PLA would fire anti-ship missiles in East China Sea military drill

American International strategic analysts Androuet Erickson (AndrewErickson) said that the PLA will be held June 30 to July 5, near the city of Zhoushan in East China Sea, a small box-shaped region "live firing exercise", the East China Sea exercises is likely to include a range of anti-ship ballistic missile test.

More signs that the PLA test-fired anti-ship ballistic missiles or

According to the news media reports speculated that the nature of the exercise, the Second Artillery Corps during the exercise test may be test-fired missiles from land. "China Daily" reports and the related development of the Chinese anti-ship ballistic missiles, open background note, the East China Sea exercises may include a series of anti-ship ballistic missile tests.

And if so, then it will become a country open to the public for the first time anti-ship ballistic missile test. No matter what the exact nature of tests, which are sure to show the PLA's some interesting new capabilities. In addition, there are a lot of signs that the Chinese have had enough of advanced anti-ship ballistic missile tests required conditions, which will help promote the development of this type of missile to enter a new stage. China has clearly set out the priority to promote the development of the missile.

Suggest that the PLA test-fired anti-ship ballistic missiles signs include: It is reported that Dongfeng-21D of the rocket engine system is complete; China has just recently launched a five advanced remote sensing satellites, including three in the same orbit, so that it can better coverage around China's coastal areas. Another sign that the recent media quoted Chinese space industry officials as saying that wind-21D missiles to the circular error probability in tens of meters within the hit slow-moving target.

Analysis of impact of anti-ship ballistic missile tests, said the specific time of two factors: First, to China's territorial waters and exclusive economic zones in China want the vicinity of the aircraft carrier with South Korea to participate in joint exercises with the U.S. Navy will pressure; another is the July 4 weekend will reduce the scale of media coverage.

From a broader perspective, China is developing a platform for U.S. military operations against the inherent physical defects involved in weapon development, including various types of ballistic missiles and anti-ship missiles. Some works of Chinese literature, too, constantly preached through the land-based mobile launch platform launch ballistic missiles and naval ship-launched cruise missiles, or use submarines to carry out coordinated operations to destroy U.S. aircraft carrier's defense capacity, multi-axis "saturation-type attack" in order to combat U.S. aircraft carrier battle group.

Therefore, the PLA is likely to use multiple platforms during the exercise test various types of missiles. There are at least three potential benefits: multi-axis operation capability testing at what level; show their current level of combat capability achieved; and fully demonstrated the high degree of will and determination.

Chinese anti-ship ballistic missiles, the U.S. development of high alert

Robert Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet in the U.S. House of Representatives (March 25) and Senate (March 26) Military Committee to give evidence, said: "China is developing and testing a conventional anti-ship ballistic missiles, the missiles DF medium-range ballistic missiles based -21/CSS-5 specifically for use against aircraft carriers. "After that," Washington Times "will be mentioned in the reports of the testimony of Willard, and raised in China blog ring attention.

From a broader perspective to see Willard's testimony is an overview of progress in building China's military power - China's military buildup in a number of particularly rapid progress in key areas, and these areas are likely to make the United States in the Western Pacific clamp military platforms.

U.S. intelligence reports have said Courand, U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and other warships will not only be from the People's Liberation Army Navy are equipped with supersonic anti-ship missile submarine threat, will be the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile threat - China Dongfeng medium-range ballistic missiles -21 variant missiles. Once the integration of appropriate surveillance and targeting capabilities - China has or is developing the satellite, UAV or Radar - China's anti-ship ballistic missiles from China's coastal areas will be 1,000 nautical miles on the U.S. aircraft carrier threat.

U.S. Naval Institute article said the size of the missile so that it can carry enough to cause serious damage to large ships of warheads for China to provide a "blow" the ability to destroy U.S. super-carrier. Because the missile is equipped with precision guidance system, but also with its flight path will be difficult to detect radar signals and the low mobility features, so it can avoid tracking system to increase the likelihood of hitting target. It is estimated that such a missile capable of Mach 10 speed, in less than 12 minutes of time, reached its maximum range of 2,000 km. By satellite, radar and unmanned aerial vehicles to the network system can locate the United States naval vessels, and then guide the missile to fly toward the target location. So far, the world has not yet developed anti-ship ballistic missiles capable of defending against such a device.

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