The Indian media are all paying attention to the course of the Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group
After the Cold War , the United States no longer believes that anyone can compete with itself on the ocean. Now that the Chinese Navy has been promoted to the Ocean Navy, the United States has realized that the situation has changed! Today, the Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group is conducting maritime training in the Western Pacific. If you look at the track map released by Japan, the Liaoning is in the Pacific Ocean, roughly between the Japanese archipelago and Guam. On December 25, the Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group was only 500-580 kilometers away from Guam and the U.S. military's Andersen Air Force Base. It was roughly on Christmas Day in the West and completed the first "8". This is considered a Christmas "surprise gift" to the United States and Japan. The Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group is now drawing the second "8" to give our people a New Year's Day "gift."
The Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier combat strike group is drawing the character "8"
The Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier combat strike group is currently the Ryukyu Islands, Okinotori Reef, and Guam!
Now the Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier combat strike group has included Guam in the strike range. The distance is about 500 kilometers. Guam is completely within the strike range of the J-15 carrier-based aircraft , and the ship-based missile system is also capable of striking the island. With the ability to hit targets, the Eagle-18 supersonic anti-ship missile and ship-based cruise missiles can hit targets 500 kilometers away. Therefore, the US military on the island is within the firepower range of the Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier combat strike group. The US military can no longer sit back and relax.
If you research, Guam has long been included in the strike range of the People's Liberation Army, but it used to be China Rocket Force Dongfeng Express , and now aircraft carrier has also joined the ranks of express delivery. Perhaps more importantly, with the appearance of the Liaoning ship near Guam, the United States suddenly found itself in big trouble. First of all, the US military's anti-missile system has failed. In the past, Guam's defense only considered anti-missile. Now facing the aircraft carrier battle group , the only anti-missile system is no longer effective. There are too many defense loopholes. Secondly, it is difficult for the U.S. military's island chain to hinder the Chinese navy. Originally, the United States was in the Pacific and tried to use the first and second island chains to form a blockade against China. Now the Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group suddenly rushed out of the first island chain and pointed directly at the core location of the second island chain: Guam. Then the U.S. military's island chain strategy is completely abandoned.
Chinese Navy Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group sails in the Western Pacific
In the past, US aircraft carriers showed off their power at other people's doorsteps, and the 100,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier gave people a crushing advantage. Nowadays, the Chinese Navy aircraft carrier battle group suddenly appeared west of Guam. Although the Liaoning ship is not a 100,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Chinese aircraft carrier still shows off its power at the door of the United States. The U.S. Navy is suddenly not used to it, right? That’s right, Guam is not a U.S. territory, but a U.S. Trusteeship. However, the Pentagon of the United States has long stated: "An attack on Guam is an attack on the United States mainland, and will be directly retaliated by the United States."
The actions of the Chinese People's Liberation Army are full of warnings. The United States saw the warning signs and began to study the defense of the US military base in Guam. Guam currently hosts two U.S. strategic bases, Guam Naval Base and Andersen Air Force Base. The former is stationed with 2 submarine support motherships and 4 nuclear-powered submarines, while the latter is a large air force base stationed with various military aircraft including bombers .
The U.S. military is building heavy forces in Guam
On December 28, 2022, The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth approximately US$520 million to expand the performance of the Aegis weapon system to implement integrated air and missile defense capabilities on Guam. The expected completion date is December 31, 2027.
The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier is operating in Guam and the Philippine Sea at this moment, not far from the Liaoning aircraft carrier.
The carrier-based aircraft of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier is taking off and landing.
The concept of the Guam missile defense system is not small, including: the US Army's integrated air and missile defense combat command system, using mobile forces equipped with the Aegis combat system, launch standard-3 and standard-6 anti-missile missiles, as well as the Patriot system and the THAAD system , and other defense systems may be added. The US military hopes that this system can provide 360-degree all-round protection against enemy cruise, ballistic and supersonic missiles. At the same time, the United States began to install large over-the-horizon radars in Palau to detect objects thousands of kilometers away and provide early warning of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons, as well as enemy ships, aircraft and ships. This is obviously an addition to Guam's defense system.
In addition to the United States' concern about the Chinese team's strike capabilities in Guam, the Indian media "Eurasia Times" believed in a report that the People's Liberation Army has been able to "break" Guam. The Indian media "Eurasia Times" published two consecutive articles on December 30, 2022, and December 31, 2022, about the arrival of the Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier combat strike group in Guam: "China "roars" in the backyard of the United States!" The People's Liberation Army Navy's Liaoning ship approaches the U.S. military base in Guam", "To defend the U.S. military base in Guam, Lockheed "enhances" the Aegis weapon system to defeat the Chinese People's Liberation Army missiles." Indian media pointed out that the Chinese People's Liberation Army has developed a huge arsenal of long-range precision guidance weapons, including: various surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missiles , which can reach Guam.
Chinese rocket Dongfeng-26 medium and long-range ballistic missile is the "Guam killer"
Guam is a forward military center outside the first island chain of the United States. It has a very prominent position and will naturally become a key target. China has been improving its anti-ship warfare, targeting everything from large aircraft carriers to small ships and naval bases. The Dongfeng-26 missile is called "Guam Express" because its range can reach 5,000 kilometers and can cover Guam. The target practice preparations shown in the satellite photos include simulated attacks on Guam, which is also equivalent to the Chinese People's Liberation Army's ability to destroy targets in Guam!
The intention of the US military to build the Guam anti-missile fortress is very obvious, trying to protect key important facilities, but it is of no use in the face of the strike firepower of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Now the "Dongfeng Express" and the Liaoning ship "deliver to the door, and there is no way to refuse it".
If it really attacks Guam, the People's Liberation Army will definitely dispatch the Dongfeng-26 medium and long-range ballistic missiles, H-6 series long-range bombers, and Dongfeng-17 hypersonic missiles. In other words, with the upgrade of Dongfeng Express, the US military's anti-missile system has become a decoration.
The Liaoning ship's door-to-door delivery is even more troublesome for the US military. The main reason is the US military's own mistakes. It has been focusing on anti-missile operations and not paying attention to defense technologies other than anti-missile. The consequence is that the entire air defense system has many loopholes. The US military almost entirely relies on the Patriot system to hold up the sky. It lacks mid-range and short-range defense systems and is almost helpless against low-altitude targets. Guam's defense plan does not yet target low-altitude incoming targets. Whether it is cruise missiles or air-to-surface missiles, as long as the flight altitude is lowered, the US military will have nothing to do.
The US military has established a multi-layered anti-missile system in Guam
The US military now relies on the THAAD anti-missile system
In the eyes of "Eurasia Times", the Chinese People's Liberation Army is a very "threat" to Guam, and the US military has no suitable means.At present, the methods adopted by the US military are very passive. On the one hand, the US military increases anti-missile, which is not an effective method, but it has to be done; on the other hand, it must withdraw all strategic bombers to avoid being threatened. There are too many fighters stationed in the air force base in Guam, and they are too important. If they continue to stay there under the threat, they just need to find a way to withdraw. But if they withdraw, how can the US military attack? The main function of Guam is to serve as an air force base. If Guam is not used, the consequences will be very serious, and the US military may have to withdraw from the entire Western Pacific.
Chinese Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning takes off and lands carrier-based aircraft
The United States is facing an unprecedented situation. Guam has become a "stuck-neck" existence. Whether and how to defend Guam has become a headache for the U.S. military. This is essentially a reflection of the changing balance of power between China and the United States.
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