As the US military continues to disclose related news about the B-21 stealth strategic bomber, many American media have increased their attention to Chinese stealth bombers again. In the vision of these American media, China is the most powerful challenger in the field of stealth bombers. Therefore, whenever the US stealth bomber project discloses the latest news, many American media begin to pay attention to China's stealth bomber project, and the US military website "1945" is one of them.
US media's attention is mainly focused on China's so-called JH-XX stealth bomber. US media quoted US Defense Intelligence Agency and stated that the H-20 stealth bomber cannot meet all combat needs of Chinese Air Force . Therefore, the Chinese Air Force will definitely develop the second stealth bomber against the shortcomings of the H-20 stealth bomber itself, such as the inability to fly supersonic due to the use of flying wing layout, which is the J-H-XX. Because the United States believes that the J-XX will fully absorb the design advantages of the J-20 stealth fighter , there are also opinions that directly call the J-XX J-20.
US media believes that unlike the stealth strategic bomber such as H-20, the J-20 is a standard stealth fighter bomber. Its main purpose is to carry out stealth bombing missions at the tactical level of battles in hot spots. Considering that the Chinese Navy itself has similar combat needs, the J-20 can also take off and land on the aircraft carrier to further increase the range of strikes. The combat radius of the JH-20 should be between 1,000 kilometers and 2,000 kilometers, so as to include military bases such as Guam in the United States within the attack range. The J-H-20 is expected to be put into service by 2025 and will replace the existing H-6 series bombers of the Chinese Air Force.
Whether it is J-Hong-XX or J-Hong-20, what the US media actually pays attention to is whether China will invest its stealth bombing power in tactical combat operations. If China does do this, it means that the progress of fifth-generation equipment around the world will be further accelerated. In addition, stealth fighter bombers will become the next weapon and equipment that the world's major military powers will focus on catching up.
So, does China need to develop a JH-20 stealth fighter bomber?
of course there is! Moreover, the two-seater J-20S stealth fighter currently under test can actually be regarded as an excellent stealth fighter bomber. Currently, foreign media believe that the combat radius of the J-20 stealth fighter is about 2,000 kilometers. Although the two-seater J-20S adopts a two-seater design and has some airborne equipment installed, the amount of airborne fuel has been slightly reduced, but the reduction in combat radius is not too obvious. The only problem is that it is not yet known how much ground attack ammunition can carry on the J-20S's built-in ammunition compartment.
Of course, from the current technical level, the impact of this problem is not too great. In stealth bombing mode, you can fully hang the stealth cocoon bag for the J-20S, and then carry ground attack ammunition inside the stealth cocoon bag. Therefore, the J-20S can be regarded as a J-20 stealth fighter bomber.
And in this mode, it is not impossible for the J-20 (J-20S) to board the aircraft carrier. "Liaoning" ship and "Shandong" ship, the two aircraft carriers that use the ski jump takeoff deck, may not be able to properly deliver the JH-20 stealth fighter bomber, but the "Fujian" aircraft carrier that uses the electromagnetic catapult has this capability. The original J-35 stealth carrier-based aircraft itself will focus more on air-optimistic combat, while the J-20 stealth fighter bomber will be able to effectively make up for the combat effectiveness of the Chinese naval aircraft carrier force.
However, it should be noted that the JH-20 stealth fighter bomber will not have a significant impact on the status of the H-6 series bomber, because the two are completely different in combat positioning. The JH-20 is essentially an fighter bomber that strengthens stealth combat capabilities, while the H-6 series bomber belongs to the professional bomber . The two are complementary in combat positioning, rather than mutually substituting relationships.If we really want to discuss equipment replacement, then the JH-20 will replace the J-16 fighter . Not to mention anything else, the H-6 series bombers can only deploy large-sized heavy long-range air-to-air precisely guided munitions, which are not easily comparable to fighter bombers.
For the Chinese Air Force, strengthening its own active offensive capabilities will be an important development direction. The existing J-20 stealth fighter jets can effectively intercept and defend against the tactical air forces of the US military in the Asia-Pacific region and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces , but if you want to gain more military advantages, you still need to return to the air-to-op opposite strike in the end. Even if the H-20 stealth strategic bomber is officially in service, it will be subject to limitations when used in tactical combat level combat. It is also difficult to stealth the existing H-6 series bomber, and it will also have a certain adverse impact on the status of the H-20 stealth bomber. Therefore, it is indeed necessary to develop a professional stealth fighter bomber.
As a heavy stealth fighter, the J-20 fighter has a very good body margin. It is fully capable of "bombing and transformation". Even if the current J-20 fuselage cannot be compatible with the needs of air-optimal combat and air-opposing strikes at the same time, it can be fully designed specifically for the "bombing J-20" to cooperate with the existing J-20 stealth fighter.
Although the current JH-20 stealth fighter bomber concept is likely to be fabricated by the United States itself, it is judging from the test flight of the J-20S stealth fighter or from the development of future air combat forces. China needs to have it, and it will also have its own stealth fighter bomber.
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