The Sword Plan The U.S. generals spoke again! Saldielo, commander of the USS Carl Vinson, said a few days ago that he has "absolute confidence" in the US aircraft carrier strike group. Even in the face of Chinese missiles, the U.S. carrier strike group can effectively and safely carry out its mission, and it can fully demonstrate the power of the United States. However, Paparo, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, who is about to become the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Army, once bluntly said in an interview with the US media that if he is not afraid of the Chinese Rocket Force, then he is a fool. He admitted that the Chinese Rocket Force can deal with American aircraft carriers, but the United States cannot do anything.
According to Singapore**, China's Dongfeng-21 missiles and other "carrier killers" will hit the military strength of U.S. aircraft carriers in the western Pacific. In response, Saldielo told reporters aboard the Carl Vinson on January 31: "Our navy is well-trained and capable of operating in complex and disputed areas, and can carry out tasks and deliver lethal strikes no matter what threat it faces." ”
At present, the US military has three aircraft carriers deployed in the Asia-Pacific region, and this is the first time in nearly two years that the US military has deployed three aircraft carriers near the "first island chain" at the same time, but experts believe that although the deployment of aircraft carriers can show that the US military is ready to respond to the threat of China and North Korea in peacetime, if a conflict breaks out, the US military may be unable to resist the PLA's missiles. The Chinese DF-21 missile is designed to deter American ships from approaching the western Pacific front.
In an annual report on China Power last year, the Pentagon acknowledged the threat posed by China's DF-21 missiles and warned that they give China the ability to carry out long-range precision strikes against ships in the western Pacific from Chinese mainland.
In July last year, Pacific Fleet Commander Paparo was asked in an interview with CBS if he was afraid of the Chinese Rocket Force, and he bluntly said that of course he was afraid of the Rocket Force, "If I am not afraid, then I am a fool!" ”
Paparo admitted that the U.S. Navy was very worried about China's missile forces after leaving for the western Pacific, "They can hit us, if they have already identified the target location, they can hit this aircraft carrier."
Paparo said that he was most afraid of the PLA Rocket Force, but in fact he was afraid of the Dongfeng-21D with a range of more than 1,500 kilometers and the Dongfeng-26 with a range of 4,500 kilometers, which were called "aircraft carrier killers." We also have the DF-41 with a longer range, with a maximum range of 14,000 kilometers, which can cover the entire territory of the United States. In addition to the Rocket Force, we also have the Julang launched from nuclear submarines, and the Julang-3, which is said to have a range of more than 10,000 km, has been officially installed.
If China and the United States really go to war, once China searches for the coordinates of the US aircraft carrier, it can be directly destroyed, which is called "discovery and destruction", not to mention that they are only 1,500 nautical miles away from Chinese mainland.