The Israel Defense Forces announced on May 14 that it would officially launch an air and ground offensive against the Gaza Strip. I am afraid that Palestine will inevitably suffer huge losses again. Ever since I was a child, I have known that Israel is a mess in the Middle East. The Arab countries can't even defeat it when they unite. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, and Egypt all combined together can't defeat Israel. Why is Israel's military so powerful? powerful? Where can he rank in Asia?
In fact, Israel’s military strength ranks third in Asia.
The picture shows the Israeli Merkava-3 main battle tank.
Israeli Air Force: Overwhelming Japan and South Korea's powerful military power
Israel's military power is very strong. Although it may be just a small place, the advancement and scale of its technical equipment are first-class. Take the Israeli Air Force as an example. They have more than 260 F-16C/D BLOCK 48/52 series fighter jets, which are one of the most advanced F-16 series fighter jets in the world. They are equipped with AN/APG-68 (V). Source phased array radar, F-100-PW-229 engine, equipped with conformal fuel tanks, capable of long-distance and deep breakthroughs, with a combat radius of more than 1,200 kilometers, and qualitative over-the-horizon air combat capabilities and ground attack capabilities promote. The most important thing is that Israel has a licensed production line for F-16C/D fighter jets. It can purchase accessories to assemble new fighter jets according to its own needs, so the purchase volume is large.
The picture shows the F-15 and F-16 fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force.
In addition, Israel has more than 100 F-15C/D/I series fighter jets. Among them, the most advanced F-15I fighter jet was the closest to the U.S. version among the F-15 fighter jets exported outside the United States. Unlike the Japanese F-15J fighter jet, which has been canceled its attack capability, the F-15I fighter jet can carry a full set of attack weapons, such as GBU-12 laser-guided bombs and GBU-31/38 JDAM joint direct attack bombs (satellite-guided bombs). ), AGM-130/142 standoff air-to-ground missiles and other weapons; it can also mount various types of electronic warfare, jamming, reconnaissance, and combat pods, so the F-15I is also called a "fighter-bomber."
The picture shows the Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet.
In addition to the classic F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, Israel also has the F-35I stealth fifth-generation fighter jet. It is the foreign trade version of the American F-35A fighter jet , which has enhanced ground combat capabilities. The F-35 fighter itself is the JSF joint strike fighter , which is very close to the attack aircraft . It has strong stealth penetration and ground strike capabilities. The improved Israeli version of the F-35I has improved environmental control and The air-conditioning system has increased fuel capacity and has a larger combat radius. This is why Israel dispatched F-35I fighter jets to fly across regions to near Iran. Israel has about 20 F-35Is.
The picture shows an Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet.
The picture shows the Israeli Air Force F-15I fighter jet.
Compared with Israel, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force has only 200 F-15J fighter jets and 76 F-2 fighter jets which can be considered advanced. From a performance perspective, these 276 fighter jets are much worse than Israeli fighter jets. For example, the F-15J fighter jet has been canceled its ground attack capability. It does not have bomb sights and other equipment, and it cannot perform detection and fire control guidance of ground targets. Therefore, it cannot use ground strike ammunition. If you must use Japanese F-15J fighter jets, If the 15J performs air raid missions, he can only throw iron bombs without guidance capabilities, but he may not be able to throw them accurately.
The picture shows a group of Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jets.
At the same time, the F-15J fighter jet is not equipped with an active phased array radar, nor is it equipped with an actively guided air-to-air missile. Its combat capability is very poor. It may not even be able to defeat the early J-11A. As for the F-2 fighter jet, it is an aircraft that Japan claims to be self-developed, but it is actually an enlarged version of the F-16 fighter jet. It is mainly used to make up for Japan's lack of attack fighters. Therefore, most of Japan's F-2 fighter jets conduct attack training and rarely conduct air combat training. In fact, they have become attack aircraft.Compared with Israel, Japan has 276 fourth-generation aircraft, and Israel has nearly 400, which is much more than Japan. In terms of F-35 fighter jets, both countries have about 20. Israel wins because of better quality, so Israel The air force is stronger than Japan and stronger than South Korea. After all, the Korean air force is not as good as Japan.
The picture shows the Israeli F-16XC/D fighter jet.
Israeli Army: Large in scale and well-equipped.
Compared with the Israeli Air Force, the advantages of the Israeli Army are not so obvious, but it benefits from the Merkava-3/4 series of main battle tanks, as well as some other old tanks. With a total of 3,600 tanks and more than 4,000 armored fighting vehicles, the Israeli Army still surpasses Japan and South Korea in terms of technical equipment scale. The size of the Israeli Army is 130,000, which does not seem very large. However, Israel implements a system of universal military service. Everyone, including women, must perform military service when they reach a certain age. Therefore, Israel can easily mobilize 530,000 people. Reserve troops and can expand them at any time.
The picture shows the Israeli Army Merkava-4 main battle tank.
Israel’s main battle tank Merkava-4 is claimed to be a very advanced tank, but in fact its performance is relatively poor. Its tonnage is too large, reaching more than 70 tons, but its power is seriously insufficient, and it is also deployed forward. The tank’s traveling speed It is very slow and has basically no deep breakthrough capability. It is mainly used to perform defensive operations and can be used as a mobile steel defense line. Israel's armor technology is also average. The Merkava-4 tank looks solidly armored, but it does not use composite armor or ceramic armor . It just uses simple gap armor and a huge flying saucer-shaped turret front armor. In fact, it is composed of a large number of gap-type armor inserts, and its defensive power is actually very poor.
The picture shows the Israeli Army Merkava-3 main battle tank.
However, the Israeli Army is large enough to suppress Japan and South Korea. What's more, the Israeli Army has rich actual combat experience and has won 5 consecutive Middle East wars , mostly relying on its strong army strength. The Israeli army has strict discipline and a strong will to fight. This is related to Israel's small land area and lack of defense depth. Therefore, Israel is good at fighting offensive wars, putting all its troops on the front line. Once the war starts, it takes the initiative to break out of the country's borders and place the battlefield on the enemy's borders. In terms of actual combat experience and military theory, Japan and South Korea are currently not as rich as Israel.
The picture shows the Israeli Merkava-4 main battle tank.
Israeli Navy: The biggest shortcoming, but it is very elite
Different from the advanced Israeli Air Force and the powerful Army, the Israeli Navy appears to be much inferior. Not only does it have little actual combat experience, its equipment is not advanced enough, and it lacks large warships. In fact, it is easy to be The naval blockade by hostile countries has become the biggest shortcoming of Israel's military strength. The most advanced warship currently in the Israeli Navy is the Saar-6 light frigate, which has a displacement of about 2,000 tons, but is equipped with EL/M-2248 active phased array radar on 4 sides, solid-state arranged on the bridge and rear mast. , achieving 360° full airspace coverage, and can be called the smallest shield ship.
The picture shows the Israeli Navy Saar-6 frigate.
The Saar-6 frigate has powerful firepower and is equipped with a 76mm Otto compact rapid-fire naval gun, 2 close-in defense guns, a 32-unit Barak-8 medium-range point air defense missile system, and 2 sets of Iron Dome anti-rockets missile interception system, and is also equipped with 16 Gabriel anti-ship missiles or Harpoon anti-ship missiles . With a volume of 2,000 tons, this frigate has achieved the combat level of other countries that is close to the general destroyer . It is really a typical representative of Israel's short and powerful. However, its main warship is only 2,000 tons, and the remaining small warships such as Saar-5 and Saar-4.5 are even smaller. Israel currently lacks large and medium-sized warships and is not as good as Japan and South Korea in this regard.
The picture shows the Israeli Saar-6 frigate.
Of course, we say that Israel’s military strength ranks third in Asia out of comprehensive judgment. For example, its air force and army are slightly stronger than Japan and South Korea, and its navy is much weaker than Japan and South Korea. In addition, Israel also has the Jericho series of ballistic missiles with long-range combat-level strike capabilities, so Israel's military strength is indeed strong enough.But no matter how strong Israel is, it is still weaker than my country and India. India is the second most powerful military power in Asia. If nothing else, India has three major items: aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and nuclear weapons. The upper body is already large enough. From a paper point of view, apart from the fact that India's air force is slightly worse than Israel, its navy and army are both above Israel. Therefore, it is most reasonable for Israel's military power to rank third in Asia.
The picture shows the Saar-6 frigate.
It is precisely because Israel is stronger in military power than neighboring Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, and Egypt that it is able to dominate the Middle East and become a true "pocket superpower."
