, "Whether a J-20 can sink a Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the 1960s, many netizens said that as China's most advanced fighter, the stealth-capable J-20 can be easily sunk." But as the saying goes, "There is a priori to hearing the truth, and there is a specialization in the art industry." It is actually a bit difficult for an air superior fighter to perform anti-ship missions. Nowadays, the main sea-based anti-ship fighter of the Chinese Navy’s shore-based aviation is still the second and a half J/H-7 "Flying Leopard", and this embarrassing situation began with the continuous service of the J-16 multi-purpose fighter. ease. So, hasn't China already had four generations of standard J-10 and J-11 fighter jets? Why does the navy use this old second-generation fighter to perform anti-ship missions? In fact, this is because they are all air superior fighters.
The so-called air superior fighter refers to a fighter that uses air force to gain air superiority, destroy the enemy's air force and the ability to use air force in war. Since the fourth-generation standard air superiority fighter cannot meet the anti-ship standards, can the fifth-generation standard F-20 fighter perform anti-ship missions. Can an advanced F-20 fighter sink the American Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the 160s? The answer to is actually no. must first understand the meaning of sinking and heavy damage. Sinking a warship refers to destroying the watertight structure of the ship, making the ship's buoyancy less than the weight it can bear, and causing the warship to capsize. The heavy damage is to use various weapons to strike the combat department of a warship to make it combat capable, but the warship will not sink.
So whether it can sink the warship depends on the weapons carried by the J-20. First of all, the biggest advantage of the F-20 lies in its stealth capability, but as an air superior fighter, it does not have avionics for sea search and attack, and the F-20 is limited by the size of the 4.5x2x0.8-meter magazine. The magazine simply cannot carry China's active air-launched anti-ship missiles, so external weapons are required. However, since there is no corresponding aerial bomb equipment for search and attack, it is questionable whether the F-20 can lock the target and attack during sea skimming.
Even if the corresponding avionics equipment for sea attacks is installed, none of the currently active air-launched anti-ship weapons of the Chinese Navy can effectively sink large warships such as aircraft carriers. Whether it is World War II or now, whether it is a thousand-ton frigate or a 10,000-ton aircraft carrier, the most effective attack method for sinking a warship is a heavy torpedo attack. Unless the F-20 can mount the heavy anti-ship torpedo carried on the attack nuclear submarine for airdrop, it is possible to sink the aircraft carrier.
Oh, by the way, the American Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier not only has a full displacement of more than 80,000 tons, but also has 4 steam catapults. Its tonnage and combat power far exceed the 2 aircraft carriers in China today. Moreover, the construction of the American aircraft carrier was summarized through the experience of World War II. The Americans are at the forefront of experience such as where they are easily damaged and where they are more fragile. Therefore, the protection capability of the American Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier also exceeds that of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov. Class aircraft carrier. Moreover, the length and weight of the heavy anti-ship torpedo are also very large. Take the US MK-48 as an example, it has a total length of 5.8 meters and a weight of 1.58 tons. Therefore, the J-20 can only be carried by under-wing pylons. It is possible to carry out close-to-sea attacks like the torpedo aircraft in World War II. Aviation lightning strikes are more difficult.
