The picture shows the "Zumwalt" destroyer and the coastal combat ship in the same frame
Recently, the United States has taken new military operations in the Pacific region. According to media reports, two stealth warships of the US Navy appeared at the Yokosuka Naval Base at the same time. One is the latest stealth missile destroyer of the US military, "Zumwalt", and the other is the US Navy's Littoral combat ship Auckland. It is quite rare for two US stealth warships to appear in Japan at the same time. This emergencies have triggered fierce discussions from the outside world, and people have arisen a question. Does the US military's deployment of stealth warships to Japan mean that the US military's gun pointed directly at China's 055 destroyer?
The picture shows the destroyer "Zumwalt"
China's 055 class destroyer and the US "Zumwalt" class destroyer are both outstanding representatives of the world's advanced destroyer . The comparison between the two has never stopped. The rapid development of the Chinese Navy in the Pacific region, represented by the 055 class destroyer, has made the United States unable to sleep or eat. This time, the US military deployed the "Zumwalt" destroyer to Japan, obviously to deal with the 055 class destroyer. So now, let’s learn about the relevant information of the destroyer "Zumwalt". The "Zumwalt" class destroyer is a multi-purpose destroyer developed by the United States, which mainly undertakes the task of launching strikes on the ground by the US Navy's ship . The Zumwalt destroyer started service in October 2016. As the main force of the new generation of the United States, the Zumwalt destroyer has adopted the new top technology technology in terms of hull design, ship-electric system, network communication, and weapon systems. The most eye-catching of the situation is its stealth design. The Zumwalt destroyer's advanced stealth design makes it difficult for the enemy to discover when performing missions. At the combat system level, the equipment of active phased array radar and advanced electronic warfare systems gives the ship greater advantages when facing traditional destroyers. In addition, the advanced vertical launch system and the equipment of multiple models precision guided weapons make the destroyer "Zumwalter" capable of attacking multiple targets in sea, land and air. So the question is, how threat is the USS Zumwalter destroyer? In this regard, I have summarized the following points:
The picture shows the destroyer "Zumwalt"
First of all, the destroyer "Zumwalt" has powerful stealth performance. The "Zumwalt" destroyer is one of the very few naval ships of various countries that can maximize the stealth performance. , ship island, naval gun , etc., all adopt stealth designs. Most of the ship's facilities are hidden inside the hull, and there is no unnecessary exposure on the appearance. This makes the reflection area of the "Zumwalt" class destroyer's radar reflecting area is only equivalent to a 500-ton small surface ship. It is difficult for the detection radar to find its traces. Even if the detection radar can detect the traces of the ship in time, it is difficult to identify the type of the ship. This means that the "Zumwalt" destroyer can secretly approach the enemy's near the sea with its excellent radar stealth performance, and launch hidden strikes unexpectedly, posed a huge threat.
Secondly, the advanced weapon system makes the destroyer "Zumwalter" not only have strong sea combat capabilities, but also has very strong strikes against enemy land-depth targets. As a product of the US military's "from land to sea" strategy, the Zumwalter destroyer is responsible for the task of implementing near-shore suppression of the enemy and strikes against enemy land-depth targets. The ship is equipped with two 155mm naval guns, with a maximum firing rate of 10 rounds per minute, and can carry out precise strikes on enemy targets beyond 100 nautical miles, and its strike capability is no less than that of an artillery battalion of the Army. At the same time, the Zumwalter destroyer can also launch the Tomahawk cruise missile through its equipped vertical launch system to effectively strike enemy land targets.
Finally, the US military will equip the destroyer "Zumwalt" with the hypersonic missile , which will greatly increase the difficulty of defense against it.It is understood that the US Navy plans to install a hypersonic weapon vertical launch system on the Zumwalter destroyer. This launch system will carry and launch the "Hypersonic Glide Body" missile jointly developed by the US Army and Navy. The missile has extremely strong penetration capabilities and has extremely high hit accuracy. If the Zumwalter is equipped with this hypersonic missile in the future, it will greatly increase its threat.
The picture shows the destroyer "Zumwalter"
To sum up, the US military's action to deploy advanced warships to Japan conveys such a signal to the outside world, that is, the reason why the US Navy strengthens the military existence in the Asia-Pacific region is to deal with the increasingly powerful military powers of the Eastern powers in the Asia-Pacific region, but this idea is likely to be just wishful thinking of the United States. The reason is very simple. At this stage, China's military strength has long been different from what it used to be. The United States has lost its ability to suppress China's maritime development. Although the joining of several advanced warships will pose a threat to a certain extent, it is also unable to reverse the fundamental reality that the United States has lost maritime hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region.
