Australia has prepared a costly rearmament program, fearing a Chinese threat, but these fears are unfounded, writes Australian military analyst Greg Austin on the pages of the Canadian Asia Times website.
The truth is that the US Navy, together with the navies of the allies, especially Japan, remains stronger than the Chinese fleet in the future.
- the author of the publication believes.
The US Navy has 9000 vertical launchers for long-range cruise missiles, compared with XNUMX for the PLA Navy, according to the Congressional Service. The Australian public should not be so afraid of the Chinese navy, given the superiority of the United States in the "rocket age", the expert stressed.
The US is expected to be ready to launch devastating cruise missile strikes against naval bases and other targets inside China. Even in the most urgent scenario, the US Navy could, for example, launch more than 1000 cruise missiles on the Chinese mainland in just a few days.
- suggested the expert.
The US-based think tank CSIS has estimated that if mainland China clashes with Taiwan, the United States is ready to launch more than 5000 anti-ship missiles within the first 3-4 weeks.
The author considers American superiority obvious. In particular, with regard to submarines, the PRC is only on its way to achieving a kind of maritime balance with the United States.
The US naval advantage over China is likely to last for at least the next decade, and possibly longer, he continues.