Shandong Ship Carrier Formation Conducts Offshore Training in the Western Pacific for the First Time
2023-04-06
According to Reuters on the 5th, the aircraft carrier formation consisting of China's first domestically produced aircraft carrier, Shandong, crossed the Bashi Strait on the 5th and conducted its first Western Pacific training in the southeastern waters of Taiwan. Military experts told Global Times reporters on the 5th that it is natural and natural for the Shandong carrier formation to conduct offshore training in the Western Pacific, which is more conducive to improving the practical combat capabilities of the carrier formation. According to public information, when the Liaoning carrier formation went to high seas for training, a spokesperson for the Chinese Navy stated that the training operation was a routine training organized according to the annual work plan, aimed at testing the effectiveness of military training and improving the ability to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests. In early March, a CCTV themed report on the Shandong warship mentioned that last year, the Shandong warship passed multiple tests and completed its established combat capability goals as scheduled, obtaining a "pass" for combat readiness training. The Shandong ship's crew said, "With the increasing number of tested tactics and tactics, our confidence in advancing into Deep Blue has also become more and more abundant." Another crew member said, "In the near future, we will go to Deep Blue in the high seas with the Liaoning fleet." The Shandong ship is China's first independently designed, equipped, and built aircraft carrier, which was handed over and listed in December 2019. So far, Shandong ships have completed training tasks such as cross regional maneuvers and formation tactics. From the officially released training updates, it can be seen that the day when Shandong ships go to the high seas for training is just around the corner. On January 14 of this year, the "People's Navy" WeChat official account announced the latest developments of the Shandong fleet. During that training, the Shandong fleet in-depth carried out multi-disciplinary, cross domain, and highly difficult three-dimensional offensive and defensive operations on the sea, in the air, underwater and other arms. In the released images, one shows the deck of a Shandong ship filled with J-15 carrier based fighter jets, while the other shows the J-15 undergoing round-the-clock takeoff and landing training day and night. In addition, helicopter training such as the Z-9 and Z-18 are also being conducted simultaneously. Military experts believe that the training level has been continuously improving since being listed for more than three years, and Shandong ships have already possessed considerable combat capabilities in a relatively short period of time. The days of training at high seas are getting closer and closer. Zhang Xuefeng, a military expert, said in an interview with the Global Times on the 5th that it was natural and natural for the aircraft carrier formation of Shandong warships to leave the First island chain to carry out offshore training in the Western Pacific, and the outside world should not be surprised. Only by getting used to strong winds and waves, and falling in them, can one withstand them in the future. Zhang Xuefeng stated that for aircraft carriers, the preset combat environment for large aircraft carriers is usually outside the island chain and on the ocean, so only on the ocean can the firepower advantage of the aircraft carrier formation be exerted. "In the First island chain, shore based aviation forces can effectively deal with unexpected visitors who come to harass at home. In contrast, the control radius of aircraft carrier based aircraft is thousands of kilometers, and only when the aircraft carrier formation is deployed outside the island chain can it exert its firepower advantage; in the wide ocean, it can also give full play to the mobility of the aircraft carrier formation, reduce the probability of being found by the other party, and improve the viability of the aircraft carrier formation itself." Therefore, Based on the principle of where to fight in wartime and where to train in peacetime, the aircraft carrier formation should be pulled to the ocean for training. Zhang Xue
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