Preamble:
In recent years, the mainland's national defense science and technology strength has developed by leaps and bounds, and it has not only made remarkable achievements in the field of the army and air force, but also continuously improved the level of modernization of naval equipment. As an important combat force, the renewal of the navy's equipment has always attracted much attention from the outside world, especially some new types of weapons and equipment, which can often arouse widespread heated discussions.
Recently, a piece of news about the Navy's carrier-based aircraft has once again attracted everyone's attention, it is reported that the mainland's independent research and development of the Haizhi-20 anti-submarine helicopter officially began to enter service, but also for the first time on the flight deck of the 054B frigate, which means that the Haizhi-20 will replace the original Zhi-9C anti-submarine helicopter and become the main anti-submarine weapon on the frigate.
As soon as this news was exposed, it immediately aroused heated discussions, and many military enthusiasts expressed great concern about it, believing that the commissioning of the Haizhi-20 will improve the mainland's naval anti-submarine warfare capability, and may also pose a greater threat to potential enemy submarines.
Of course, the significance behind the service of the Haizhi-20 is far more than that, it may have a certain impact on the development of naval equipment and military strategic layout on the mainland, and may also trigger a series of chain reactions.
1. Haizhi-20 boarded the flight deck of the Type 054B frigate
First of all, we might as well take a look at the Haizhi-20 anti-submarine helicopter, which is independently developed by the mainland and belongs to the heavy model of carrier-based aircraft, mainly used for long-range anti-submarine warfare, and has strong anti-submarine detection and strike capabilities.
In contrast, the original Z-9C anti-submarine helicopter has certain limitations in terms of performance, especially the patrol radius is only 50 kilometers, which cannot meet the needs of long-range anti-submarine warfare, while the performance of Haizhi-20 is obviously superior, not only the take-off weight is larger, but also the patrol radius has been improved, which means that it can better cooperate with the frigate and expand the combat range of anti-submarine warfare.
It is precisely based on this consideration that the Navy has decided to equip the Haizhi-20 with the Type 054B frigate to replace the original anti-submarine helicopter, which can not only enhance the frigate's anti-submarine combat capability, but also better adapt to the complex and changeable maritime combat environment and provide more powerful support for the combat operations of the ship force.
2. Will the performance improvement of Haizhi-20 pose a greater threat to submarines?
So, after the Haizhi-20 entered service, its patrol radius has been effectively increased, does this mean that it poses a greater threat to potential enemy submarines?
As a matter of fact, submarines, as a ship with strong stealth characteristics, have always been the main threat targets of antisubmarine warfare at sea, and they also have strong concealment and survivability; if we want to comprehensively grasp the dynamic information of submarines from the sea area and carry out effective strikes, there are relatively high requirements for the performance and combat range of antisubmarine weapons and equipment.
What is the patrol radius of the Haizhi-20? It is reported that its patrol radius can reach 200 kilometers right, far exceeding the original Z-9C anti-submarine helicopter, and can also carry more anti-submarine weapons, which means that when conducting long-range patrols and searches, Haizhi-20 can detect the traces of submarines earlier, and carry out effective monitoring and tracking.
In addition, Haizhi-20 can also carry out anti-submarine reconnaissance and search in a larger range to provide more comprehensive anti-submarine intelligence support for the ship force, once the trace of the submarine is found, Haizhi-20 can also timely target indication to the frigate or other anti-submarine aircraft, providing strong support for subsequent anti-submarine combat operations.
It can be said that the improvement of the performance of Haizhi-20 poses a greater threat to submarines, and it is difficult for submarines to escape its "magic eyes", which also puts forward higher requirements for submarine ships, which need to have stronger stealth and survivability in order to be invincible in the complex maritime combat environment.
3. What is the impact of the Haizhi-20 on the mainland navy?
In addition to posing a greater threat to submarines, the formal commissioning of the Haizhi-20 may also have a certain impact on the development of naval equipment and the military-strategic layout of the mainland.
First of all, in terms of the development of naval equipment, the successful development and service of the Haizhi-20 fully demonstrated the strength and level of the mainland in the field of aviation science and technology, laid a solid foundation for the development of the mainland's carrier-based aircraft, and also provided valuable experience and technology accumulation for the subsequent research and development of carrier-based aircraft.
It is foreseeable that in the construction of naval aviation forces, the Haizhi-20 will become an important member, which can not only be equipped on frigates, but also as land-based carrier-based aircraft, equipped on aircraft carriers, to provide powerful anti-submarine strike capabilities for the combat operations of aircraft carrier formations, thereby effectively protecting the safety of aircraft carrier formations.
Second, in terms of military strategic layout, the commissioning of the Haizhi-20 will further enrich the mainland's maritime combat capability, enhance the navy's long-range anti-submarine combat capability, and also help build a more diversified combat system to meet different operational needs and ensure the security of the country's maritime rights and interests.
Of course, the commissioning of the Haizhi-20 may also trigger some international reactions, and some countries may increase the research and development and application of anti-submarine equipment, and even increase the intensity of their military presence, which poses a higher challenge to the mainland's national defense and security work, and requires the mainland to maintain a high degree of strategic vigilance, strengthen military construction in a targeted manner, and effectively safeguard the country's maritime rights and interests.
Epilogue:
Generally speaking, the commissioning of the Haizhi-20 is undoubtedly an important piece of good news for the mainland's naval construction, and its performance improvement has injected a shot of strength into the mainland's long-range antisubmarine warfare capability, and has also brought new opportunities and challenges to the mainland's naval equipment development and military strategic layout.
Of course, the commissioning of the Haizhi-20 is only the beginning, and in future combat practice, we still need to constantly sum up experience, give full play to the maximum effectiveness of the Haizhi-20, effectively cope with various complex maritime combat challenges, and contribute to safeguarding the country's maritime rights and interests and realizing the strategic goals of the Navy's development.
At the same time, we also hope that the service of Haizhi-20 can arouse more people's attention and support for the cause of national defense science and technology, create a good social atmosphere for the innovation of national defense science and technology, jointly promote the development of the mainland's national defense industry, and help to realize the Chinese dream of a strong army!