After discovering that conventional means were useless against China, the United States began to play dirty tricks against China. According to a report by the South China Morning Post on the 28th, U.S. Navy officer Victor Duno participated in the "Mine Warfare Essay Contest" organized by the U.S. Naval Research Association and won first place. In this article, Victor Duno pointed out that the combat power of the Chinese military has been infinitely close to that of the US military, and has even gained advantages in some areas. This means that once the United States decides to intervene militarily in cross-strait conflicts in the future, the US military will face the People's Liberation Army. Faced with obvious disadvantages. To this end, he suggested that the US Indo-Pacific Command adopt a bold and low-cost strategy, that is, to block China by laying mines in the Yellow Sea and the Pearl River Delta to force China to choose to negotiate with the United States.
Duno pointed out that although the Chinese navy has made great progress in recent years, its anti-mine capabilities have not achieved matching growth. The ships and equipment that can be used for mine clearance are extremely limited, and currently they can only carry out port operations. and offshore minesweeping missions. Therefore, the US military can completely take advantage of this shortcoming of the Chinese navy and restrict the activities of Chinese naval ships through mines.
" This is a method that can force China to "enter into diplomatic negotiations with the United States under conditions that are beneficial to the United States." Duno is complacent about his strategy. "Mine warfare can not only limit the activities of the Chinese navy, but also effectively Destroy China's foreign trade and oil supply, thereby endangering China's economy. In this way, the United States can prevent the escalation of the situation at the minimum cost."
"Even if China is determined not to negotiate with the United States, it can effectively curb China's offensive through offensive minelaying, thereby buying enough time for the United States to mobilize superior forces from around the world. "Duno further explained. But is the US military's offensive mine-laying really useful? I don't think so, but it will put the United States in great danger.
Why is it not feasible for the US military to conduct offensive mine-laying against China?
First of all, the United States It has no ability to conduct offensive mine-laying in China's territorial waters. The so-called offensive mine-laying refers to blocking the enemy's military bases, ports and waterways by laying a large number of mines in the enemy's waters, in order to destroy the enemy's maritime transportation and restrict the opponent. The purpose of ship maneuvering. Obviously, in order to achieve the goal of completely blocking the opponent, a large number of mines must be laid.
How many mines will the US military need to blockade the Yellow Sea and the Pearl River Delta in China? We can refer to the two very successful offensive minelaying operations of the US military. On March 27, 1945, the United States launched B-29 bombers 1528 sorties in 4 and a half months, and also used some submarines . Participating in mine laying, 12,053 mines of various types were laid in all ports and waterways along Japan's coast, sinking and damaging a total of 670 Japanese ships (with a displacement of 1.4 million tons), interrupting almost all Japan's maritime transportation lines and causing an extreme shortage of material supplies. The situation accelerated Japan's unconditional surrender.
On May 8, 1972, the US military launched an offensive against Vietnam . More than 40 A-6A and AD-7E carrier-based aircraft loaded with various types of mines took only 72 hours. More than 8,000 mines were laid quickly, forming 43 minefields, completely blocking all ports and waterways in northern Vietnam.
Based on a simple comparison, the US military would need at least 10,000 mines to blockade China's Yellow Sea and the Pearl River Delta. This means that the U.S. military must dispatch a large number of military aircraft, surface ships and submarines. The scale is no smaller than the U.S. dual aircraft carrier battle group
. However, there is one reason why these two mine-laying offensives in the history of the U.S. military were successful. A very important prerequisite cannot be ignored, that is, whether it was the time in 1945 or the time in 1972, the US military firmly grasped the air and sea control on the battlefield, which allowed US warships and aircraft to conduct minelaying with peace of mind.
However, Duno’s proposal for offensive mine-laying in my country’s Yellow Sea and Pearl River Delta is completely different. It requires the US military to run to China’s territorial waters and even internal waters to conduct large-scale offensive mine-laying without having battlefield air and sea control. Unless China's satellites, radars, early warning aircraft, fighter jets, warships and submarines are all blind, the US military will be able to lay mines right under their noses.
To put it simply, China has established a complete set of all-weather monitoring system "from space to high altitude, to the ground, sea surface and underwater". Anyone who tries to cause trouble in my country's territorial waters, regardless of whether you are "flying in the sky" , running on the surface, or diving under the water" all escaped the sharp eyes of the People's Liberation Army who did not understand.
As for some smart people who think that the US military can carry out offensive mine laying against our country after seizing air and sea control, this is a typical "take off your pants and fart - unnecessary move"! After already seizing control of the air and sea, wouldn't you make yourself uncomfortable by engaging in offensive mine laying? What's more, now that China has completely controlled the first island chain of , , the United States simply does not have the ability to seize air and sea control along our country's coast. Under such circumstances, it comes to engage in offensive minelaying just to deliver food.
How to counter the dangerous remarks of the United States
Although "carrying out offensive mining operations against China" seems to be just Dunuo's personal remarks, we still have to be sufficiently vigilant. On the one hand, Dunuo is an active duty officer in the U.S. Navy. Moreover, the American think tank that organized this essay competition also has great influence on the policies of the US government. Secondly, the timing of the competition held by the United States Naval Research Association is very delicate. It happens to be before the opening of the NATO Spanish summit. We cannot rule out that the United States is testing us.
Therefore, we must attach great importance to Duno's remarks and express our attitude strongly. If the United States dares to lay mines, not only will you have no return, our military will also uphold the principle of reciprocity , , Lay mines on some waterways used by your American ships. Don't underestimate China's determination! Never try to use international law to "influence" and "restrain" the US military! For the United States, international law is just a tool that can be thrown away at any time. It is international law when it is of use to the United States. When it is not useful, it is worthless waste paper. It is better to reason with Americans than to use hard power.
