April 23 is the Chinese Navy Day, and the People's Navy has held a number of commemorative activities. The most striking of these was that the Shandong and Liaoning aircraft carrier formations conducted a maritime exercise in the waters of the western Pacific Ocean against the US aircraft carriers.
After completing the military operation around Taiwan Island, the Shandong ship did not return to its home port, but continued to go deep into the western Pacific Ocean. Presumably, it may now be in the sea at a distance of 700 kilometers from ** West. The battle group of the Shandong consists of the Type 055 destroyer Yan'an, the Type 052D destroyer Jiaozuo, two Type 054A frigates and two Type 901 and 903A supply ships. This is a powerful ocean-going combat force, the Type 055 destroyer can launch the "YJ-21" ballistic missile with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers, and in coordination with the J-15 carrier-based aircraft, it can pose a serious threat to US aircraft carriers and ** bases.
The Liaoning suddenly appeared in the western Pacific under circumstances that the US military did not expect. ** According to the report, the Liaoning ship has carried out a number of training in air defense and anti-submarine in a certain sea area, improving the ocean-going combat capability of the aircraft carrier formation. The Liaoning has crossed the first island chain many times, arrived in the western waters twice, and has accumulated rich experience in long-distance voyages. Its battle group also consists of one Type 055 destroyer, two Type 052D destroyers, two Type 054A frigates and one Type 901 supply ship.
The US Navy's USS Nimitz, after observing the PLA's military operations around Taiwan Island, did not return, but headed south into the South China Sea, as if trying to put pressure on China. However, it did not expect that the Chinese Navy had formed a situation in which two aircraft carriers were approaching. The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier squadron has been unable to rush back in time, and the US military can only urgently mobilize the USS Carl Vinson, which has just docked in Hawaii, to reinforce it. However, even if the aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" can arrive, it will face the unfavorable situation of "two to one" of China's twin aircraft carriers.
The United States' nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are technologically advanced than China's glide take-off carriers, but they are at a disadvantage in numbers. Although the Chinese Navy's aircraft carriers are inferior to people, they are "superior in swordsmanship" and have formed a surprising winning advantage. It is difficult for a single US aircraft carrier to withstand the offensive of China's twin aircraft carriers.
The Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier formations have both broken through the second island chain, demonstrating the achievements of the Navy's aircraft carrier team construction and also showing a relatively systematic ocean-going combat capability. This is also a deterrent to the US military, telling them that the Chinese Navy can also have freedom of navigation in ** waters, and even freedom of navigation near Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.