The United States often publishes the "China threat theory", which means that "China is about to surpass the United States and become the world's first". Many people believe the words of the United States in the world. Even if they do not fully believe them, they also believe that China's strength is not much different from that of the United States. After all, the United States will not grow others' aspirations and destroy its prestige for no reason. In fact, Is China's military strength almost the same as that of the United States?
China's strength has risen rapidly over the years. In terms of military strength, it has also entered the top three ranks in the world. However, it is either second or third. To break through and become the first, there are still great challenges. After all, the United States is still ahead of us. That is to say, to become the first, the most basic thing is to surpass the United States. Although it is not a gap, it can be done, It will not happen overnight. It can be said that in some fields, although China has become the world leader, there are also many places where there is a huge gap between China and the United States, even 20 years away.
Today, let's compare the sea, land and air equipment between China and the United States to see what the gap is.
1. Navy
When it comes to the navy, we have to mention a topic. The United States has been hyping around the world, saying that the number of Chinese warships has exceeded that of the United States.
However, this statement is not objective. The warships in China's hands are not the same level as those in the United States. Advanced warship equipment, such as 055 Daqu and 075 amphibious assault ships, have been in service in succession over the years. Since they have just been in service, the number is not very large, There is a gap between the number of warships of the same level and that of the United States.
The number of Chinese warships is large, and most of them are on some small warships. Because of the weak strength of the early Chinese navy, we can only rely on small warships to support us. When the advanced products have not yet appeared, we can only rely on these to make strategic decisions focusing on defense. At the same time, when some of the first warships have not been fully developed, The status of many small and medium-sized warships is still unshakable.
With the increase in the number of these advantageous warships, a large part of many warships that cannot meet the requirements of modern warfare have been used by the coast police to protect China's near coastline. For this reason, although the number of warships is more than that of the United States, the number of warships that really have strong combat power is still the largest in the United States, which is incomparable to other countries, It can only be said that the United States has ulterior motives in saying such things, and it is also somewhat sinister.
In addition, the United States also has 11 nuclear powered aircraft carriers, which is unique in the world. We can hardly compare with either carrier based aircraft or other members of the formation. There are only two conventional powered aircraft carriers in service in China, and there is still one. At present, there is no sign of service, so we can see how big the gap is. In addition, the United States has a budget to continue building Fujian carrier, Once the construction starts, we want to build three aircraft carriers together. If the gap is measured by time, how many years will you give us?
2. Air Force
Over the years, the Chinese Air Force has made many achievements, and our J-20 has also changed its "domestic spirit" and entered the mass production stage. Our J-35 carrier aircraft has also successfully appeared, and is expected to board the Fujian.
The mass production of the J-20 also means that the number of China's fifth generation aircraft will increase rapidly. In this way, there is enough confidence in the face of the U.S. fifth generation F-22. After all, the U.S. F-22 has stopped production, and the number will only gradually decrease with damage, unless it further demonstrates the sixth generation aircraft.
In fact, there is a big gap between the number of China's five generation aircraft and that of the United States. The biggest difference is that in the early days, when the aircraft was launched, we still had to ask others, so it would become very variable. Therefore, after we replaced our own engines, we entered the mass production stage, but the number of J-20 will be about 150, As for the carrier aircraft, we will not say much about it. After all, it belongs to the navy.
As for bombers, the Chinese H-20 has not appeared yet, while the American B-2 has been in service for more than 20 years, and has always been the only stealth strategic bomber in the world. Maybe if we want to surpass or shoulder to shoulder, we will have to wait until our H-20. But at present, China's Sixth Master is not comparable to the American bomber.
Of course, China still has some breakthroughs in early warning aircraft. Although it can't be said to surpass the United States, our air police series has become stronger and stronger, and there is still some corresponding level to take the lead in the world.
But on the whole, we are still a little weaker than the United States in terms of the number of fighters and the degree of sophistication.
3. Army
China still has certain advantages in the army. In terms of the number of people, the number of active service troops in the United States is about 500000, while the number of active service troops in China is more than 1 million.
In terms of the army weapons, although the number of tanks and the number of generations are not as good as those of the United States, China has many more advanced weapons in the army, such as short and medium range missiles and rockets, which tend to lead the United States in range and power. It is reasonable to say that the Chinese army is "the first in the world".
In this view, China's air force and navy are still left behind by the United States, but the army still has certain advantages. Of course, we don't need to belittle ourselves. After all, China's military field has developed late. I believe that as long as China is given time, we can still surpass the United States, but this also requires the continued efforts of China's military industry.
