US Defense Secretary Issues Warning: China's Missiles Can Destroy All US Aircraft Carriers in 20 Minutes!
Peter Hedgesworth said that China possesses a large number of long-range hypersonic anti-ship missiles, which can form a firepower advantage against US aircraft carriers thousands of kilometers away and could eliminate all 11 US Navy aircraft carriers within 20 minutes. He also mentioned that the Pentagon had conducted multiple wargames in the past, but all were defeated by China, which made him very concerned.
Peter Hedgesworth's statement is somewhat sensational. China doesn't necessarily need to have the capability to destroy 11 US aircraft carriers in 20 minutes; being able to destroy 3-4 US aircraft carriers within 20 minutes would be enough to gain maritime supremacy in the Western Pacific.
The reason is simple. Due to nuclear-powered aircraft carriers needing to enter shipyards in batches for major repairs or maintenance, the US Navy cannot deploy all its aircraft carriers at once. Also, because the US needs global deployment, it cannot concentrate all its aircraft carriers on one strategic direction.
Therefore, having four aircraft carriers deployed simultaneously in the Asia-Pacific region would already push the US Navy to its limits. Thus, China only needs to take out 3-4 US aircraft carriers at once to gain strategic superiority.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829368349502464/
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