-in-one nuclear strike system of land, sea and air, so that the mainland can better confront the United States in the future.
In contrast, the bomber that will be used in the attack on Taiwan, the possibility of the H-6K will be greater, it can well become the main air platform in the Taiwan Strait operation, and this bomber can also carry various types of missiles, providing the PLA with a full range of strike means.
Judging from the extent to which the Taiwan military's air defense system is currently deployed, the H-6K currently in service on the mainland is completely sufficient. Therefore, not to mention that the H-20 fighter has not yet appeared, even after this fighter is put into use, the reunification of the two sides of the strait will be implemented, and if it is really necessary to carry out maritime operations, the possibility of using it is very low.
In general, for the reunification of the two sides of the strait and the maintenance of the one-China principle, even if military operations can be carried out, the PLA does not need to use the H-20.