Not long ago, the mainland's 0.55 million ton destroyer followed the Liaoning to the western Pacific Ocean for actual combat exercises, and the performance of the 055 destroyer once again amazed the world. For Western countries, 055 can be called a giant ship-like existence, according to the division of destroyers and cruisers, Western countries divide the mainland's 055 destroyers into cruisers. It is no exaggeration to say that in terms of comprehensive performance, the mainland's 0.55 million ton destroyer is already the most advanced destroyer in the world.
However, in the face of the advanced and powerful 055 destroyers on the mainland, some countries are sour, such as Japan. Previously, some Japanese netizens commented on the 055 destroyer: "CN's military weapons and equipment are indeed improving, but how much experience has been accumulated in navigation ability and resistance to risks?"
Some Japanese netizens said: "In the field of Aegis system, CN's technology is far less mature than that of the United States and Japan!" Some Japanese netizens even threatened: "Please rest assured, CN's technology is still rubbish!" Between the words, it seems that the mainland's 055 is extremely disdainful, but it is really disdainful, or it is difficult to say that grapes are sour if you can't eat grapes.
If even 055 is not advanced, then what is the destroyer of the island country?
The outside world's impression of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
Over the years, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has continued to expand its armaments, and today it has more than 150 ships. Among them, the main ships are 7 helicopter quasi-aircraft carriers, 33 destroyers of various types with a displacement of more than 5,000 tons, 22 conventional submarines with the world's top level, and a considerable number of frigates.
As of now, the total tonnage of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has exceeded 500,000 tons, making it the world's fourth-largest naval power after the United States, China and Russia. If nuclear submarines are not taken into account, the strength of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force is enough to wrestle with Britain, France and Russia. After all, apart from China and the United States, which country in the world can get the scale of 33 5,000-ton destroyers?
Britain and France certainly did not have this scale, and Russia might have been able to get it when it first became independent, but now it is estimated that it is difficult to assemble so many large-tonnage destroyers. This shows how strong the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has become, and this is also the impression that most people in the outside world have of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
As a matter of fact
However, in fact, because Japan is a defeated country, limited by the provisions of the previous US-Japan "Security Treaty", the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is not allowed to possess long-range attack weapons. As a result, the range of Japan's anti-ship missiles has been limited to the category of "self-defense", that is, it is only allowed to cover the 200 nautical miles (370.4 kilometers) stipulated in UNCLOS.
This means that although the ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force are sophisticated, their offensive weapons such as anti-ship missiles are small and short-legged, and Japan's destroyers are only targets for other countries when the range of anti-ship missiles of other powers is generally more than 500 kilometers. What's more, the YJ-21 anti-ship missiles carried by the mainland's 055 destroyers have a range of up to 1500-2000 kilometers, which is enough to wipe out the Japanese destroyer's anti-ship missiles beyond the range!
As a result, until Japan breaks through the provisions of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, the threat from destroyers in its Maritime Self-Defense Forces is limited. However, according to the style of the island nation, it is impossible for it to be willing to be restricted, and it is very likely that it is already secretly modifying the range of missiles. Even if there is no opportunity now, in the future, we will try by all means to break through the provisions of the "Security Treaty" and completely lift the shackles, which deserves the attention and vigilance of all countries. Do you think Japan has secretly modified the range of its missiles?
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