Reference News Network reported on August 25th the United States "theater" website reported recently, according to the fuzzy pictures of the latest exposure of Chinese Internet speculation, China is developing the air launched anti-ship ballistic missile will be equipped with the latest boom -6N bombers. The article said that this new air launched ballistic missile launch model will further enhance China's anti intervention capabilities, so that the United States Navy aircraft carrier combat group is facing greater threat.
The principle of air launched ballistic missiles, is the use of large cargo aircraft, military aircraft, strategic bombers will carry missiles into the air after the release of separation, the missile posture after engine ignition, and then attack the long-range target in the guidance system under the guidance of.
Regardless of whether the new Chinese strongly exaggerated missile threat is a processing and a "Chinese threat" drama, single air launched ballistic missile itself, its role and significance are not be underestimated.
First, the air launched ballistic missile has a larger range of missiles. Now Chinese is vigorously developing the "anti intervention / area denial capabilities," Dongfeng 21D "and" Dongfeng 26 "anti-ship ballistic missile is a" trump card ", with its high supersonic and near vertical top, can effectively penetrate the various active anti missile defense network to him China Sea power to drive away the effect is very obvious. However, due to the limitations of land-based launch platforms, the missile has limited range and can not reach the target far from the coastline. The air launched ballistic missile can convert more highly potential energy into flight kinetic energy, and the range is much larger than the land-based model. To further enhance the Chinese armed forces "anti intervention / regional denial" capacity, so that the U.S. aircraft carrier "dangerous zone" to further expand.
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Second, the stealth of air launched ballistic missile transmitter is strong. In wartime, it is difficult for the enemy to distinguish between dozens of or hundreds of large transport planes that frequently take off and land and shuttle in different airspace, which carry ballistic missiles and which carry ordinary goods.
Third, transmitter deployment is limited. Ground mobile launch platform has certain off-road capability, but also affected by the terrain, roads, bridges, culverts and the theory of constraints, over shoot the aircraft as long as flying, it can reach all positions within the airspace can be used as a launching point, very operational flexibility.
In addition, the mastery of air launched ballistic missile technology can effectively enhance China's strategic nuclear deterrence capability. Since China adheres to the principle of not using nuclear weapons first, it is important to maintain its two nuclear retaliation capability, while the air launched ballistic missile technology will greatly increase the survival rate of China's nuclear power. Because the transmitter in the air is higher than the ground platform, the "rate of retention" is higher.
In fact, the United States, which tried to accuse China of "threat", proposed the concept of air launched ballistic missiles as early as 50s of the last century. In several recent anti German missile tests, the target was launched by military transport aircraft using air launched technology. China to safeguard national security and territorial integrity, even if the development of air launched ballistic missile technology is completely not to other countries. No ground for blame.
