【Military Subplane】Author: Lu Zhi
A recent news in the military field has made many netizens laugh out of their teeth, that is, Japan's former military officer and famous military commentator Bunya Shushige said that the mainland's Thunder fighter is a pretty good light fighter, and if the Japanese military is willing, then the purchase of the Thunder fighter will effectively improve the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. So why did the Japanese commentator make such a statement?
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Japan's current fighter jets are all from the United States, among which the F15 series fighters were introduced from the United States in the 80s of the last century, and it is also one of the first countries in the world to introduce F15, so we can see how much military significance Japan has for the United States. Of course, Japan's purchase of these F15 fighters was mainly aimed at the Soviet Union at that time and later Russia. Needless to say, the F35 is the main fighter of the United States and the main fighters of the allies. Moreover, the F35 fighter still has some stealth advantages compared with the mainland's current J-10 and J-16 and other fourth-generation and a half fighters, and it is also Japan's current trump card. As for Japan's F2 fighter, although it is a Japanese-made fighter, the main technology comes from the United States, which is a copy of the F16. It can be seen that almost all Japanese planes come to the United States, and their technology is also closely related to that of the United States, and it is completely unrealistic to want to buy mainland planes now.
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The reason for this is that Japan is a semi-colony of the United States in a sense and does not have complete sovereignty. After the end of World War II, Japan and Germany, as defeated countries, deserved to lose part of their sovereignty. If Japan is located in North America or in Africa or Europe, then Japan's position is at most similar to that of Germany today, and no matter how strong its economy is, it is impossible for the military to be too strong. During World War II, Japan fantasized that it would dominate East Asia and even the whole of Asia, but there is only one country that can dominate Asia, whether it is history, present, or future, and that is the continent. Therefore, this former Japanese officer fantasizes about the future, that is, after the position of China and the United States is reversed, the position where Japan is located is a perfect position on the wall, and Japan, South Korea, etc. must be the grass on the wall in the full sense, and bend down when the wind is strong.
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The arms trade often symbolizes that the relations between the two countries are relatively good, and it is absolutely impossible for normal military exchanges to exist in the current relations between China and Japan. If the United States in the future is more similar to the Soviet Union in the past and Russia now, and our economic and military strength will gradually become more and more powerful in Asia and the world, and it will also be the absolute number one military power, then these fighter planes in Japan's hands will either be retired or are already on the verge of retirement, and when choosing new fighter planes, it may tend to choose mainland fighter jets as the relationship between the two countries changes.
Many self-media authors generally analyze the performance of the aircraft and whether it is suitable for a country, but in fact, there are extremely large restrictions on the fighter jets that each country can choose, and the purchase of arms can be regarded as an extension of national relations and political influence. Every change in the world pattern is accompanied by a world war, the emergence of nuclear weapons, or many other variables, but the transfer of power will inevitably lead to world turmoil. It can be seen from this that this former Japanese military officer is afraid that he is swiping traffic on Japan's self-media! Just choose a controversial topic that has no controversial results to stir up heat.
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