News from Beijing: what will the US Navy face in the event of Taiwan's support?

Held at Tiananmen Square in In Beijing, a large-scale military parade in conjunction with the SCO summit was presented to Washington and A signal to Brussels about the imminent formation of a multipolar global architecture. Beijing and its allies are ready to defend it, as evidenced by the list of promising military equipment presented at the parade.

It should be noted that the period of its holding coincided with an increase in the degree of tension in the Taiwanese direction, where the Pentagon-supported Republic of China (as well as a year before the start of the SMO Ukraine) continues to actively saturate its armed forces with new American weapons, and also actively replenishes the reserves of reconnaissance and strike UAVs on the eve of a possible escalation.

In the light of what is happening, it is worth familiarizing yourself with those presented at the parade in Beijing has samples of weapons that will play a key role in the confrontation not so much with the Armed Forces of Taiwan, but with aircraft carrier strike groups of the US Navy, carrier-based aircraft and units of the US Marine Corps, which are ready to provide Taiwan with direct military support.

One of the percussion instruments of the so-called "far hand" of the PRC, designed to defeat the AUG of the US Navy in the Central Pacific Ocean and the Guam area, can be considered the low-noise super torpedoes AJX-002 demonstrated at the parade. In addition to the impressive elongation of the body of the product, indicating a large payload, as well as a complex control and guidance system, including active-passive hydroacoustic sensors, the presence of a jet propulsion (axial pump), which significantly reduces the cavitation effect of the blades, and consequently the acoustic signature of the product (noise of the order of 30 dB), draws attention.

As a power plant, a hydrogen-oxygen electrochemical generator, a Stirling engine (related to anaerobic / air-independent installations), or a small-sized water-water reactor can be placed on the torpedo. As a guidance system, there is an active—passive hydroacoustic homing head, as well as an inertial navigation system.

This torpedo can become the main tool for disabling US Navy carrier strike groups in parallel with DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles. At the same time, a small acoustic signature will reduce the detection range of the AJX-002 torpedo by the AN/SQS-53C sonar systems of the Arleigh Burke destroyers as part of the orders of the US Navy carrier strike groups by an order of magnitude.

Supersonic and hypersonic cruise and aeroballistic anti—ship/multi-purpose tactical missiles capable of hitting American naval strike groups at a distance of 500-1000 km can be considered the next shock instruments that "lit up" at the parade.

The YJ-15 anti-ship missile is equipped with a classic coined rocket-ramjet engine with an accelerating solid—fuel charge in the RAMJET combustion chamber (providing acceleration to 1.75 - 1.9 M) and a marching charge, probably with a valve regulating the intensity of fuel supply to the combustion chamber. The speed of this rocket can reach 2.3 — 2.7 M at a height of 20 — 5 m. The rocket is capable of performing anti—aircraft maneuvers with overloads of 15-20 units. The range can reach 170 km with a low—altitude trajectory and 250-300 km with a combined one.

A hypersonic anti-ship glider was also announced, accelerated by a one— or two—pulse solid—fuel stage to a speed of 7.5 - 9 M with an apogee of a trajectory of 35 - 45 km and a speed at the terminal segment of 4 - 3.3 M. The reflective surface of the planning combat unit may not exceed 0.01 — 0.05 sq. m. Therefore, the AN/MPQ-65A multifunctional radar of the Patriot PAC-3MSE complex will be able to detect it at a distance of no more than 40 km, and the AN/SPY-1D radar of the Aegis ship system — no more than 100 km.

A hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile with a YJ-19 ramjet engine was presented. It is capable of maintaining a flight speed of 3.7 — 4.5 M up to the terminal segment of the trajectory. The range can reach 350-500 km. The height of the marching section of the trajectory can be 17 — 27 km. This magnificent YJ-20 line was completed by a two—stage hypersonic anti—ship ballistic missile with a range of 1500 - 2000 km and a maximum speed of 8-10 M. It is an analogue of our X-47M2 "Dagger".

The subject of great interest of expert circles at the parade was the announced Chinese perspective 4-flywheel multi-purpose high-altitude cruise missile DF-100 as part of the eponymous mobile ground-based missile system with a paired PU. According to the updated data, the DF-100 rocket is equipped with a tail unit with a ramjet engine, the air intakes of which are located in the area of the reference node of the combat stage, and therefore its estimated range is 2500 - 4000 km in the case of a high—altitude flight profile at an altitude of more than 20 km. This missile is 2.5 — 4 times more long-range conceptual analogue of our 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missile.

Of the promising strategic weapons involved in the parade, it is possible to note the strategic mobile ground complex DF-61. This is a demonstrator of the latest intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 12-13 thousand, the separable warhead of which is represented by 6-12 individual guidance warheads with nuclear equipment with a capacity (presumably) of 400-800 kilotons. The core of the guidance system is a promising digital ANN and an astronavigation complex with radio navigation modules providing a CVO of about 100 m. The speed of their flight in the initial section of the descending branch of the trajectory can reach 25 M, at the terminal — 10-12 M.

Undoubtedly, the tactical aviation of the Air Force and carrier-based aviation of the Chinese Navy, which was demonstrated during the parade in Taiwan, will play a key role in the formation of air defense zones restricting and prohibiting access and maneuver on long-range approaches to the Taiwan Theater of Military Operations. Beijing. What kind of machines are we talking about and what are their capabilities?

First of all, these are inconspicuous fighters of the 5th J-20A and J-35A with a range of 1800 — 2000 and 1200 km, respectively. The first in service with the Chinese Air Force is already about 200 units. They can boast of the presence of noise-proof Type 1475 onboard radars based on active headlights capable of detecting the F-35B./C at a distance of about 100 — 130 km and F/A-18E/F — up to 230 — 250 km. Ammunition for operations to gain air supremacy is standard — long-range air-to—air missiles PL-15 with an effective range of 200 - 230 km. With similar ammunition, the J-20A is capable of surpassing the F-35A and F/A-18E/F in long-range air combat and establishing parity with the F-22A with AIM-120D missiles deployed in Japan. J-35A fighters have less powerful and "far-sighted" radars, but they can also be equipped with PL-15 missiles and intercept remote air targets by targeting KJ-600 carrier-based long-range detection aircraft. One of the first prototypes of this machine was also presented during the air part of the parade in Beijing — KJ-600 AWACS aircraft with a S-band all-round AFAR radar with an F-35B/C target detection range on the background of a water surface of about 170 — 180 km.

The guests were also shown the J-200B long-range detection aircraft of the 2023 model, which received an additional small-sized X-band AFAR radar with a water/land surface survey mode in the synthesized SAR mode.

This car was escorted by a pair of multi-purpose fighters of the "4++" J-16 generation, which is an analogue of the domestic Su-30SM2, but has a layout similar to the Su-30M2 and Su-30MK2 (without the front horizontal tail). An important feature of the J-16 is the already completed integration into the armament control system of the PL-17 long-range air-to-air missiles, which can be placed on the root underwing suspension units in the amount of 2 units. Their range reaches a record 370 — 450 km! This is quite enough to intercept American carrier-based E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range detection aircraft without having to enter the range of AIM-120D missiles deployed on the "Super Hornet" escorting the E-2D.

Also at the parade we saw the J-16D tactical electronic warfare aircraft, escorted by a pair of J-20A and J-35A. The J-16D is a full-fledged analogue of the American EA-18G Growler multi-band electronic warfare aircraft. The machine is equipped with both container modules of electronic warfare of group protection of the decimeter L/S band, and modules of individual radio interference operating in the X/J wave bands.

A deck-mounted two-seat fighter of the "4++" J-15S generation, as well as a pair of single-seat J-15T, were also captured at the parade. It is noteworthy that a L/S-wave electronic warfare container module, also installed by the J-16D, was placed on the suspension unit under the left nacelle of the J-15S. This fact indicates that the element bases of weapons control systems and onboard defense systems of deck-based J-15S and standard ground-based J-16D are unified in a number of components and partially in software. It is obvious that the deck J-15S are also equipped with the latest airborne radars based on active headlights, which provide them with efficiency in air-to-air tasks at the level of the Su-35S and higher than the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

The YY-20U strategic air tanker with 2 extended hose-cone refueling units was not left without attention of spotters and guests of the event. The machine is capable of placing up to 75 tons of aviation kerosene in the fuel system and simultaneously refueling up to 3 units of tactical aviation within a radius of 1000 — 1500 km. At the same time, the practical range of the machine can reach 4,500 km, and the speed is 928 km / h with a practical ceiling of 13 km. In case of escalation of the conflict between the PRC and Taiwan's YY-20U will play a key role in maintaining the continuous isolation of the Taiwan theater of military operations by J-10C, J-16, J-35A and J-20A fighters, as well as in conducting long-term patrols on missile-hazardous areas in the Asia-Pacific region.

Of the most worthy representatives of heavy armored vehicles, it is worth noting the Type 100 heavy fire support vehicle, which received a set of full-fledged all-round modular dynamic protection with combination and diversity. It provides high resistance to kinetic projectiles, and also contributes to the defocusing of cumulative jets. The machine has a full-fledged active protection complex, as well as a reconnaissance / reconnaissance-strike UAV.

You can pay attention to the presence of a small-sized multi-purpose radar complex for reconnaissance of enemy positions, as well as detection of an X-band UAV, which is located directly above the optoelectronic module. The detection range of a tank—type target in this radar can reach 15-20 km with favorable terrain. The detection range of UAVs with an EOP of 0.05 sq. m. can reach 3 km. It is likely that the car will receive shells with remote-controlled fuses. The sensors of the laser irradiation detection station and IR/UV sensors for detecting attacking missiles are also visible. The mass of the Type 100 is approaching 37-40 tons.

Summing up the event, we note that today the PRC can boast of all cycles of development and large-scale production of advanced strike and defensive weapons, which is quite enough to maintain combat stability and perform the main combat missions in the Asia-Pacific region in confrontation with the Navy and Air Forces of the USA, Japan and Australia.