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TradCatKnight: Rumors of War: China Prepares for Preemptive Strike Against US Military Bases
Thursday, February 9, 2017 18:21
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RUMORS OF WAR: China prepares for pre-emptive strike against US military bases
RUMORS OF WAR: China prepares for preemptive strike against US military bases
Pearl Harbor 2? China ‘has prepared for a preemptive strike against US military bases which would cripple American forces in the region’
- An investigation of satellite imagery compares China’s missile testing grounds and US military bases
- The images show that the test areas have been designed to look like the military bases, according to the report
- Earlier this week, a highly accurate Chinese ballistic missile capable of threatening US and Japan bases in Asia made its latest appearance
- The medium-range DF-16 featured in a video posted last week
The levels at which China appears to be planning a missile attack on US military bases in the Pacific have been detailed in a new report.
An investigation of satellite imagery comparing China’s missile testing grounds and US military bases shows a pattern – all of the missile tests have been aimed at destroying US carriers, destroyers and airfields in East Asia, the report said.
The images show that the test areas have been designed to look like the military bases, according to the report by Thomas Shugart on War on the Rocks.
Earlier this week, a highly accurate Chinese ballistic missile capable of threatening US and Japan bases in Asia made its latest appearance at recent Rocket Force drills.
Earlier this week, a highly accurate Chinese ballistic missile (pictured above) capable of threatening US and Japan bases in Asia made its latest appearance at recent Rocket Force drills
China’s missiles can reach ranges of approximately 1,500km, which is a further distance than many US military bases
A possible PLA Rocket Force ballistic missile impact range shows mock military bases that could be compared to US military bases
An investigation of satellite imagery by the War on the Rocks shows parts of parts of the Rocket Force range appearing to look like Patriot Batter, Kadena in Japan
The medium-range DF-16 featured in a video posted last week on the Defense Ministry’s website showing the missiles aboard their 10-wheeled mobile launch vehicles being deployed in deep forest during exercises over the just-concluded Lunar New Year holiday.
While the Rocket Force boasts an extensive armory of missiles of various ranges, the DF-16 fills a particular role in extending China’s reach over waters it seeks to control within what it calls the ‘first-island chain’.
First displayed at a Beijing military parade in 2015, the missile is believed to have a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), putting it within striking distance of Okinawa, home to several US military installations, as well as the Japanese home islands, Taiwan and the Philippines.
The two-stage DF-16 replaces the older, shorter range DF-11, with a final stage that can adjust its trajectory to strike slow moving targets and evade anti-missile defenses such as the US Patriot system deployed by Taiwan.
An area on the mock airfield shows an aircraft target in almost the same position as an aircraft on Kadena Air Base
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