Indian Media: Japan Simulated Sinking A Chinese Warship And Used A Triple Attack To Leave The People’s Liberation Army With Nowhere To Escape

According to Indian media reports, the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) Technology and Strategy Division (ATLA) used a computer to simulate a video of a triple missile sinking a red target ship (should be a Chinese warship) at the "Japan 2023 Defense Exhibition". These three types of missiles include: ground-launched hypersonic anti-ship missiles, aircraft-launched Joint Strike Missiles (JSM), and warship-launched upgraded Type 12 ship-to-ship missiles (SSM). Under these three attacks, the Chinese warship was unable to escape and was eventually destroyed. This is the future conflict scenario constructed by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.

Due to the rapid development of the Chinese navy, in just ten years, it reversed its disadvantage at sea and became the largest navy in the world. And it is not just the quantity of warships that has increased, but the quality has also increased simultaneously. The People's Liberation Army not only has offensive aircraft carriers with long through-decks and electromagnetic catapults, but also regional air defense ships that are comparable to or even surpass the US Aegis ships, such as the 052D and 055 destroyers. With the protection of these two, the aircraft carrier will be able to safely attack the front. Especially for amphibious island landing operations that may occur in the future, whether on the Diaoyu Islands, the Taiwan Strait or the southwestern islands of Japan, 052D and 055 will become the protective barrier for the amphibious fleet.

With the current strength of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the combination of 052D and 055. These two not only have powerful air defense capabilities, but also have the ability to attack ground targets 1,500 kilometers away. They also have super anti-ship capabilities, especially the 055 equipped with the YJ-21, which can attack warships 1,000 kilometers away. , and with the YJ-21's speed of up to Mach 6 and the way of the initiation attack, the Japanese ship will not be able to intercept it, and it will almost be destroyed upon launch.

In order to break the People's Liberation Army's maritime dominance, Japan approved a defense budget of US$320 billion at the end of last year to develop cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles with a range of 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers, and gliding missiles that can reach parts of China and North Korea. Aircraft, etc. Japan also envisages using sophisticated weapons to preemptively strike against China's military bases to prevent the People's Liberation Army from attacking. However, this method has been criticized in Japan because it will lead to more ferocious retaliation from China. After all, China has far more missiles than Japan. .

The tactic that Japan can really use against China is the triple missile attack mode at the beginning of the article. That is to develop high-end anti-ship missiles and develop a longer-range version based on the Type 12 ship-to-ship missile. Reports say that the range must reach at least 1,500 kilometers so that it can be safely launched beyond the 055 range. At the same time, thousands of Norwegian Joint Strike Missiles (JSM), US-made AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) and Tomahawk cruise missiles were also purchased.

Indian media said that in order to break through the defense of 055 and 052D, Japan is trying to launch missiles with different warheads at different times, which can improve the accuracy of striking large warships and thereby enhance its deterrence. Japan envisages that after discovering the warship, it will first launch Norway's JSM missile from a fighter plane. Its range can reach up to 560 kilometers depending on the height of the fighter plane. It will be equipped with a reconnaissance warhead and carry a high-performance camera to detect a wider range. After it identifies and detects the target, it transmits the information to the warship on the sea, and then the warship launches a Type 12 missile with a jamming warhead at the target. It is responsible for damaging or jamming the radar and other sensors on the enemy ship. Finally, the land launcher will launch a sophisticated anti-ship missile carrying a conventional warhead to complete the final strike.

Triple attack mode

Since the maximum detection range of the air radars on the 055 and 052D exceeds 400 kilometers, in order to prevent fighters carrying JSM missiles from being discovered by them, Japan decided to use F-35 stealth fighters as the launch platform for JSM missiles. The 055 can detect stealth fighters within a range of 100 kilometers, but cannot detect the F-35 at a range of 400 kilometers. Therefore, the F-35 can launch JSM reconnaissance missiles at the 055 and 052D within a safe range.

Of course, the initial reconnaissance was not done by F-35s and JSM missiles. Japan plans to first use space-based sensors such as satellites and reconnaissance aircraft to search for warships on the sea. Once the approximate range is found, it will dispatch F-35 fighter jets to launch JSM missiles into the target area to further lock the target. Then launch Type 12 missiles and superb anti-ship missiles. At the 2023 National Defense Exhibition, Japanese defense scientist Dr. Horie said that the high-performance aircraft equipped with a scramjet engine they developed is currently undergoing ground testing, and system demonstrations are expected to begin in 2024. It will take several years before it actually enters service, and its range is estimated to be about 1,000 kilometers.

In order to more conveniently target Chinese warships, Japan is trying to deploy these missiles on its southern Southwest Islands, such as Amami Oshima, Okinawa Main Island, Miyako Island, Ishigawa Island, etc. These islands are only a few hundred kilometers away from Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands, and the closest point is less than 200 kilometers away. These Japanese anti-ship missiles can fully cover these two places, and can threaten the PLA warships no matter where a conflict occurs.

Once Japan's triple attack model is perfected, it will indeed be very threatening. With the current air defense technology, the People's Liberation Army's shield ships cannot intercept sophisticated weapons, and they are basically destroyed upon launch. At present, if you want to crack this tactic, you can solve it through early warning.

First, satellites are used to conduct reconnaissance on the islands where these missiles are deployed. Once signs of activity from land-based launchers are found, early warning can be issued. Furthermore, this triple attack mode can only target naval fleets that are not accompanied by early warning aircraft. It is difficult to threaten an aircraft carrier battle group with a three-dimensional air defense system, such as the 003 aircraft carrier, because it will be equipped with a Kongjing-600 fixed-wing early warning aircraft. According to the standards of US aircraft carriers, its carrier-based early warning aircraft E-2D usually patrols 350 kilometers in front of the aircraft carrier. If it is in a conflict-prone area, it may also go as far as 400 to 500 kilometers ahead.

When 003 enters service, the People's Liberation Army may also adopt this standard. In this way, the Kongjing-600 will be able to detect the Japanese F-35 before it launches the JSM reconnaissance missile, and then the J-15T or J-35 accompanying the Kongjing-600 will step forward to expel or kill the Japanese F-35. In this way, Japan's triple attack model was destroyed in advance.