Week 14: Global Challenges - China Flashcards
Four ways the DoD is implementing to combat China
- Building a more lethal force to gain military advantage
- Strengthening allies and partners to generate robust networks that can advance shared interests
- Reforming the Department of Defense to realize greater performance and affordability
- Expanding the competitive space to create US advantages and impose dilemmas on competitors
Five services China’s military is broken up into
- People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
- PLA Navy (PLAN)
- PLA Air Force
- Rocket Force
- Strategic Support Force
Organization of the PLAN
(Three fleets)
- North Sea Fleet
- East Sea Fleet
- South Sea Fleet
Where is the North Sea based and where is its HQ?
- Based in the Yellow Sea
- HQ: Qingdao Naval Base
Where is the East Sea based and where is its HQ?
Based: East China Sea
HQ: Ningbo Fleet HQ
Where is the South Sea based and where is its HQ?
Based: South China Sea
HQ: Yulin Naval Base
Luhu Class Destroyer
Visual ID of the Luhu Class Destroyer
- Flagship of the North Sea Fleet
- 400 ft long
- 4x anti-ship missiles located amid ships
Mission of the Luhu class destroyer
One of the first modern multi-role guided missile destroyers made by China.
Currently two units active
Weapons of the Luhu Class destroyer
16 x C-802 ASCMs
1 x 8-cell HHQ-7 SAM launcher
2 x 100mm Guns
6 x Torpedo Tubes
Aircraft of the Luhu Class destroyer
2 Helicopters
Luyang III Class destroyer
Visual ID of the Luyang III
- 515 ft in length
- Flat-panelled active electronically scanned array (AESA) RADAR
Mission of the Luyang III
Chinese AEGIS
The most capable guided missile destroyer in the PLAN
Weapons of the Luyang III
1 x 24-cell SAM launcher
64 x VLS cells (YJ-18 or HHQ-9A)
1 x H/PJ-38 130mm Gun, 1 x H/PJ-12 30mm Gun
6 x Torpedo Tubes
Advanced Physical and Electronic countermeasures, Surface search and navigation radars, hull-mounted and towed array sonar, and air search / fire control radars
Liaoning 16 Aircraft Carrier
Visual ID of the Liaoning 16 Carrier
- 999 ft in length
- Ski-jump catapult
Mission of the Liaoning 16 Aircraft Carrier
- First aircraft carrier commissioned into the PLAN
- Classified as a training ship
Weapons of the Liaoning 16
Only equipped with air defense weapons
18 cell missile system
Aircraft of the Liaoning 16
- 40 fixed wing and rotary wing
- Most notably is the J-15 Flanker X2
Jin Class Strategic Missile Submarine (Type 094)
Shang Class Attack Submarine (Type 093)
Specifications of the Jin Class Sub
Crew: 140
Propulsion: Nuclear
Armament: - 12x JL-2 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
- 6x 533 mm torpedo tubes
Mission of the Jin Class Sub
Patrolling in the South China Sea
Becoming a bastion for Chinese SSBN operations
Mission of the Shang Class Attack sub
- Second generation nuclear-powered attack sub
- 093G has a Vertical Launching System (VLS)
- Carries: YJ-18 supersonic anti-ship missiles, CJ-10 cruise missiles
Specifications of the Shang class sub
Crew: 100 total
Propulsion: Nuclear
Armament: - 6x 553 mm (21.8 in) or 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes
- VLS tubes for either YJ-18 or CJ-10 (Type 093G) anti-ship missiles
Yuan Class Submarine (Type 039A)
Mission of the Yuan class sub
- Diesel-electric powered sub
- China’s first AIP (air-independent propulsion) making it one of the quietest subs in service
Specification of the Yuan class sub
Crew: 36 total
Propulsion: Diesel-electric
Armament: - 6x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- YJ-832 ASCM capable
Su-30 Flanker
Mission of the Su-30 Flanker
Capable of conducting maritime intercepts
- Heavy class, all-weather, long-range strike fighter
- Comparable to the American McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
J-15 Flanker X2
Mission and accolades of the J-15 Flanker X2
4th generation, twin jet, all-weather fighter aircraft
06May2010 - Conducted its first takeoff from a simulated ski-jump
25NOV2012 - Aircraft successfully performed its first takeoff and landing on China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning