The United States has done something that has taken the world by surprise – what they have done in the South China Sea has caused a heated discussion around the world.
In the past, it was always emphasized that "the aircraft carrier battle group is invincible", but under China's moves, it was so nervous that even the aircraft carrier did not dare to let go.
This undoubtedly sends a major signal to the world that the threat level of China's anti-aircraft carrier weapons has reached a point where the United States cannot tolerate it.
So what exactly is the means that make the United States flee in a hurry after "sharpening its guns"?
What exactly has China done to make the United States so nervous in the South China Sea?
Aircraft carriers "make mistakes"?
The United States "sharpened its guns" and hastily withdrew from the South China Sea.
To the surprise of the world, the United States has successively withdrawn two aircraft carriers from the South China Sea after the Philippines provoked China.
Before June 20, the latest generation of US Navy supercarriers "Ford" and "Reagan" left the South China Sea, respectively, this news has caused widespread speculation.
These two aircraft carriers are among the two most powerful warships in the US Navy, with a total tonnage of up to 100,000 tons and a capacity of up to 70 aircraft, as well as a large number of other combat aircraft and helicopters and other auxiliary combat forces.
Their core weapon is a stealth attack aircraft called the F-18, which is considered one of the most advanced stealth attack aircraft in the world.
Moreover, these two aircraft carriers not only have a strong attack force, but are also equipped with the most advanced defense systems, which can effectively resist the attacks of various land, sea and air weapons.
During their maritime patrols, they can launch surprise operations against any country, and in fact they are the most important link in the US strategy of global hegemony.
Judging from the scale, armament and combat effectiveness of these two aircraft carriers, they are definitely comparable to China's Type 055 destroyers, or even stronger.
However, on the day of the outbreak of the Philippine provocation, the two aircraft carriers withdrew from the South China Sea in a short period of time.
It can be said that this move sends a major signal to the world that the United States has realized that China's possession of anti-aircraft carrier weapons poses a huge threat to it, so it does not dare to risk putting these two valuable aircraft carriers within the range of China's strikes.
So what kind of anti-aircraft carrier weapons does China possess that can make the United States so frightened?
The power of China's anti-aircraft carrier weapons is amazing!
Since the appearance of the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile on May 18, 2010, the whole world has been shaken.
Because it has extremely strong penetration and countermeasure capabilities, it only takes 10 minutes to break through the first island chain from the Yellow Sea to Hawaii and accurately hit the target.
A missile with such a powerful power is undoubtedly a powerful weapon against aircraft carriers, and the mainland has also successfully developed the Dongfeng-26 missile.
This missile has a longer range and the ability to hit targets more accurately, and is also one of the representative works of anti-aircraft carrier missiles.
As a "super killer" in the missile family, the power of anti-ship ballistic missiles is self-evident.
It can turn into a hypersonic state after launch, flying 1200 km in 2300 seconds.
Such a range is already impressive for an ordinary weapon, but the anti-ship ballistic missile achieves even more impressive results in this regard - it can change the flight trajectory in the middle and can reach a maximum flight speed of more than Mach 10.
This means that it is quite possible to quickly adjust the position of the target and deliver a precision strike during the flight.
Moreover, according to public information, in 2013, the mainland successfully achieved a precision strike on 200,000-ton targets by DF-21D missiles.
The DF-26 missile, on the other hand, has the advantage of longer range and higher accuracy.
It can fly up to 3000 kilometers after launch to strike, and its explosive yield can even reach 1.2 megatons of TNT.
In other words, it only takes a few DF-26s to completely destroy the latest American aircraft carrier "Ford-class".
And judging from a set of pictures exposed by foreign media, the mainland has established a special site for anti-aircraft carrier tests in the Taklamakan Desert, and has tested a number of models of similar size to American aircraft carriers.
One of the models is a fixed rectangular shape for fixed-point attacks, and the middle and tail of the model have been broken down from the picture, and they are at least about 10 meters in size.
Once such a diameter appears on the aircraft carrier, it will definitely cause a very terrifying destructive effect, and may even directly cause it to sink.
Why so scared.
Why is the United States so afraid of China's use of anti-ship ballistic missiles?
First of all, we need to be clear: missiles need to go through decades of development and launch tests before they can meet actual combat standards.
The mainland already has two anti-ship ballistic missiles, the Dongfeng-21D and the Dongfeng-26, and has successfully carried out precision strikes against 200,000-ton targets, and has set up a special test site near Hawaii.
Although the mainland has made great achievements in this field, it is far from accomplishing all the goals we have pursued.
We are pursuing the use of advanced technology to create a new anti-ship missile that can fly at speeds of more than Mach 20 and have an accuracy of up to 10 meters.
Therefore, in the future, the mainland will continue to step up research and make new breakthroughs on this road.