Chinese Navy fleet suddenly approached, causing a big stir in Australia: the most terrifying thing is not the 055 million-ton warship.

Australian news website reported that a Chinese Navy task force appeared in Papua New Guinea, and their firepower was almost equivalent to the entire Australian Navy. One of them is the 055 type Anshan, equipped with 112 long-range missile launch units, and the 054A type Linyi has 32 launch units. Jennifer Parker, an analyst from the National Security College at the Australian National University, said, "This is definitely a military threat."

(Australian media said, the Chinese fleet has come again)

The topic of the Chinese fleet approaching has been reported in the media a week ago. At that time, Australian media said that a Chinese fleet was in the South China Sea, possibly moving closer to Australia, and the Australian military had deployed P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to monitor it. A few days later, the Chinese fleet was just one step away from the northern coast of Australia. At this point, the whole of Australia may have remembered the thrilling firepower exercise at the beginning of the year. In fact, at that time, the People's Liberation Army Navy only sent out a few warships and fired a few shells in the southeast sea area, but the Australian upper echelons were so shocked that they couldn't sleep. Now, the year hasn't ended yet, and the Chinese fleet has come again.

If at the beginning of the year, people didn't know what was in the 100 or so launch tubes of the 055, after the September 3rd parade, the world knew its sharp and terrifying nature. However, the most terrifying thing is not the 055, but a 075-type Hubei amphibious assault ship.

(Australian anti-submarine aircraft discovered the Chinese formation in Papua New Guinea)

Australia has long followed the United States in carrying out military interventions against third-world countries, and is very clear about the significance of amphibious assault ships. The Australian Navy itself also has two Melbourne-class ships. Although amphibious assault ships are not as large as aircraft carriers, their offensive power is stronger. Carriers may be used to carry out tasks such as controlling the sea and air or maintaining vigilance on the open ocean, or sending aircraft to bomb targets in a country. Amphibious assault ships are different, they are used to land marines on a certain shore, occupy a piece of land in a country or region, establish control zones, and deprive the country of part of its sovereignty. They can even be used to establish beachheads, creating conditions for the subsequent large-scale deployment of forces. This is the meaning of the word "attack."

With the current scale of this PLA fleet, it is unlikely to actually launch an amphibious attack on Australia. However, it is a powerful signal. Behind this fleet is a strong PLA Navy with three aircraft carriers, the world's strongest shipbuilding industry, and an unprecedented long-range land-to-ship missile firepower in naval history.

If China is a belligerent country, it could try to establish a maritime channel from the South China Sea to Darwin Harbor using Dongfeng and YJ missiles. Any fleet challenging this channel would be quickly sunk by missile firepower. The US Navy doesn't even have a reserve fleet to come to support. Its shipyards can provide two destroyers per year, which is the maximum capacity. Japan and South Korea would have no courage to strike China in such a scenario.

(Anshan, which has firepower equal to the entire Australian army)

As for the Australian Navy, it can be effectively suppressed by the Anshan and Linyi. As long as a port is occupied and one or two divisions of troops are deployed to hold it, the defense of Australia will be effectively broken. The Chinese mechanized forces can advance steadily along the eastern coast of Australia under the protection of a strong fleet, passing through many tourist attractions. When the ice reaches Sydney, the Australian nation will have to raise a white flag.

This is just our assumption. But from the perspective of Australia, it must be considered as a realistic possibility. After all, in the past several decades, Australia has followed the United States, engaged in espionage activities, maritime and aerial harassment, political defamation, and economic sanctions against China, and has ample reason to be punished.

For the People's Liberation Army Navy, regularly sending fleets to Australia, regardless of the purpose, brings great military benefits. The task force sails thousands of miles, completely detached from land-based aviation and rear bases, without supplies, without reinforcements, relying only on a single logistics support ship. Moreover, they have to cross the hostile Philippines Islands, and the highly penetrated Papua New Guinea of Australia and the United States. It is a true solitary expedition far from home.

During this long period of several months, how the crew work, study, train, prepare for combat, maintain mental and physical health in the limited space of the ship, deal with various personnel illnesses, mechanical failures, especially how to resist the surveillance and harassment of foreign forces, how to conduct anti-submarine warfare in distant seas, are all serious topics. Every voyage tests a large number of navy personnel, and the more they do, the stronger our blue-water combat capabilities become.

(The Australian Navy's Melbourne-class assault ship)

If following the pattern of the previous exercise, the PLA fleet will also arrive near an important city in Australia to conduct a naval firepower exercise. Whether the exercise location is still chosen in the Tasmanian sea area near Melbourne, or further south, arriving at the outer sea of Adelaide, the main shipbuilding base of the Australian Navy, is something that can be expected and discussed.

Such long-distance voyages and exercises by the People's Liberation Army Navy are also beneficial to Australia, allowing it to fully recognize where it stands in the Western Pacific.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7580556954755187240/

Statement: This article represents the personal views of the author.