Report: Chinese Develop Special "Kill Weapon" to Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers
Advanced missile poses substantial new threat for U.S. Navy
先進導彈對美國海軍構成實質的新威脅
U. S. Naval Institute
March 31, 2009
With tensions already rising due to the Chinese navy becoming more aggressive in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy seems to have yet another reason to be deeply concerned.
隨著上升的緊張局勢由於中國海軍，越來越積極地維護其在南中國南海的領土宣示，美國海軍似乎仍有另一個原因要深入關注。
After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a "kill weapon" developed by the Chinese to target and destroy U.S. aircraft carriers.
經過多年的猜想，“殺傷武器”的細節已開始浮現，由中國開發目標放在和摧毀美國的航空母艦。
First posted on a Chinese blog viewed as credible by military analysts and then translated by the naval affairs blog Information Dissemination, a recent report provides a description of an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) that can strike carriers and other U.S. vessels at a range of 2000km.
首先發布在一個被軍事分析家視為可信的中國博客，然後被海軍事務博客信息傳播翻譯，一份最近的報告提供了一反艦彈道導彈（ASBM）的描述，它能在二千公里範圍內攻擊航母和其它美國船隻。
The range of the modified Dong Feng 21 missile is significant in that it covers the areas that are likely hot zones for future confrontations between U.S. and Chinese surface forces.
改良的東風21導彈的射程是重要的，在它能涵蓋的領域，很可能成為未來對抗的熱點區域，在美國和中國的地面部隊之間。
The size of the missile enables it to carry a warhead big enough to inflict significant damage on a large vessel, providing the Chinese the capability of destroying a U.S. supercarrier in one strike.
導彈的大小使它能夠攜帶核彈頭，大到足以對大型船隻造成重大損害，提供中國人的能力在一次攻擊中摧毀一艘美國 超級航母。
Because the missile employs a complex guidance system, low radar signature and a maneuverability that makes its flight path unpredictable, the odds that it can evade tracking systems to reach its target are increased. It is estimated that the missile can travel at mach 10 and reach its maximum range of 2000km in less than 12 minutes.
由於導彈採用一個複雜的制導系統、低雷達信號和可操作性，那使得它的飛行路徑不可推測，它能逃避跟踪系統，及達到目標的賠率是增加了。據估計導彈能在10馬赫越過，和在不到12分鐘到達它的最大二千公里射程。
Supporting the missile is a network of satellites, radar and unmanned aerial vehicles that can locate U.S. ships and then guide the weapon, enabling it to hit moving targets.
支持導彈的是一個衛星的網絡、雷達和無人駕駛的飛行器，能找到美國船隻位置和隨後引導武器，使其能夠擊中移動的目標。
The ASBM is said to be a modified DF-21
ASBM被認為是DF - 21的改進
While the ASBM has been a topic of discussion within national defense circles for quite some time, the fact that information is now coming from Chinese sources indicates that the weapon system is operational. The Chinese rarely mention weapons projects unless they are well beyond the test stages.
If operational as is believed, the system marks the first time a ballistic missile has been successfully developed to attack vessels at sea. Ships currently have no defense against a ballistic missile attack.
Along with the Chinese naval build-up, U.S. Navy officials appear to view the development of the anti-ship ballistic missile as a tangible threat.
After spending the last decade placing an emphasis on building a fleet that could operate in shallow waters near coastlines, the U.S. Navy seems to have quickly changed its strategy over the past several months to focus on improving the capabilities of its deep sea fleet and developing anti-ballistic defenses.
As analyst Raymond Pritchett notes in a post on the U.S. Naval Institute blog:
"The Navy's reaction is telling, because it essentially equals a radical change in direction based on information that has created a panic inside the bubble. For a major military service to panic due to a new weapon system, clearly a mission kill weapon system, either suggests the threat is legitimate or the leadership of the Navy is legitimately unqualified. There really aren't many gray spaces in evaluating the reaction by the Navy…the data tends to support the legitimacy of the threat."
In recent years, China has been expanding its navy to presumably better exert itself in disputed maritime regions. A recent show of strength in early March led to a confrontation with an unarmed U.S. ship in international waters.
https://www.usni.org/forthemedia/ChineseKillWeapon.asp
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