Recently, the relationship between Japan and the Philippines has been very interesting. Japan and the Philippines, with the support of the United States, have openly clamored to contain China in the South China Sea.
What's going on? According to a report by Japan's Sankei Shimbun, Japan and the Philippines are going to form a so-called joint force. What is this joint force for? If Philippine forces are enforced by the Chinese coast guard, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force or the Japan Coast Guard will send relevant combat forces to support the Philippines.
This move by the Philippines and Japan can be said to be very dangerous. If the situation is under control, the Philippine coast guard and Japan's coast guard will engage in a direct game with the Chinese coast guard. However, if the situation is out of control and Japan dispatches the Maritime Self-Defense Force to directly support the Philippine army, the situation becomes quite terrifying. Because the Marcos Jr. authorities are "very persistent" about Scarborough Shoal, and sometimes they don't want to do things at any cost, which makes it very easy for Japan to brainwash Marcos Jr. and directly ask the Philippine military to take more escalating measures against China. The situation at Scarborough Shoal has become uncontrollable.
Naturally, the Chinese Navy has responded to Japan's approach. The Chinese Navy dispatched 052D destroyers, 054A frigates and 055 large drives, as well as integrated supply ships and electronic reconnaissance ships to Japan's doorstep. The Japanese authorities were forced to deploy relevant combat forces to closely monitor the movements of the Chinese navy.
The Chinese navy surrounds Japan and sails on Japan's doorstep. The Chinese Navy's 052D destroyer and 054A frigate entered the East China Sea from the Western Pacific region, and then sailed directly along the Tsushima Strait to sail near the Sea of Japan. This distance is relatively close to Japan.
After the voyage, the formation of the Chinese Navy gave Japan another "face-to-face" voyage. The Chinese Navy passes directly through the 24-nautical-mile wide strait between Hokkaido Island and the Japanese archipelago, and the Japanese people can directly see the ships of the Chinese Navy. The significance of the voyage of the Chinese Navy on Japan's doorstep is clearly self-evident.
In addition to the 052D and 054A frigates, the Chinese Navy, led by a certain 055 destroyer, surrounded Japan from the Soya Strait and the Miyako Strait.
The Chinese Navy's fleet can be said to be dispatched in multiple directions, and it has demonstrated very advanced ocean-going combat capabilities and strong actual combat combat capabilities.
Specifically, the highlights of the Chinese Navy include the following aspects:
First, various types of warships have a very comprehensive comprehensive combat deployment capability. Specifically, this time, the Chinese Navy has combined different types of combat ships into a relatively complete formation. These include-
The first combat formation composed of the main destroyer 052D and the main frigate 054A gave full play to the advantages of the 052D and 054A's good general combat performance to carry out strikes against many important targets of the enemy in wartime.
The second combat formation, composed of the top-of-the-line destroyer 055 and other types of supply ships, gave full play to the advantages of the large tonnage of 055 and the large number of anti-aircraft missiles to directly hit the enemy's high-value and high-threat targets in wartime. This is equivalent to directly increasing the personal role of 055 to the maximum.
From this point of view, the Chinese Navy has a variety of types of combat vessels, and has been able to organize multiple naval combat formations with combat capability according to the actual conditions of different warships and combat missions to strike at enemy forces in actual combat. This is an area of great concern for the development of the Chinese Navy.
Second, the large-scale dispatch of various types of warships is a test for the Chinese Navy's logistical support. However, the Chinese Navy has formed a complete maritime logistics support system.
You must know that in the Battle of the Coral Sea that year, the US Navy's aircraft carrier Yorktown was towed back to the dock after being bombed by the Japanese, and the shipbuilders finally drove the Yorktown out to return to combat duty after 36 hours of repairs. This proves that naval warfare is extremely critical and extremely important for the support of logistics support.
The Chinese Navy's logistical support system is becoming stronger and more professional. China's shipbuilding enterprises have a very complete worker training system and a large number of skilled workers. If the ship itself is damaged, skilled shipworkers can go straight to work and quickly repair the warship in several shifts.
The supply ships dispatched by the Chinese Navy this time will be able to provide all-round supply services to combat ships in wartime. With strong logistics, the Chinese navy will be able to gallop across the 10,000-mile sea frontier to the second island chain. With strong logistics, the Chinese Navy is already a veritable modern naval fleet with ocean-going combat capabilities.
Thirdly, the 055 drive was particularly prominent in this operation. The appearance of the 055 drive is extremely obvious to the deterrent of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, because the vertical launch unit of the 055 drive has reached 112 units, coupled with the advanced phased array radar, so that the performance of the 055 drive exceeds that of any type of warship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is already at a disadvantage.
The arrival of the 055 drive is undoubtedly to tell the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force that the strength of the Chinese navy is sufficient to defend its maritime security, and it is better to ask the Japanese authorities to take a long look and not to do a particularly excessive thing. The move of the 055 drive is tantamount to saying that it has taught the Sea of Japan a good "lesson". It had a very unexpected effect.