China has officially introduced its KD-21 air ballistic missile, also known as “WiG-21”, where the missile appeared in exercises that mimic a siege of Taiwan, confirming its potential role in the strategy of marine deterrence.
After years of speculation, the writer Paulo Maori, in a report published by the Italian “Inside Over” website, said that China has officially confirmed the entry of this service missile.
Maori pointed out that this missile had appeared in the past years in unofficial videos, especially at the Aviation and International Space Exhibition in Zhuhai in 2022, but what appeared now is pictures of a “H-6K” bombs belonging to an operating unit and is equipped with that missile, which drives the belief that this weapon has officially entered the active service within the Chinese army air force.
To hit the aircraft carriers
The writer explained that this first appearance of the “KD-21” missile is probably an indication of its functional role, as is the case with all the Chinese ballistic ballistic missiles by air, this missile is considered a mainly dedicated to the tackling of ships, and it was particularly designed to hit the offensive offensive projectiles on the United States aircraft carriers, and more precisely, the central nucleus of that Groups, that is, aircraft carriers themselves.
The Chinese missile weapon currently in service has two missiles, “D-21D” and “DF-26”, which are two ballistic missiles, the first medium-range, and the other in long-range, and can perform an anti-ship attacking function.
The first missile is particularly called the “aircraft carrier killer”, as it is believed to be equipped with a mapal warhead during the entry stage in the atmosphere, with a final guidance system of a kind.
Vocal hyperactivity
The writer pointed out that the mobile ballistic missile is able to reach the speed of an audio excessive in its final stage, and it may be difficult to intercede, especially if it was used as part of a dumping attack along with Cruise missiles or other ballistic missiles.
The writer emphasized that the possibility of its launch “from a safe distance” away from the areas with a thick air defense, makes it an ideal tool to extend the extent of strategic offensive ability, but that they are missiles that carry bombs launchers, especially old models such as “H-6”, making them vulnerable to hostile fighter attacks, which, thanks to their very long-term weapons, can target these bombers before they are released Its missiles.
The lessons learned from the war in Ukraine also indicate that the air -air ballistic missiles, such as the Russian “Kengal”, are not imperfected, and advanced air defense systems can be intercepted.
The advantage in the South China Sea
In the context of a future confrontation in the future with China in the area of the Indian and Handy Ocean, the writer says, the air ballistic missiles such as “KD-21” will only represent one component within a strategic structure “preventing access, and the complex and multi-layer concentration.
This strategy also depends on the wide use of the aircraft flowing of all kinds, as well as ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, to form a tight fire collar to address any possible threat in regional waters near China.
In the event of a confrontation on Taiwan or the southern China Sea near the military bases, it will be in the interest of the Chinese attackers, but it should not be forgotten that launchers or fighters launched Cruise missiles can rely on a multi -layer air defense network that provides a wide -ranging umbrella.
The writer concluded his report by saying that the extent of “KD-21” may be just more than 290 km, but this range increases due to its release from the air (where it does not consume fuel in the height from the surface of the earth and reach the peak), but it should not be believed to be designed to carry out attacks on the American island of Game, or even on Alaska or Hawaiian islands, but it is and other portable ballistic missiles Air was designed to fight a military conflict in the waters near China, which includes countries such as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, and of course Taiwan.
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