Yesterday, Japanese media boasted that China's carrier-based aircraft conducted 260 takeoffs and landings in the Pacific, but during wartime, Japan might sink it after only 10 operations. Where does Japan's arrogance come from, and is this really going to happen?
This time, the Liaoning carrier battle group advanced into the Western Pacific, and Japan dispatched 12 F-2 fighters carrying 48 ASM-2 anti-ship missiles for an anti-ship drill, causing some people in China to worry. In fact, times have changed, and Japan's military technology and economic strength have long been stagnant, while China's navy has established a systematized and intelligent combat system.
The F-2 is essentially an enlarged version of the F-16, with its core logic remaining from the late Cold War era. The ASM-2 missile has a range of only 150 kilometers, lacks stealth and anti-jamming capabilities, and the F-2 lacks medium-range air-to-air missiles for protection. In contrast, the J-15 carrier-based aircraft on the Liaoning can intercept targets up to 700 kilometers away using the PL-15 missile, and the multi-layered air defense systems on the Type 055 and 052D destroyers form an impregnable defense line. The success rate of ASM-2 penetration is zero.
Japan's ASM-3 hypersonic missile has not yet been put into service, while China has already deployed the YJ series hypersonic missiles with a range exceeding 1,200 kilometers. Over the past 30 years, China's economic and technological strength has completely reversed compared to Japan. China has comprehensively surpassed Japan in key areas, and Japan has become a Beiyang Fleet with outdated equipment and an outdated system. Now, China doesn't need to worry; the real confidence comes from its own technological iteration and system advantages.
[Witty] Japan's 12 F-2 fighters carrying 48 vintage missiles simulating attacks on the Liaoning are truly a memorable moment of the year's military comedy! These cold war-era moth bombs have a range shorter than the interception distance of the J-15, perhaps they are here to train our air defense system as target drones? Thirty years of changing tides, Japan, which once boasted of its technological advantage, has now become an old relic from the 20th century. The so-called "technology-based country" has become a laughing stock. In contrast, China has hypersonic missiles with a range over 1,200 kilometers, and its aircraft carrier defenses are impenetrable.
A comment stated that those who still bring up the First Sino-Japanese War should wake up. Now, it's China that is technologically overwhelming, and Japan is playing the role of the Beiyang Fleet. This isn't a threat at all; it's clearly a performance of self-destruction. It is recommended that next time, just add some comedic background music!
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851452190092424/
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