Recently, the photo of the PLA H-6 bomber hanging the "Eye of the East Wind" has attracted great attention from the US media, and the professional media believe that the H-6 has truly become an "aircraft carrier killer", and the current technology of the PLA H-6 bomber cannot be underestimated, and its significance is greater than that of the H-20.
The "Eye of the East Wind" was hung under the bomb 6, and the US media paid great attention to it
For the first time, photos of the PLA H-6 bomber hanging the "Wuzhan 8" hypersonic unmanned reconnaissance aircraft were exposed on the Internet, which attracted the attention of the US professional military media "War Zone".
It was reported on the Internet that the H-6 bomber hung a photo of "Wuzhan 8".
The US media believes that the H-6 may be an improved model of the Wuzhan 8, and the photos of the H-6 and the Wuzhan 8 exposed on the Internet have no obvious signs of modification or forgery, and the authenticity is very high.
The U.S. military also believes that the threat posed to the U.S. military by the latest generation of the PLA's H-6 bomber cannot be underestimated, and the new H-6 bomber has the ability to carry different types of air-launched ballistic missiles and new hypersonic missiles, and can also launch hypersonic reconnaissance platforms.
No Detection 8, at the moment it can be determined that it can only be launched from an aerial platform
A series of advanced equipment and new weapons have enabled the H-6 bomber to "blossom into new flowers" and greatly enhanced the PLA's strike capability outside the defense zone and its strategic strike capability.
H-6 is far more important than H-20?
Compared with the H-6 series bombers that the US media is concerned about, the US military top brass has indicated that China's other bomber, the H-20 bomber with stealth capability, is not a real concern for the United States.
H-20 vs H-6
The problem with the H-20 is that when you really look at the design of the system, it may be far inferior to the U.S. stealth bomber in service, according to a Pentagon intelligence official. For the Chinese side, the biggest challenge is actually not the performance of the H-20, but the ability of personnel to effectively use stealth quickly and on a large scale. The US media also believes that the comprehensive upgrade of the H-6 bomber is of greater significance than the H-20.
When the J-20 came out, the chief of staff of the US Air Force said that the J-20 could at best be compared with the F-117, a stealth aircraft that does not have air combat capabilities, and belittled the J-20.
However, after a few years, the evaluation of the J-20 by the top level of the US military has been completely "reversed", which in turn exaggerates the theory of "China's military threat". In fact, the strategic significance of the H-20 is far more important than that of the H-6, and it is an indispensable weapon and equipment for China to truly move towards a "strategic air force."
No Detective 8
Having said that, Andreas, a Chinese aerospace expert and a contributor to the magazine "War Zone", said that the air-launched Wuzhen 8 exposed on the Internet this time has stronger performance, with an estimated length of 10.8 meters, a wingspan of 4.5 meters, an empty weight of about 1 ton, a maximum take-off weight of about 4 tons, a flight speed of Mach 7, and a flight range of up to 8,000 kilometers.
The Reconnaissance-8 hypersonic vehicle can perform a variety of missions, including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
The rocket engine used in the Wuzhen 8 gives it extremely fast flight speed
The appearance of the Wuzhan 8 means that the PLA can strike at US aircraft carriers "without dead ends."
The emergence of the Wuzhan 8 means that the PLA has the ability to launch an out-of-zone strike against the US aircraft carrier outside the two island chains in wartime, and the strike range exceeds the land-based hypersonic missile strike system, further expanding the PLA's anti-aircraft carrier strike capability.
However, the US media's data estimate of the Wuzhan 8 is too exaggerated, the speed of the Wuzhan 8 cannot reach Mach 7, and the flight distance cannot reach 8000 kilometers, according to the analysis, after the Wuzhan 8 is launched by a bomber, the maximum speed is between Mach 4-5, and the combat radius is within the range of 2000-3000 kilometers, with automatic landing capabilities, but it can only be launched by air.
As the eyes of the "aircraft carrier killer", the Wuzhan 8 has battlefield reconnaissance/guidance capabilities in wartime, and can guide targets for the PLA's land-based Dongfeng anti-ship ballistic missiles, air-launched and sea-based hypersonic ballistic missiles, ensuring the effective destruction of US aircraft carriers.
Satellites are one of the means of effective detection of aircraft carriers
In wartime, the PLA's H-6 squadron can go forward under the escort of fighter planes to strike at US aircraft carriers, and at present, for the mainland, it is not difficult to grasp the whereabouts of US aircraft carriers, mainly because China has launched enough reconnaissance satellites of various kinds in recent years to ensure real-time tracking of US aircraft carriers.
The US media believe that the PLA's reconnaissance and positioning system built with satellites, reconnaissance planes, early warning planes, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has fundamentally improved the problem of reconnaissance and search aircraft carriers.
After being able to passively detect and calibrate the specific position of the enemy's aircraft carrier formation, the H-6 can mount the Wuzhen 8 to carry out the second phase of reconnaissance and search tasks for the US aircraft carrier, and strengthen the tracking of the aircraft carrier's position.
The Wuzhan-8 uses twin rocket engines and has a high penetration speed, which can evade the Aegis air defense system of the escort ships of the US aircraft carrier fleet, and the existing "Biao-3/6" air defense and anti-missile missiles of the US Navy's shield ships are helpless against high-speed aircraft such as the Wuzhan 8.
At present, the US air defense system lacks the means to intercept aircraft such as the Wuzhan 8
Therefore, the Wuzhan 8 can cruise near the US aircraft carrier fleet for a long time and obtain real-time target information of the US aircraft carrier, which cannot be done by satellites, after all, satellites cannot do real-time monitoring and positioning of aircraft carriers every minute and every second, and taking into account the presence of clouds, heavy rain, bad weather, typhoons, and other factors at sea affect the satellites' reconnaissance capabilities of the US fleet. As a supplement, no detection 8 is very necessary.
After positioning the US aircraft carrier, the Wuzhan 8 will be able to provide specific target information to other platforms equipped with anti-ship ballistic missiles in our military, and the target data updated by the space-based link to the data link on the missile in real time can guide the missile to fly.
The Wuzhan 8 can further evaluate the damage effect of the PLA missiles on the aircraft carrier, and timely send back specific analysis data to the PLA command.
A painting of a wave-riding warhead striking an aircraft carrier, but theoretically a biconical warhead is more suitable for hitting a moving target like an aircraft carrier
All in all, the H-6 + non-reconnaissance 8 makes the PLA's anti-aircraft carrier strategy appear more complete and efficient. This new hypersonic reconnaissance vehicle can not only provide critical target information in wartime, but also monitor and guide missile precision strikes in real time.
This indicates that the PLA's advanced capabilities in modern warfare, especially in information and precision strike technology, cannot be underestimated, and it has greatly enhanced its combat and strategic deterrence capabilities outside the theater.
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