In recent years, every time our naval fleet enters the Pacific Ocean for training, Japanese Self-Defense Forces ships or aircraft will follow us. In addition to acting as our "royal photographers," the Self-Defense Forces ships and aircraft follow us obviously to find out some intelligence information. After our navy's aircraft carrier "Liaoning" entered the Western Pacific with many ships through the Miyako Strait on December 16, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's "Kirisame" guided missile destroyer followed closely behind our navy's aircraft carrier formation and recorded some training situations of the aircraft carrier Liaoning.
On December 21, the Integrated Staff Supervision Department of the Ministry of Defense of Japan released the training status of the aircraft carrier "Liaoning" recorded by the guided missile destroyer "Kirisame". According to the statistics of the guided missile destroyer "Kirisame", the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy In the four days from December 17th to December 20th, the ship made more than 130 take-offs and landings of the carrier-based aircraft , including more than 60 take-offs and landings of the J-15 , and more than 70 take-offs and landings of the carrier-based helicopter , demonstrating the Liaoning ship's abundant combat power!
J-15s and carrier-based helicopters took off and landed in large numbers, indicating that the Liaoning ship was conducting high-intensity aircraft carrier confrontation drills and anti-submarine drills! In addition, with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer "Kirisame" following, the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier carried out such high-intensity carrier-based aircraft takeoffs and landings, which also reflects the sufficient self-confidence of the navy and the "Liaoning" ship ! In fact, as its strength continues to grow, in recent years, the Navy no longer deliberately keeps a low profile as before, but has increasingly demonstrated its strength!
For example, when the "Liaoning" ship was training in my country's South China Sea in April 2021, it conducted carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing training in front of the US military destroyer . At that time, the People's Liberation Army's unexpected move by the US military attracted a burst of exclamations from US soldiers on the deck of the US ship! The "Liaoning" aircraft carrier publicly conducted high-intensity carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing training in front of foreign warships, which illustrates the navy's confidence in its equipment and its training level. This self-confidence itself is a reflection of combat effectiveness!
In addition, according to information released by the Integrated Staff and Supervision Department of the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group had entered the waters near the Daito Islands on December 17. In the next few days, navigation training was conducted near Daito Island and North Daito Island. The appearance of the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group in this position is actually very meaningful! During the People's Liberation Army's exercises in the Taiwan Strait in August this year, the US Navy aircraft carrier "Reagan", which was originally near my country's Taiwan Island, suddenly retreated to the vicinity of the Dadong Islands before the People's Liberation Army exercise started, which is the area where the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group exercise was conducted.
At that time, the "Reagan" aircraft carrier retreated to the vicinity of the Dadong Islands. First, it showed that the US military did not want to intervene in the Taiwan Strait exercise of the People's Liberation Army, so it chose to retreat. However, there was another deeper purpose behind this move, that is, The "Reagan" chose to retreat to the vicinity of the Dadong Islands, because In this area, the "Tomahawk" cruise missiles carried by the U.S. Navy's carrier-based aircraft and ships can still reach the Taiwan Strait, and the U.S. military bases and Self-Defense Force bases hiding on the Ryukyu Islands can provide protection for the aircraft carrier "Reagan". In other words, the U.S. Navy uses the waters near the Daito Islands as an attack position to intervene in the Taiwan Strait!
This time the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group entered the waters near the Daito Islands for exercises, it is undoubtedly showing the US Navy that the US Navy aircraft carrier group is trying to use the Ryukyu Islands as a cover, hide the aircraft carrier in this sea area, and use the Daito Islands waters as an attack position to intervene in the Taiwan Strait. The plan seems to be seamless, but in fact it is a waste of effort! Our country's "Liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group already has mature combat capabilities. Coupled with our country's long-range anti-ship combat system composed of land-based anti-ship ballistic missiles and H-6K, the US military not only cannot get close to Taiwan Island, but also has no way to hide near the Dadong Islands to conduct sneak attacks!
Currently, the Chinese Navy has officially commissioned two aircraft carriers. The 055 destroyer and the 052D destroyer can provide top protection for the two aircraft carriers. The YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship missile carried by the 055 destroyer can be used on Launching anti-ship operations thousands of kilometers away, the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group entered the waters of the Dadong Islands for training exercises this time, which shows that the preset attack position of the US military during wartime does not exist at all. It is a pure dream for US aircraft carriers to hide safely here to take off carrier-based aircraft or launch missiles to intervene in the Taiwan Strait with force!
