It is reported that the "Queen Elizabeth" aircraft carrier battle group came to the waters of the Western Pacific Ocean instead of simply taking a cutscene; the battle group will hold joint exercises with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy. The exercise locations include the Okinawa Islands and surrounding areas. Attached waters. Zhang Junshe, a military expert on
, interpreted and analyzed this. The "Queen Elizabeth" aircraft carrier was deployed to the Asia-Pacific region shortly after it was put into use. Using a fleet of improvised fleets to show off its force in the Asia-Pacific region, it was nothing more than "fighting a swollen face to fill a fat man". Less than the slightest benefit. The
"Queen Elizabeth" aircraft carrier is powered by gas turbines. It can carry 24-36 F35B stealth carrier-based aircraft and 14 helicopters under full load. The combat effectiveness on paper is relatively strong. However, according to Lockheed Martin's data, there are currently only 18 F35B fighters in the UK, which are far from full. If the carrier is deployed in the ocean, the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft of the carrier may be under tremendous pressure on duty.
"Queen Elizabeth" aircraft carrier battle group air defense firepower configuration is relatively weak. The inner layer of the aircraft carrier is guarded by two Type 23 frigates, and the outer layer is guarded by two other No. 45 destroyers. The destroyer No. 45 has a complete combat system and strong combat capability. The destroyer No. 23 has been in service for more than 20 years. The performance of air defense weapons is relatively backward, with a range of only 25 kilometers, and can only support point air defense operations, with weak air defense capabilities. The service road of
"Queen Elizabeth" aircraft carrier and destroyer No. 45 is also not smooth. The aircraft carrier has leaked three times since it entered service, and each time it leaks, it needs to return to the shipyard, which greatly affects the progress of the aircraft carrier's formation of combat effectiveness.
In January of this year, the British Navy's 6 destroyers No. 45 all slumped due to power system problems and fell into an embarrassing situation where no main destroyer was available. According to the British "Defense Weekly" website, the power system of the destroyer No. 45 does have certain problems. If you want to complete the power transformation plan for the six destroyers, you need to wait until about 2025. This shows that the destroyer No. 45 also has huge hidden dangers in its ability to sail across the ocean.
Although the combination of "Queen Elizabeth" and F35B stealth carrier-based aircraft is theoretically strong in combat effectiveness, modern maritime warfare relies on the system. The various adverse factors of the British aircraft carrier battle group are combined together, and the actual combat effectiveness is likely to be large. discount.
In addition, the Type 45 destroyer is paired with the Type 23 destroyer. The overall air defense capability may be among the best in Europe, but it may be very common in Asia. The Sea Wolf air defense missile of the Type 23 frigate has a range of only 25 kilometers, and that of the No. 45 destroyer. Aster 30 has a range of 100 kilometers. When these air defense missiles face the Eagle 12 and the Dongfeng 21D/26, which can be used for vertical attack, the air defense capability is obviously insufficient, and the protection provided for the aircraft carrier is relatively limited.
In fact, no matter what the British aircraft carrier battle group does in the Asia-Pacific region, you can never dream of repeating the history of aggression more than 100 years ago. China is no longer the China of a hundred years ago, and the United Kingdom is no longer the United Kingdom a hundred years ago. The strength of the two sides is declining and the policy of "gunboat diplomacy" will not work in the Asia-Pacific region.
editor: Yanbai
