#美击落24枚胡塞发射的导弹和无人机#
Text/Jun Jian
According to Red Star News, the Houthis have recently continued to operate in the Red Sea region, and drone missiles continued to be dispatched on January 9, with the United States and Britain jointly intercepting as many as 18 drones, along with three anti-ship missiles. This is the largest strike by the Houthis in the past few months, and it is proof that the Houthis are still strong.
(U.S. Navy ship group operates in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait)
While the Houthis are killing all sides, the US "National Interest" is staring at Chinese mainland and the People's Liberation Army. The "National Interest" is trying to teach the authorities on the other side of the island a lesson, so that the other side can learn something. Because in the view of "National Interest", the drone swarm model of the Houthis in the Red Sea may also be used by the PLA in the future to blockade the Taiwan Strait.
(Photo posted by The National Interest)
Obviously, "National Interest" treats the PLA as a Houthi rebel, and in its article, it defines Houthi drones as low-cost "new cheap anti-ship missiles" (CASM), and believes that this kind of weapon, which costs only a few tens of dollars, hundreds of dollars, and no more than 50,000 dollars, can deplete the powerful US Navy weapons stockpile, because the US military's missiles are expensive, such as each "Harpoon Block II" The anti-ship missile costs $1.4 million, while each SM-2 long-range interceptor missile costs $2 million. If you refer to the battle, 714 Harpoon missiles can collapse the defense capability of a destroyer at half the cost of control, which is enough to purchase 20,000 sets of CASM. In this case, if it is necessary to protect the warship with fighter jets, the number of fighters in the sortie needs to exceed 600.
(U.S. destroyer launches missile in the Red Sea to intercept Houthi drone)
Based on this, The National Interest believes that the mainland may consider purchasing hundreds of thousands or even millions of CASMs, because this will mean that the blockade of the Taiwan Strait can be achieved at the lowest cost. For this reason, the "National Interest" has also given the "Taiwan military" on the island a bad move, holding that it is necessary to consider some "countermeasures," such as the application of electronic warfare technology, the installation of weapon pods on old fighters to intercept them, and even the-for-tat deployment of a large number of CASMs. The "National Interest" also analyzed the island's "material reserves" in the past year or two, and concluded that Taiwan's grain stocks could last for half a year, coal for 39 days, oil for 146 days, and natural gas for only 11 days. The American media believes that the real solution may be to "increase the stock of war."
(PLA Air Force pilots overlook the motherland's treasure island)
Why is it said that the "National Interest" teaches the authorities on the island a lesson, and all it supports is a bad trick? Because "National Interest" was wrong from the beginning, the PLA is not a Houthi armed group, if it really wants "military reunification". It is by no means as simple as engaging in a large number of so-called CASMs.
(Rocket Force participates in the operation)
In the 2022 Taiwan Strait exercise, the 2023 "Joint Sword" Xi exercise, and the combat readiness police training operation around Taiwan Island, the PLA has demonstrated a three-dimensional situation of encircling the island and deterring pressure.
(Shandong ship takes off J-15 carrier-based aircraft)
Obviously, the PLA has more than enough options to consider deterring and outflanking the island. UAVs, of course, are also a means, but by no means a single one. The PLA's TB-001 drone is considered a "decapitation weapon" feared by the DPP authorities, while the BZK-005 drone is considered to have a possible electronic warfare capability. In addition, the PLA has more models of large UAVs that can be used to carry out various operations.
(TB-001 UAV of the PLA)
The bad idea of "The National Interest" obviously only considers one aspect and ignores the overall situation. To put it more bluntly, the PLA Rocket Force is enough to effectively deter the United States' intervention intentions, and don't forget that we have strategic weapons such as the DF-41 and Julang-2. The United States dares to play small tricks, but it absolutely does not dare to use force to provoke China's bottom line.
(Kyonami-2)
Therefore, if "The National Interest" is not fooling the authorities on the island, it is talking to itself. The Taiwan issue is China's internal affair, and it is not the turn of the United States to talk crookedly. China is bound to accomplish the great cause of reunification, which is a historical trend and an inevitable development.