Recently, the United States released a "China Power Report," saying that China now has 2,200 warplanes, 459 warships, and 5,000 missiles, which is the largest combat strength in Asia and poses a huge threat to the United States.
Is this report true? What is the strength of the squadron? Let's take a look!
First, let's take a look at China's Air Force. The Chinese Air Force is now in a stage of rapid development, with not only the "Three Musketeers" J-20, J-16, and J-10, but also the Y-20, Z-20 and other special operations aircraft, with a total of about 2,200 aircraft.
These aircraft are all independently developed by China, with advanced technology and performance, and are constantly being produced and upgraded, and the quantity and quality will be higher in the future.
For example, the J-20, which is China's first ** fighter and the first ** fighter in Asia, is the trump card of the Chinese Air Force because of its stealth capability, supersonic cruise capability, and over-the-horizon combat capability.
The J-16 is China's heavy multi-role fighter, which can perform a variety of missions such as air combat, ground attack, and sea attack, and its bomb load, range, and firepower are very powerful, and it is a fierce general of the Chinese Air Force.
The J-10 is China's light multi-role fighter, which has high maneuverability, high reliability and high survivability, and is the main force of the Chinese Air Force.
These three fighters have only been in service in recent years, and they still have a long service life, and they all have a lot of room for improvement, which can improve their combat effectiveness by upgrading the avionics system, engines, etc.
In addition to these fighters, the Chinese Air Force also has special operations aircraft such as the Y-20 and Z-20, which can perform tasks such as air transport, airborne, air refueling, early warning, electronic warfare, and anti-submarine, providing the Chinese Air Force with a strong support capability.
In short, the Chinese Air Force is now a rising air force, its size, quality, and capabilities are constantly improving, and in the next 20 years, China needs to speed up the production of first-line fighters, and the number of J-16, J-20 and other fighters may be 2 or 3 times that of the current one, and the strength of the Chinese Air Force will also be on a higher level.
Next, let's take a look at China's navy. The Chinese Navy is now in the stage of upgrading, the old small ** is being decommissioned, and the new large ** is in service, and the total number has reached 459 ships.
These are all independently developed by China, with advanced technology and performance, and are constantly being produced and upgraded, and the quantity and quality will be higher in the future.
For example, the Type 055 destroyer, which is China's first 10,000-ton large destroyer and Asia's first 10,000-ton large destroyer, has very strong comprehensive combat capabilities, long-range strike capabilities, and air defense and anti-missile capabilities, and is the flagship of the Chinese Navy.
Type 052D destroyer, which is China's main destroyer, has high mobility, high reliability and high survivability, and is the backbone of the Chinese Navy.
Type 054A frigate, which is China's main frigate, can perform a variety of tasks such as escort, anti-submarine, anti-ship, etc., and is the cornerstone of the Chinese Navy.
These three ** models have only been in service in recent years, and they have a long service life, and they all have a lot of room for improvement, which can improve their combat effectiveness by upgrading the radar system, missile system, ** system, etc.
In addition to these, the Chinese Navy also has Type 071 amphibious dock landing ships, Type 075 amphibious assault ships, Type 901 integrated supply ships and other auxiliary ships, which can perform amphibious operations, ocean-going replenishment, sea rescue and other missions, providing a strong support capability for the Chinese Navy.
In short, the Chinese Navy is now a rising navy, its scale, quality, and capabilities are constantly improving, and the Chinese Navy will be bigger and stronger in the future, and the strength of the Chinese Navy will also be on a higher level.
Finally, let's take a look at Chinese missiles. China's missiles are a highly secretive field, and the United States says China has 5,000 missiles, but this is only an estimated number, and the actual number may be more or less.
These missiles are all independently developed by China, with advanced technology and performance, and they are constantly being produced and upgraded, and the quantity and quality will be higher in the future.
For example, the DF-41, which is China's first intercontinental ballistic missile and the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile, has a very strong range, accuracy, penetration, and maneuverability, and is China's nuclear deterrent.
The DF-26, which is China's medium-range ballistic missile, can perform both conventional and nuclear strike missions, and its range, accuracy, and mobility are very strong, and it is China's anti-access area denial force.
DF-21D, this is China's anti-ship ballistic missile, it can deal with the United States aircraft carrier battle group, its range, accuracy, speed, power is very strong, is China's anti-ship force.
These three missiles have only been put into service in recent years, and they still have a long service life, and they all have a lot of room for improvement, and their combat effectiveness can be improved by upgrading the guidance system, power system, warhead system, etc.
In addition to these missiles, China also has cruise missiles such as the Changjian-10 and Changjian-20, as well as the Navy's submarine-launched ballistic missiles and submarine-launched cruise missiles, which can carry out long-range strike, anti-submarine, anti-ship and other missions, providing a strong support capability for China's missile forces.
In short, China's missiles are a highly secretive field, and not only in Asia, but also in the rest of the world.
At present, in the comparison of China's military strength with the United States, China's biggest shortcoming is its own navy, but China's navy does not mean that it will not be able to defeat the US navy, and its biggest flaw is its ocean-going naval combat capability.
China's navy is far inferior to the U.S. Navy due to its lack of overseas military bases and its inability to replenish its supplies during ocean-going operations, and its lack of auxiliary ships, such as integrated supply ships, fuel supply ships, and hospital ships.
However, the US Navy now also has problems, one of which is the weak shipbuilding industry and the aging of its ships, and the other is the problem of the military quality of the personnel of the US Navy.
Most of the current ** in the United States has serious aging problems, especially the "Cold War antiques" such as the Ticonderoga class. Even the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, which are the main force of the US Navy, have more than half of them launched in the last century. As the absolute core aircraft carrier of the US Navy, the Nimitz-class lead ship, the Nimitz-class lead ship, has now been in service for almost half a century and is also on the verge of retirement.
At the same time, the United States does not have enough shipbuilding capacity to make up for the lack of ships in its own navy. Even the United States itself estimates that by 2027, the United States will not be able to keep up with the speed of decommissioning because of the speed of ship building, which will lead to an underestimation of the combat effectiveness of the Navy.
As for the military literacy of the personnel of the US Navy, it is also significantly lower than during World War II and even the Cold War. Therefore, between the Chinese and US navies, no one can clearly say who is strong and who is weak.