"Liaoning" aircraft carrier , since its official entry into the fleet, has included 
55 type 10,000-ton large-scale propellers, 52D type air defense ships. Under the escort of destroyers, " modern " class destroyers, 54A frigates and other powerful surface warships, they crossed the straits related to Japan and entered the Western Pacific.
A large-scale joint sea and air exercise similar to actual combat was held in the vast western Pacific waters between Kitadaitoshima, Okidaitoshima, Okinotorijiao and Guam off the Okinawa Islands. It can be called a milestone event in the history of our navy and has great strategic significance. It is a sign that our navy has moved from offshore defense to mid-to-distant sea attack and protection.
Ships and aircraft of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force tracked the exercises of the Chinese Navy's "Liaoning" aircraft carrier formation at close range, photographing and recording the takeoff of the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier on the same day. The maximum number of carrier-based aircraft reached an astonishing 80 sorties. Taking off and landing carrier-based aircraft so frequently is actually no big difference from actual combat.
Especially when the aircraft carrier "Liaoning" carries 4 J-15 "Flying Shark" carrier-based fighter jets, it is in a combat status with fully equipped with , in the context of the attack in the Western Pacific waters, what Jianfeng pointed out made the Japanese Self-Defense Forces highly nervous, and they had already consciously taken their seats, believing that the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier formation was conducting exercises to seize Okinawa Islands in the Western Pacific waters.
The "Liaoning" aircraft carrier formation is still at the core defense point in the middle of the second island chain , in the sea area about 00 kilometers from Guam, flying a large number of J-15ht Carrier-based aircraft such as the ML2 and Z-8Y jointly conduct sea/shore attack exercises with the 55 destroyer and other surface warships.
This move has made the top brass of the U.S. military feel like they are in trouble. It marks that the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier has officially formed the ability to attack high-value strategic targets in the second island chain since it has been in service for ten years.
Just imagine, when the electromagnetic catapult aircraft carrier "Fujian" is about to be commissioned soon, and the "Sea V" stealth carrier-based aircraft J-35 is put on board, with powerful means of sea/shore attack, the formation of our navy's aircraft carrier combat group , the improvement in comprehensive combat performance will be visible to the naked eye.
Since the end of World War II, in the vast western Pacific waters, the powerful US Navy has faced a competitor for the first time. Its aircraft carrier battle group has the ability to attack the edge of the second island chain, the Guam Navy and Air Force Base.
Moreover, this powerful blow will become irreversible as the number of its competitors' aircraft carrier battle groups increases. In the past, the U.S. Navy was in a state of absolute superiority, but it was being peeled away bit by bit by its competitors, causing the top brass of the U.S. Navy to feel a huge headache, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Now, frightened by the powerful sea and air attack system of its opponents, the US military is moving its B-52H and other strategic bombers from the precarious first island chain in East Asia to more distant bases such as Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, etc., or even directly withdrawing to the mainland of North America to avoid the long-range firepower of its competitors in the sea and air.
In the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023, the US military will allocate a large amount of special funds to strengthen the construction of the air defense and anti-missile system of Guam, an air force base with an area of 549 square meters, to prevent the Guam base from being attacked by missiles.
The US military will establish a comprehensive air defense and anti-missile system in Guam, and plans to purchase kinetic energy interceptor and long-range air defense missiles such as " THAAD ", " Standard-3/6", " Patriot PAC-3" missiles, and even deployed a set of "Iron Dome" air defense and anti-missile systems produced by Israel to intercept incoming cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles and other attacks on Guam.
At the same time, the U.S. military made a rare statement to the effect that an attack on Guam (managed by the United States after the war) would be regarded as an attack on the U.S. mainland and would trigger complete retaliation by the U.S. Navy and Air Force.
For the world's largest and most powerful military, such an extraordinary external statement actually proves from the side the current guilty conscience of the US military in the face of competitors, which shows its lack of confidence.
There are "Aegis" cruisers and destroyers , plus carrier-based fighter wings. In the past, the US Navy aircraft carrier strike group adopted a " from sea to land " combat method to attack small and medium-sized countries. It can be said that it has been tried and tested. No country under attack would not succumb to the power of the US Navy. In their eyes, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier strike group has the ability to " destroy the world and destroy the country".
Now, against the powerful anti-access/area denial combat system , it also has an aircraft carrier strike group, a 10,000-ton cruiser, an air defense destroyer, a missile frigate, an attack nuclear submarine , a strategic bomber, and an anti-ship missile . When anti-ship ballistic missiles , hypersonic missiles, etc. are used to attack powerful opponents with endless means and various methods of aircraft carrier , the US Navy's intimidation methods and attack methods of small and medium-sized countries are all ineffective.
In the 2016 South China Sea confrontation, at an extremely critical moment, the two nuclear-powered aircraft carrier strike groups of the US Navy turned around and left, breaking away from the huge Chinese carriers endorsed by the Rocket Force. In 2022, the beautiful speaker visited our treasure island despite China's objections. Our eastern theater organized sea and air forces to conduct war patrols around the island with bombs. The hypersonic missile flew over Taiwan Island and accurately landed in the area blocked by our military in the eastern sea area of Taiwan Island and exploded.
The war test under a high-pressure situation showed that the US Navy aircraft carrier strike group did not dare to engage in a decisive battle with our powerful navy and air force supported by the strategic rocket force near our coastline. The aircraft carrier strike group has never dared to cross the Taiwan Strait in a blatant and high-profile manner like it did in 1996. The U.S. Navy's "paper tiger" nature has been exposed, and its trump cards to contain China are running out.
The U.S. Navy ships and aircraft approaching for close reconnaissance and engaging in so-called "freedom of navigation" will encounter strong counterattacks from our increasingly powerful navy and air force. As new types of weapons and equipment continue to be added to the list, there will be more and more forces in our military's equipment "toolbox" in the future that can provide countermeasures.
For example, reverse close-in reconnaissance and reverse "freedom of navigation" are all options that our navy and air force can consider, so that they can also experience the taste of close-in reconnaissance and "freedom of navigation" until the two sides reach a balance.
In the future, the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier battle groups will often appear in the Western Pacific in a manner similar to actual combat, proactively leaving ports, crossing Japan-related straits, and reaching the depths of the vast ocean.
will undoubtedly put increasing pressure on our opponents and show the world that while our navy maintains peace in the Asia-Pacific region, it can also effectively curb provocations by external forces against our territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
