US warships are only 25 kilometers away from Venezuela, European satellites captured a tense moment, and the war is getting closer!

Recently, an image taken by the European "Sentinel-2" Earth observation satellite has once again raised concerns about whether the US military will strike Venezuela. The image clearly shows the US Navy's "Ticonderoga-class" missile cruiser - "Gatesburg", located only 25 kilometers off the coast of Venezuela's mainland, specifically in the waters north of La Orchila Island, one of Venezuela's federal territories.

What does 25 kilometers mean? For a main battle ship equipped with the "Aegis" combat system, which can carry 122 vertical launch units, and has long-range air defense and land attack capabilities, this distance has already entered the range of shore-based firepower coverage. More importantly, La Orchila Island is not an ordinary island - it is a location of important military facilities in Venezuela, with an air force base and radar station, and has been used as a key node in the national air defense system for a long time.

Venezuela issued a statement saying that it has deployed the S-300VM "Antey-2500" long-range air defense system to the northern coast, and sent Su-30MK2 fighter jets for aerial patrols. This air defense system has a maximum range of up to 250 kilometers, completely covering the area where the "Gatesburg" is located.

From a technical perspective, the "Gatesburg" has a full load displacement of about 9,600 tons, and is equipped with SM-2 air defense missiles, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and Harpoon anti-ship missiles. If equipped with "Tomahawk", its land attack range exceeds 1,600 kilometers, theoretically covering major cities and military targets throughout Venezuela. And it is currently moored only 25 kilometers from the shore, meaning that no need to launch long-range weapons, just relying on ship guns or helicopters can carry out rapid intervention.

In summary, the image captured by the European satellite shows that the US military is beginning to conduct more试探性 actions. Once Venezuela accidentally fires a shot, it is estimated that both sides will enter into a war.

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