Posted on 07/06/2014 6:08:44 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
In an article written for the Washington-based military website, War on the Rock, Robert Haddick, an American military analyst said that the People's Liberation Army Navy's YJ-12 anti-ship cruise missile is the most dangerous threat to the US Navy in the Western Pacific.
On page 40 of the Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2014 published by the Pentagon for congress indicated, this cruise missile provides an increased threat to naval assets, due to its long range and supersonic speeds. In addition, the YJ-12 is capable of being launched from PLA Navy Air Force's H-6 strategic bombers. Haddick said, therefore that the YJ-12 poses more of a risk that the DF-21 anti-ship ballistic missiles.
Citing a study conducted by the US Naval War College in 2011, Haddick said that the YJ-12 has a range of 400 kilometers. This makes the YJ-12 one of the world's longest-range anti-ship cruise missile. Haddick said that the range of the US Navy's Harpoon missile is only 124 kilometers. The extended range allows the PLA Navy's aircraft to launch the YJ-12 beyond the engagement range of the Navy's Aegis Combat System and the SM-2 surface-to-air missiles that protect US aircraft carrier strike groups.
The missile can be even more dangerous when they are deployed in Su-30 and J-11 fighters from the PLA Navy's two Flanker regiments. With a combat radius of 1,500 kilometers, the Chinese fighters can carry between two and four missiles into the battlefield. Haddick said that the US carrier strike group will have to defend itself against over a hundred supersonic ASCMs approaching from several directions at a wave-top height, allowing the group's close-in air defenses less than 45 seconds to respond.
>>the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s YJ-12 anti-ship cruise missile is the most dangerous threat to the US Navy<<
Hey, Americans...it’s Sunday. Better march on down to the local Walmart (China-mart) and buy some more of that cheap Chi-com crap.
Remember those in D.C. spouting the lie, “Americans want cheaper goods”? Americans bought into this lie hook, line and sinker.
BOYCOTT CHINESE GOODS Y’ALL! For the love of country, starve these communist pukes. Look at your labels folks. STOP buying Chinese goods.
They really hate the carriers
You raise a very good point.
America needs to decide whether to stand up to China, or simply buy itself into destruction.
For real. America in importing far too much. A lot of American companies have sold out our manufacturing.
China is right now building up. Rapidly. Yet we continue to buy and buy and buy from ... China. The two are strongly related.
Very strongly related.
You’ve taken the leftist anti Walmart bait. Do you prefer union thug manufactured crap? Perhaps a government motors volt floats you boat?
Thank you bill Clinton and your buddies at Loral for giving the Chicoms the targeting technology.
There are PLENTY of opportunities in right to work states for companies to open and staff plants...
The issue is Americans won’t work for slave labor wages like the Chinese and other 3rd world economies...
Face it... Most Americans (those working and paying taxes) are trying to survive. If a store has goods made in the USA I’ll gladly purchase them if the price is close...
No missile can ever be built that is faster than a laser or charged particle beam.
I don’t think China wants to kill the cow that feeds her people when we are willing to sell the milk so cheaply to them.
When Boeing moved to a right to work state to open a union free facility , zer0s NLRB and holder told them NO!
Why not? American corporations are overtaxed. Stolen from really. The wages are taxed, then the corporations are taxed. Then the capitol gains of shareholders are taxed.
So why wouldn’t these corporations move overseas? Out of patriotism? Please. What makes the USA special? We are not a nation like Japan is a nation. We are not a nation like France is a nation. The only thing that makes us special is our Constitution. The Constitution, it’s ideas are ignored and ridiculed.
See the problem?
As opposed to building China's military??? Absolutely yes...100%...
I am not getting your post.
I am saying exactly yes, corporations should make stuff in America, out of patriotism.
What makes the USA special? Are you serious?
What makes the USA special?
What exactly is your point?
Do you not believe the USA is special? I believe we are the best nation in history.
Thanks.
Here is what I am trying to say:
We are not a nation. We are not a people. Examples of nations: Japan is a nation. Israel is a nation. Germany is a nation. What is the USA?
The USA is a set of values and ideals enshrined in the the Deceleration of Independence and the Constitution. The idea that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. In other words all rights of man come from God, not from government.
The only thing that makes us a “nation” are those ideas or ideals. Without those ideas what is these United States? A spot on the map? We are not a people. We have no natural affinity for each other. We are nothing.
We have abandoned our founding ideas so nothing is left. So with that in mind, why should any corporation maintain operations here in this country? Why? Cultural affinity? Religious affinity? Patriotism? Affinity to what? The Constitution that we ignore?
We have no identity. What is the basis of loyalty except money? Money that can be made more efficiently elsewhere.
I think I disagree, with literally everything you said.
Wow.
Everything.
So what makes the USA a nation? Tell me. Boundaries on a map? What? Religion? Heritage? Tell me.
We are a nation because our people came here and became America.
America.
We are not some race. We are not some religion. We are a principle. And we are a nation, just as any other. Except we are even better than a lot of places.
We are a nation, which needs to start supporting our own.
Stop selling out America.
Not that I'm a great Walmart advocate, but do you ever step into any other retailers and check their shelves? You know the ones never demonized like Sears, Kmart, Target, Lowes, Home Depot, Best Buy, absolutely everyone. I'm all for buying 100% American, if I can afford it, so maybe you can point to the retailer that sells only all American products, or maybe just one that sell no Chinese products.
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