Amphibious landing operations have always occupied a special position in the history of human warfare.
Whether it was from the Normandy landings during World War II, which successfully opened up a second battlefield, or MacArthur's landing at Inchon during the Korean War, which broke the one-sided situation on the battlefield.
Amphibious warfare, with its suddenness, concealment, and decisiveness, greatly reversed the course of the war.
In amphibious operations, amphibious landing ships play an important role.
Amphibious landing ships have the characteristics of large tonnage, shallow draft, and a variety of equipment and vehicles.
In the operation, through the release of hovercraft, amphibious armored vehicles, ** and other means, the military forces will be continuously projected to the beachhead in a three-dimensional way, providing strong support for the landing force.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, amphibious landing ships have taken on new characteristics.
The first is that ships are getting larger.
Both the newly commissioned "American" class amphibious assault ships and China's Type 071 amphibious landing ships are close to the level of 20,000 tons, which is already close to the level of light aircraft carriers.
The second is that the capabilities are more balanced.
Amphibious landing ships have changed from simply transporting personnel and military equipment to the beachhead in the past to having a variety of different capabilities, and can even carry carrier-based aircraft to assume the heavy responsibility of landing command centers.
Finally, there is the diversification of the implementation of tasks.
Modern amphibious landing ships are not only capable of performing landing missions at sea, but are also gradually adding anti-submarine, early warning, and even long-range attack capabilities against the enemy outside the theater of operations.
In addition, the medical rescue facilities of amphibious landing ships are still useful in non-war military operations, such as in post-tsunami rescue and rescue operations.
1. The uniqueness of the Type 076 amphibious landing ship.
Judging from the current satellite**, the size of the Type 076 amphibious landing ship is roughly slightly larger than that of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship in service earlier, and its length and width are longer than that of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship.
In the end, the tonnage of Type 076 will definitely surpass that of Type 075 amphibious assault ships, and it may even become the largest amphibious landing ship in the world!
The Type 076 amphibious landing ship adopted a unique two-ship island.
The model of the double ship island is relatively unique, and has long been used by aircraft carriers, such as the British "Queen Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier, the double ship island can better share the different needs of aircraft carrier navigation and command.
Therefore, the Type 076 amphibious landing ship will inevitably need to carry more carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft.
The Type 076 amphibious landing ship also has two electromagnetic catapult installations.
This is a good explanation for why the Type 076 amphibious landing ship uses a straight through deck and a larger tonnage, and the installation of electromagnetic catapult devices paves the way for subsequent stealth fighters such as the J-31 to be put on board.
At the same time, the Type 076 can also carry unmanned stealth fighters, which are matched with the "high and low" itinerary of the aircraft carrier aircraft released by the Fujian ship, so as to achieve an exponential increase in combat effectiveness.
II. Future Maritime Operations and Breaking US Maritime Supremacy.
Landing operations at sea have always been a topic that the PLA Navy needs to face, and the root cause of this is undoubtedly that Taiwan has not yet returned to the embrace of the motherland, and China has always retained the option of liberating Taiwan by force.
Although the two heads of state have maintained communication and exchanges, the United States has never given up regarding China as a "strategic competitor" in the economic and trade fields, in the geopolitical field, and even in the military field, and has constantly adopted political, economic, and even military means to suppress China.
The emergence of the Type 076 amphibious landing ship has strengthened the amphibious projection combat capability of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and provided a more three-dimensional combat system for the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
This provides support for breaking the US Navy's maritime hegemony in the Pacific domain, especially in the western Pacific region.