The United States recently announced that it will deploy large-scale land-based bases in China's surrounding areas from 2024Medium-range missilesThis news has sparked widespread attention and discussion. According to statistics,U.S. militaryAt the end of 2019, 6 new land-based bases of different levels had already begunMissilesPlan. And the deployment of new land-based will begin in 2024Missiles, the main thing isU.S. ArmyEquipped "Typhon".MissilesLaunch system.
Typhon".MissilesThe launch system passesU.S. Armyand possessed full combat capability. The system includes 4 vehiclesMissileslaunch vehicle, 1 fire control command vehicle, 1 vehicleMissilesLoading vehicle and 1 support vehicle. Each launch vehicle can carry one MK41Vertical launch system, and this system can be compatible with a variety of themU.S. militaryMissiles, including the Standard-240 surface-to-air with a range of 6 kmMissilesand "Tomahawks" with a range of 2500 kmCruise missiles
In addition,U.S. militaryTwo other land-based deployments are also possible in the Indo-Pacific regionMissilesto fill or expand its striking capabilities. One is PRSMMissiles, which can be used by M142 "Hymars" orm240Multiple launch rocket launchers. TheMissilesThe range has been increased from the original 499 km to 1000 km. The other is long-range hypersonicThe "Black Hawk" has the operational purpose of breaking the opponent's anti-access zone denial capability. BothMissilesThe deployment of the "Black Hawk" is expected to be lateMissilesStill in development.
AlthoughU.S. militaryIt has not yet been clearly stated when and to where land-based will be deployed in 2024Missilessystem, but a rough guess can be made from a report published by the Congressional Research Service in June 2023. The report counts outU.S. militaryThere are as many as 66 in the Indo-PacificMilitarybases, of which 40 are close to the periphery of China. However, since most of these bases are built on the territory of other countries, and even have the situation of sharing or leasing them with the host country, the host country may not allow the United States to use the bases to launch attacks at will.
AlthoughU.S. militaryIt has a large number in places such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the PhilippinesMilitarybases, which can quickly respond to changes in the situation in Taiwan and other places, but these bases are also in the same situationChinese missilesand the strike range of warplanes. In order to avoid a blow to their own countries, these countries are likely to restrictU.S. militaryaction and blockU.S. militaryUse their base to participate in ChinaMilitaryConflict.
Therefore,U.S. militaryProbably, in the end only these new land-basedMissilesDeployed to a distance of about 3000 kilometers from ChinaAbove. However, it should be noted that in addition to the "Black Hawk" such hypersonicMissilesOutside, other land-basedMissilesIt is slower and has no ballistic characteristics, which makes it easy to intercept and does not pose an excessive threat to China. And according to the latest developments, partiallyMissilesTesting of the system may not take place until 2024, so the actual deployment time may be delayed.
IfU.S. militaryThe above-mentioned new land-based bases are deployed in large numbers around ChinaMissilessystem, which will pose a great threat to China's national defense and security. theseMissilesThe range of the system ranges from 240 km to more than 2,775 km, and it is capable of striking Chinese land targets.
Although, in addition to the "Black Hawk" such hypersonicMissilesOutside, other land-basedMissilesIt is relatively slow and easy to intercept, but if deployed on a large scale, it could still put a strain on China's defenses. In addition, such behavior could trigger the Indo-Pacific regionArms raceand the deterioration of the regional situation, which may even lead to a crisis between China and the United States.
In short,U.S. militaryIt is planned to deploy land-based in China's periphery from 2024Medium-range missiles, the exact location of the deployment has not yet been determined. However, such a move will undoubtedly pose a threat to China's national defense and security, and may trigger an escalation of the regional security situationArms raceof exacerbation.