US media analyzes how to sink China's aircraft carrier, before there was no consideration of this matter, it is indeed difficult
October 15 news, US media published an article stating: The core of dealing with China's aircraft carrier lies in three steps: discovery - lock - destroy.
The article's meaning is straightforward: it is not about a few magical weapons, but rather connecting sea, air, space, submarine, and network means into a chain, gradually turning the aircraft carrier from a stealth mobile target into a controllable strike target.
Because China's aircraft carriers have developed from nothing to having several, much faster than many people expected, which has forced the U.S. to change its long-term advantages into a systematic preparation for dealing with multiple aircraft carriers on a regular basis.
In short, it used to be that the U.S. was number one, and there was no need to consider attacking other countries' aircraft carriers, now it has to consider it, otherwise, China's aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft will be more advanced than those of the U.S., what can we do then?
The U.S. does not lack countermeasures, but implementation is difficult. The U.S. military's cards include a more dense sensor network, submarine warfare and anti-ship long-range weapons, as well as alliance intelligence sharing and joint tactics.
However, the bottlenecks are still obvious: first, high-end missiles and interceptors are not inexhaustible, sustained high-intensity consumption will test industrial production capacity; second, integrating multi-platform, multi-national forces into a real-time interactive kill chain requires time and exercises; third, the political side must bear the risk of escalation and issues of responsibility.
In other words, the U.S. can come up with a plan, but turning the plan into a reliable and sustainable capability is not something that can be done overnight.
Therefore, the conclusion is twofold: on one hand, China's rapid deployment of aircraft carriers has indeed changed the pattern of maritime power projection, forcing the U.S. to make adjustments in tactics, industry, and alliances at the same time; on the other hand, truly turning discovery - lock - destroy into something that can be repeatedly used in actual combat still needs to overcome three major obstacles: technology, logistics, and politics.
The future competition will not only be reflected in ship tonnage, but will also more thoroughly test both sides' endurance and decision-making in intelligence sharing, ammunition production capacity, electronic warfare, and rule design.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1846124163174400/
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