In the order of battle of the US Navy, in addition to the 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers , there are also 9 amphibious assault ships . In fact, the US military has 10 amphibious assault ships, but the Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship The ship has been destroyed by a fire, so there are currently only 9 amphibious assault ships left in the U.S. Navy. The 9 amphibious assault ships currently also play the role of "lightning aircraft carriers." Among them, the LHA7 Tripoli amphibious assault ship carries the largest number of F-35B vertical short takeoff and landing fighters, because in the latest test, the United States has equipped it with a full 20 F-35B vertical short takeoff and landing fighters. These vertical short takeoff and landing fighters The number one purpose of the STOL fighter is to challenge China.
At the critical moment of the operation of the Tripoli amphibious assault ship in 2022, it did not carry 20 F-35B vertical short takeoff and landing fighters, but only carried 14 F-35B vertical short takeoff and landing fighters. According to the current information of the U.S. Navy Judging from the reported news, these 14 F-35B vertical short takeoff and landing fighter jets are currently taking off intensively in the East China Sea. Facing the 14 F-35B vertical short takeoff and landing fighter jets of the US military that are once again entering the East China Sea, China is There are countermeasures, because some time ago China has officially announced that the J-20 stealth fighter went to the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone to conduct combat patrols, and carried out sea control and response tasks. Later, the United States disclosed the encounter of F-35 fighter jets in the East China Sea. News about the J-20 fighter, so China can also use the J-20 stealth fighter to fight against these F-35B vertical short take-off and landing fighters that appear in the East China Sea. At the same time, China’s J-20 fighter has more advantages in terms of quantity and bomb load. Also more powerful.
14 At the critical moment when 14 F-35B vertical short take-off and landing fighter jets broke into the East China Sea, the American media "19 Forty-Five" also published an article on its official website pointing out that the US military now believes that the People's Liberation Army's J-20 stealth fighter is a threat to the United States. "Threat", an article written by Maia Kalin, an analyst at the Israel Security Policy Center, pointed out that the J-20 stealth fighter has posed a real threat, and is a PLA specially designed to counter the F-22 stealth fighter and F-35 stealth fighter The cutting-edge power of fighter .
In the article, the American media also hyped that the J-20 stealth fighter has a major shortcoming compared with the F-35 stealth fighter, which is that it does not have vertical and short take-off and landing capabilities. However, this statement is obviously nitpicking, because China’s From the perspective of mission type, the J-20 stealth fighter does not need to have this function. It can be seen that today’s J-20 stealth fighter has more late-mover advantages, including passive sensors, greater range, and can also shake the current U.S. In the past period of time, the United States has been questioning the true strength of China's J-20 stealth fighter, but now American media articles have affirmed the strength of the J-20 stealth fighter.
In fact, the US military has truly realized that the J-20 stealth fighter is not easy to mess with. The newly established imaginary enemy combat squadron in the United States has painted the F-35A stealth fighter with the livery of the J-20 stealth fighter. The F-35 stealth fighter has become an imaginary enemy to train more pilots. This is also one of the measures taken by the United States to deal with the J-20 stealth fighter. Text/Iris
