James Holmes, National Interest: This Is the Navy's Master Plan to Kill China's Aircraft Carriers
Fortress China is festooned with airfields and mobile antiship weaponry able to strike hundreds of miles out to sea. Yes, the U.S. Navy remains stronger than the PLA Navy in open-sea battle. A fleet-on-fleet engagement isolated from shore-based reinforcements would probably go America’s way. But that hypothetical result may not make much difference since the two navies are more likely to join battle in confined Asian waters than on the open ocean.
Ah, yes, the “carrier-killer.” China is forever touting the array of guided missiles its weaponeers have devised to pummel U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). Most prominent among them are its DF-21D and DF-26 antiship ballistic missiles (ASBMs), which the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has made a mainstay of China’s anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) defenses.
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WNU Editor: I say the U.S. Navy has the advantage for now, but decades from now the Chinese may have the edge when it comes to naval engagements in Asia. At least that is what the Chinese are hoping for.
1 comment:
Again misleading title a ) it's not the master plan but the author's idea of what it might be and b) it's not about destroying china's aircraft carriers. The author acknowledges that somewhat but still wtf
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