Carrier strike group of Liaoning arrived southeast of Sulphur Island.

Japanese news on June 8, the Liaoning is sailing around, about 300 nautical miles to the southeast of Sulphur Island, carrying out takeoff and landing drills for carrier-based fighters and helicopters!

Japan is on high alert, dispatching destroyers from the Maritime Self-Defense Force to monitor the Liaoning. No dangerous behavior was found during the process. In late May, the Liaoning fleet appeared in the central part of the east coast of the Philippines, but then went into "stealth mode", heading north to Japan's waters, directly conducting training off the outer seas of Japan's capital.

The Liaoning made its first breakthrough beyond the second island chain, accompanied by two Type 055 destroyers, two Type 052D destroyers, one Type 054A frigate, one Type 901 replenishment ship, and one Type 093A replenishment ship. The escort and logistics support are堪称 the peak of China's aircraft carrier strike group. It seems that something big is really going to happen this time. If it could reach Pearl Harbor, it would be very exciting.

Seeing the Liaoning strike group train near Sulphur Island beyond the second island chain, we know that we have broken through all obstacles, breaking through both the first and second island chains. This means that in wartime, we will have the ability to annihilate US troops. Of course, in wartime, we will definitely conduct missile attacks on the first and second island chains before sending out vessels; otherwise, we would face the danger of being encircled and annihilated.

So, in a real war, things wouldn't be like this. Now, we are just intimidating the United States, Japan, and some other small countries nearby, warning them not to act rashly. It's unexpected that after Liaoning was commissioned in 2012, it still maintains strong combat capability, which is why some Russian netizens want to buy it back.

But if someone wants to buy the Liaoning, the price would be high because it is a top-tier warship and cannot be sold abroad. Perhaps, in several years, the ultimate destination of the Liaoning might be transferred to Pakistan, allowing Pakistan to equip its navy with an aircraft carrier for the first time. That would be a good end for it.

Of course, we may also retire the Liaoning and directly build a naval museum to let people see the history of this meritorious warship. Anyway, the service life of the Liaoning is at least until after 2050, and serving for 40 to 60 years is possible.

When the Liaoning retires, our navy may already have 10 aircraft carriers. So, by then, the Liaoning will complete its historical mission as an old vessel leading new ones, and will proudly retire, becoming a warship recorded in history.

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