knowing that the taiwan strait cannot afford it, the us military is practicing "blitzkrieg"
2024-09-25
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this article is transferred from [watching the taiwan strait];
according to taiwanese media reports, the united states is stockpiling a large number of low-cost anti-ship weapons to strengthen the us military's strength in the "indo-pacific region" to deter china. analysts said that this move shows that the united states has changed its strategic concept of containing china in the "indo-pacific region."
taiwan media quoted reuters as saying that the united states has been stepping up testing of its "quick sink" weapon. this is a low-cost, mass-produced guided bomb equipped with a low-cost global positioning system (gps) guidance component and a seeker that can track moving objects. it is capable of performing anti-ship operations to narrow the gap in the number of anti-ship weapons between china and the united states. last month, the u.s. air force used a b-2 stealth bomber in the gulf of mexico to test this bomb and sank a target ship.
regarding the "quick sinking" weapons that the u.s. military boasts about, professor you zixiang of shih hsin university in taiwan pointed out that its biggest advantage is that it turns "dumb bombs" into precision weapons, and it is much cheaper than torpedoes or anti-ship missiles, easier to maintain sufficient inventory, and can be launched in large quantities at one time. "therefore, the u.s. military wants to use it to consume or break through the defense system of the enemy's ships."
"this sends a very dangerous new signal." in response to the u.s. military's frequent testing of "quick-sinking" ammunition, hu yong, an associate professor at shanghai university of international business and economics, analyzed that the u.s. air force is stockpiling a large number of low-cost anti-ship weapons in preparation for large-scale conflicts, especially against the naval ships and maritime forces of its main competitors.
in addition, hu yong also pointed out the obvious disadvantages of this "quick sinking" ammunition: it has no power plant, can only glide, and has no stealth capability, making it easy to be discovered and intercepted by modern fleet air defense systems. the only advantage worth mentioning is that it is cheap, which to some extent is also to make up for the embarrassment of the united states' insufficient anti-ship missile production capacity.
some military experts pointed out that the "quick sinking" tactic is an anti-ship tactic tailored by the us air force for the maritime forces of its strategic opponents, and is also an anti-aircraft carrier tactic. to crack this tactic, carrier-based aircraft, including other air systems, can be used to intercept and launch air-to-air fire attacks, depriving them of the opportunity to launch ammunition. the so-called "quick sinking" tactic is invalid.
the united states has been very anxious about china's growing comprehensive national strength, so some american politicians have been clamoring and advocating the so-called "china threat theory", but this cannot cure the united states' anxiety. whether the united states attempts to "use taiwan to contain china" or the democratic progressive party authorities attempt to "rely on the united states to seek independence", they are doomed to fail.
comprehensive: china central radio and television station's "cross-strait" and other
