1 aircraft carrier +3 055s, which is more luxurious than the United States.

1 aircraft carrier +3 055s, which is more luxurious than the United States.

As a "royal photographer" of the PLA navy and air force, the Japanese Self-Defense Force has always been "as if it were an enemy" to the movements of the People's Air Force and the Navy, as if the PLA was "targeting Japan" every time it went to sea. It can only be said that this is Japan's "belly of a gentleman, heart of a villain". But even so, the self-defense forces are happy in front of the "royal photographer."

According to the news released by the General Staff Supervision Office of the Japanese Defense Ministry, six Japanese warships, including the Liaoning ship, entered the western Pacific through the Miyako Strait. The formation also included the 055 Anshan ship, the 052D destroyer Chengdu ship, the 054A frigate Zaozhuang ship and the 90 1 supply ship. On the same night, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force found the destroyer "Wuxi Ship" of 1 Type 055 moving to the southeast in the sea west of Fufu, and then the ship and the "Liaoning Ship" formed a circle and sailed into the Pacific Ocean.

It is worth noting that just a few days before this formation entered the western Pacific, another formation consisting of the destroyer 055 "Lhasa Ship", the destroyer 052D "Kaifeng Ship" and the supply ship 903A "Taihu Ship" sailed eastward through the Dagu Strait. From this point of view, it is not ruled out that these two formations will "meet" somewhere in the western Pacific, forming a powerful battle group with "Liaoning Ship" as the core and three 055-type 10,000-ton destroyers and two 052D-D destroyers as the main fighting force.

If calculated according to the standards of NATO countries led by the United States, the type 055 10,000-ton drive has long been recognized by the West as an out-and-out "missile cruiser", and its status is equivalent to that of the Ticonderoga Aegis cruiser in the United States. The single aircraft carrier formation is equipped with three cruisers-class 10,000-ton drivers, plus two regional air defense destroyers with the same combat power. This configuration can only be described as "luxury".

As we know, the latest aircraft carriers deployed by the US military to the Asia-Pacific region are the Nimitz-class first ship, the 1 Ticonderoga class cruiser Bunker Hill and the five Burke-class destroyers of the 9th destroyer squadron. Although Nimitz and its companion Bunker Hill are old ships that have served for 47 years and 36 years respectively, if five Burke-class destroyers are counted, they are still a formidable maritime force for most countries in the world. However, the strength of the PLA Navy in the Western Pacific should not be underestimated. It can even be said that it is stronger than the US military in the comprehensive combat power of escort ships, and it can almost win the strongest maritime power in the Western Pacific.

Of course, aside from "bright muscles", I think the actions of the People's Navy are more focused on practical significance. Generally speaking, an aircraft carrier formation is usually equipped with only 1 cruiser-class escort ships, and the rest are destroyers and frigates. The formation air defense commander is located on the cruiser, and this ship is also the formation air defense combat command ship. Here in the PLA Navy, the Type 055 10,000-ton drive should play this role.

If this "Liaoning Ship" leads three 055-type 10,000-ton drivers for training, can it be understood that this is preparing for the coordinated operation of two aircraft carriers or even three aircraft carrier battle groups in the future? Did you rehearse various types of multi-carrier formations in advance? At present, we have two active carriers, Liaoning and Shandong, and the first domestic electromagnetic ejection carrier, Fujian, has also been launched, which is not far from the service date. The cooperative operation of two aircraft carriers and even three aircraft carrier battle groups is bound to be an important research and exploration topic.

In a word, such a "luxurious" aircraft carrier formation configuration is enough to show our determination to defend the territorial waters of the motherland and protect overseas interests, and China's aircraft carrier strength will surely grow stronger and stronger.