[Ta Kung Pao News] (Reporter Ma Jing) A number of new missiles have been intensively exposed recently. The "aircraft carrier killer" Dongfeng 26 missile has been installed in the Rocket Force and has officially become a system equipment force; the YJ 18, known as the most perfect naval anti-ship missile, has been exposed for launch photos; the most powerful nuclear missile Dongfeng 41 has also been exposed by experts and is still one mile away from service. In an exclusive interview with Ta Kung Pao, military experts here said that the Type 3 missile is the latest high-efficiency "killer weapon" of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The intensive exposure is related to China's weapon research and development cycle, which fully demonstrates the capabilities and level of China's military equipment. It has a certain deterrent effect under the current international background and situation. The expert pointed out that new weapons are the key for the People's Liberation Army to form a new type of combat effectiveness, which will make the People's Liberation Army reborn and have the attributes of an army that can fight and win wars.

Recently, videos and pictures of the Kunming ship, the lead ship of the Navy's Type 052D destroyer, launched an Eagle 18 missile were exposed on the Internet. From the screenshots of the video, it can be seen that an Eagle 18 was launched from the universal vertical launching device on the front deck of the Kunming ship. The moment the missile took off, the front deck was surrounded by flames and thick smoke. Commentators pointed out that this shows the "hot" launch used by the Eagle 18. The YJ-18 is the latest generation of anti-ship missiles of the Chinese Navy, which can be launched from the vertical launchers of destroyers, torpedo tubes and vertical launchers of submarines. Because of its unique sub-super combined flight mechanism, it is hailed by the US military as "the most perfect anti-ship missile." People familiar with the matter revealed to the media that the YJ-18 will allow the Chinese Navy’s Type 052D and Type 055 destroyers to have long-range, deep and precise strike capabilities outside the zone similar to those of the main battleships of the U.S. and Russian navies, which will have far-reaching significance in wartime.

At the end of April, the Ministry of National Defense confirmed to the outside world that the "aircraft carrier killer" Dongfeng 26 missile was officially installed in a brigade of the Rocket Force. Experts pointed out that the large-scale installation marks that the Dongfeng 26 medium-range ballistic missile has officially become a system equipment unit, which means that the missile brigade has moved from formation expansion, trial installation and trial, to a new stage of fully forming combat capabilities. At the end of last year, the Dongfeng-41 intercontinental missile, known as the most powerful nuclear missile, has been attracting attention after its details were exposed by CCTV. Many military experts said at the time that it would most likely be put into service in the first half of this year.

Based on preparations for military struggle

Song Zhongping, a well-known military expert and Phoenix TV commentator here, told Ta Kung Pao that the missiles exposed this time are China's latest high-efficiency "killer" weapons. Such intensive exposure of new missile equipment is partly due to the fact that China's weaponry and equipment research and development has a certain cycle, with one generation in service, one generation in development, one generation in pre-research, and one generation in conception. Now is the time when the weapons and equipment previously developed are bearing fruit. In addition, under the background of the general environment of "the world is not at peace", all services and arms must be based on preparations for military struggle. Strengthening new weapons and equipment to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible is the top priority of the People's Liberation Army, and it is also in order to cope with the increase in unrest factors in the surrounding area and the world. Many new weapons and equipment also demonstrate China's weapons and equipment capabilities and levels, and have a certain deterrent effect.

With new missile weapons, what will be the combat effectiveness of the Chinese People's Liberation Army? Song Zhongping believes that the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to achieve four modernizations of the military in 2035, an important one of which is the modernization of weapons and equipment. The modernization of weapons and equipment is one of the important goals of China's military strengthening. Together with the modernization of theory and military system, it will form a new combat capability of the People's Liberation Army.

Seize the vital point of the US military and overtake in corners

He also pointed out that there is no doubt that the U.S. military is powerful. In addition to catching up with or even matching the U.S. military in terms of military technology, the Chinese People's Liberation Army also needs to learn from advanced management experience, including the U.S. military, in terms of its management system and combat system. On the other hand, we must learn to overtake in corners and seize the key points of the U.S. military. For example, if there are many U.S. aircraft carriers, we will have powerful anti-aircraft carrier containment and strike capabilities. In response to the United States' reliance on space-based satellites, China must master high-performance directed energy weapons and other anti-satellite weapons. "This kind of asymmetric combat power allows the People's Liberation Army to compete with the US military in this field when its equipment is at a disadvantage."

Dongfeng 41 enters service, but the last mile is missing

Picture: Dongfeng 41 is the most powerful nuclear weapon in the hands of China's Rocket Force, with strong penetration capabilities\Internet pictures

A series of new weapons and equipment of the Rocket Force have been exposed one after another. Among them, when the Dongfeng 41, known as the most powerful nuclear missile, will enter service, much attention has been paid. Shao Yongling, a researcher at the Rocket Force Research Institute and a military expert, recently wrote an article saying that Dongfeng 41 is still one mile away from entering service.

When analyzing the power of Dongfeng 41, Shao Yongling pointed out that Dongfeng 41 is the master of China's current intercontinental missile technology. Previously, whether it was Dongfeng 5B or Dongfeng 31A, there were always some unsatisfactory aspects. Dongfeng 41 is to overcome these shortcomings and become an almost perfect missile. First of all, Dongfeng 41 solves the problem of China's large-scale intercontinental missiles relying on liquid propellant. Dongfeng 41 is China's first large-scale solid-fuel intercontinental missile, and its payload should be close to the level of the American Peacekeeper. In this way, China's intercontinental missiles have solved the contradictions of high power but slow response, fast response but insufficient power, and truly organically combine high power, rapid response, and high alert status. Dongfeng 41 solves the survivability problem of land-based intercontinental missiles in another way and has excellent survivability.

At the end of last year, CCTV exposed the details of the Dongfeng 41 missile and reported on the missile in depth. Military expert Xu Guangyu said that the missile weighs more than 60 tons, has a warhead of 1.6 tons, can carry 10 separately guided nuclear warheads, uses three-stage solid fuel propulsion, and is deployed using three methods: road mobile platform, railway mobile platform, and reinforced underground silo launch. According to reports, the missile had been test-fired eight times at that time, and experts speculated that the missile could be put into large-scale service in the first half of this year.

Precision strike to avoid interception Dongfeng 26 US aircraft carrier nightmare

Picture: At the end of April, the Ministry of National Defense confirmed to the outside world that the "aircraft carrier killer" Dongfeng 26 missile was officially installed in a brigade of the Rocket Force\Internet picture

The Ministry of National Defense confirmed at the end of April that China’s latest missile, the Dongfeng 26, was installed on a large scale in a Rocket Force brigade. Comments pointed out that the establishment of the Dongfeng 26 missile brigade has brought huge changes to the balance of maritime power between China and the United States. Song Zhongping said that Dongfeng 26 can accurately attack U.S. aircraft carriers and can use ballistic evasion to avoid detection and interception by the U.S. Aegis system. All these make Dongfeng 26 a nightmare and killer for U.S. aircraft carriers.

Song Zhongping said that the Dongfeng 26 missile and the Dongfeng 21D form a mid-to-long-range missile match. The main range of the Dongfeng 21D is about two thousand kilometers. The Dongfeng 26 is a medium-to-long-range anti-aircraft carrier ballistic missile with a range of up to four thousand kilometers. This can prevent the US aircraft carrier near the second island chain and greatly weaken the ability of the US aircraft carrier to interfere with China's core interests.

This expert said that the large-scale service of Dongfeng-26 missiles shows that China’s anti-aircraft carrier capabilities have been greatly enhanced. It can also warn U.S. aircraft carriers to stay away from China’s doorstep and not to provoke China’s bottom line on the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea issues. "Aircraft carriers are the foundation of the United States and the foundation of a strong military. If these two foundations are broken by the Dongfeng 26, the military capabilities of the U.S. Navy will be greatly reduced. The intensive exposure of the Dongfeng 26 can make the United States clearly realize that China's COSCO Sea is no longer something that the U.S. aircraft carrier can arbitrarily And Dongfeng 26 can accurately attack American aircraft carriers, and can also use ballistic avoidance to avoid detection and interception by its Aegis system, which makes Dongfeng 26 a nightmare and killer for American aircraft carriers. "

Eagle Strike 18 anti-ship. The Navy's most perfect missile

Picture: The YJ-18 anti-ship missile has the unique ability to temporarily change the trajectory and target\Internet picture

The YJ-18 anti-ship missile is known as the most perfect missile of the PLA Navy, and has the unique ability to temporarily change the trajectory and target. Song Zhongping, a military expert and Phoenix TV commentator here, told Ta Kung Pao that the YJ-18 is fast, has a certain stealth design, and is extremely difficult to intercept. This type of missile will be densely deployed on China's new destroyers and has strong saturation attack capabilities. It will play a leading role in China's safeguarding of maritime interests and military struggles.

When disclosing the trick of the Eagle Strike 18, some media pointed out that after launch, the missile first enters a subsonic cruise state, uses a turbojet engine to fly hundreds of kilometers across the sea, and separates the missile when it is about ten kilometers close to the target. The rear turbojet engine is abandoned, and the front solid rocket motor is started to fly at a speed of Mach 3 to guide the destruction of the target. This unique design method can be said to serve multiple purposes. It not only ensures economy in the cruise state, but also provides terminal penetration.

In addition, the Eagle Strike 18 has another unique skill. The Eagle Strike 18 uses mid-course inertial/satellite navigation + terminal active radar guidance mode, which can temporarily change the ballistics and targets to be attacked, catching the enemy's defense system by surprise.

Song Zhongping said that under the existing defense system, it is relatively difficult for the YJ-18 to be intercepted. The YJ-18 is a supersonic anti-ship missile that uses a vertical launch system and is very fast. Especially when attacking targets at the end, it can reach several times the speed, which can make its attack capability stronger. In addition, the YJ-18 also adopts some stealth appearance designs, making it difficult to detect the opponent. The YJ-18 adopts evasive ballistic trajectories to avoid the opponent's interception. As a result, the probability of the YJ-18 missile being intercepted by the US Aegis system is greatly reduced.