Why does Japan have repeatedly Qingli large deck type ship built? Does this mean that Japan’s defeat in World War II aircraft carrier again after the recovery of their dreams?

Recently, the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force agreed that the third ship “helicopter destroyers” will be the relative size and capacity have been served “on the” class helicopter carrier, a major improvement. New 22DDH ship more than 24,000 tons displacement, which makes it almost more than 16DDH “day to” level the size of the helicopter carrier is 50%, so difficult to use the “destroyer” to refer to those ships. Taking into account the size of ship, with the United States during World War II, “Essex” class aircraft carrier in comparison. Why is Japan again Qing Li built a large deck type ship? Does this mean that Japan’s defeat in World War II aircraft carrier again after the recovery of their dreams?

Carrier after another big ship

In 22DDH helicopter carrier, Japan had a continuous manufacturing and service the two types of large ships through the deck, which is known for long, “Osumi”-class landing ship and helicopter transport 16DDH “on the” class helicopter destroyer.

In service since 1998 “Dayu” class landing ship helicopter transport links with all the deck starboard island structure, the standard displacement reached 8,900 tons, Captain 178 meters long, and nearly 26 meters wide, can carry 1,000 Marines, 16 CH -47 heavy-duty helicopters, 10 Type 90 main battle tanks and 1,400 tons of material, two large air-cushion landing craft. Although the Japanese to “Dayu” level as the transport landing craft, they have deliberately conceal class aircraft carrier combat. But it was through type flight deck and aft deck structure can be proved beyond the normal landing craft ship capacity, the potential function of an aircraft carrier, is “quasi-carrier.” “Dayu” class landing ship transport aircraft carrier in Japan has really laid the foundation for a number of militarists in Japan that “Dayu” number service, marking the Japanese aircraft carrier of the comeback. “Dayu” class landing ship transport service, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces are not satisfied with such a “quasi carriers,” starts on a new aircraft carrier.

In 2004, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force began building 16DDH “on the” class “helicopter escort.” The first ship “on the” number, in August 2007 and launched service in March 2009. Second ship “Ise” was also launched in August 2009, is expected to serve in 2012. The ship deck using all-pass starboard island structure, the standard displacement of 13,500 tons, can carry up to a total of 11 helicopters of various types, can be parked on the flight deck 4, hangar seven, while allowing four helicopters can take off and land. Although the Japanese call it “helicopter escort,” but ship is fully equipped to be a light aircraft carrier with all the features, according to NATO standards is actually a helicopter carrier.

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Forces “day to” was launched when the helicopter destroyer had the U.S. media exclaimed: “This is the first one in Japan after World War II aircraft carrier.” Many military experts also believe that “day to” was able to slightly improve the carrier’s new faces join the ranks of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces. But the United States, “Defense News” quoted the Tokyo Institute of peace and security, the President as saying, “The new helicopter destroyer deck is too thin, F-35 can not withstand the pressure of landing.” Helicopter carrier that has a 195 m long straight flight deck, can withstand 33 tons of large-scale helicopter transport MH-53E “Sea Dragon” movements.

For the construction of the new 22DDH Japanese helicopter aircraft carrier, the superstructure and the “day to” class helicopter carrier, similar to the difference is surrounded by 01 deck extension, deck area increased by nearly one-third of the total, can be large enough to accommodate vertical launch air defense missile system. And “day to” class helicopter carrier, the new ship’s point defense capability beyond its double, which is equipped with four MK15 “Phalanx” The gun and two “Ram” short-range defense system launchers, The “day to” level is only equipped with two “Phalanx” The gun.

Japanese financial project that, 22DDH dramatic increase in ship size design one of the reasons is that Japan plans to V-22 “Osprey” tilt-rotor aircraft as a major air forces of these ships. In addition, 22DDH ship’s design also includes consideration of operating unmanned aerial vehicles.

Anti-submarine helicopter carrier lies

Since the post-war Japanese economy recovered from the post, began to wait for an opportunity to seek revival of its aircraft carriers Dream, “Day to the” issue of the construction of aircraft carriers is the first step put the plan into action. More military experts believe that as long as Japan are US-made F-35B Short / vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, immediately will be able to “day to” was converted into a real aircraft carrier. Moreover, as long as the time is ripe, “Japan to” level and “Dayu” level can be in the “converted into an aircraft carrier within two months” to form a new carrier battle group. Military strategy experts pointed out that the future development of the Japanese aircraft carrier program, and the United States is not without relevance. 50′s of last century, the Korean War with the United States of support and opportunity, the Japanese took the opportunity to “revive” its own military forces. However, the U.S. has no intention to build a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force to undertake operational tasks independently powerful sea power, but to as a “small attendant.”

So, the construction of so many big Japanese navy helicopter carrying capacity with a strong surface ships, is for what? The answer is: the implementation of ocean-going anti-submarine mission. Soviet hegemony in the Cold War era Soviet submarine fleet in order to prevent conflict into the Pacific, the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force in the United States, Japan anti-Soviet Union, to carry the heavy anti-submarine pioneers. After the Cold War, the Russian Pacific Fleet, shrinking, growing Japanese patrol area will be expanded to the South China Sea, the strategic task to contain China’s submarine into the ocean. Japanese shore-based anti-submarine combat radius is limited, so the helicopter carrier have come into being, “Dayu” class helicopter carrying a total of four, 16DDH can carry 11 helicopters, 22DDH will carry at least 14 helicopters, mainly SH-60K “Hawk” anti-submarine helicopters, as the fleet’s flagship ocean anti-submarine warfare, to join the existing fleet of “19″ fleet, may be anti-submarine combat capability to double to cover the area have increased several times.

Japanese prefer to give these helicopters contains a selection of the V-22 “Osprey” tilt-rotor aircraft, a model for the SV-22 anti-submarine model, the model is the U.S. Navy plans to replace the S-3 “pirate” ship-borne anti-submarine aircraft general aircraft type. Reached its maximum combat radius of 1205 km. SV-22 will be equipped with hanging sonar, magnetic anomaly detectors, sonar buoys and Mk-50 anti-submarine torpedoes. As the V-22 “Osprey” aircraft superior short-range vertical takeoff and landing performance, so that it can carry anti-submarine equipment, more and more comprehensive, and therefore a greater range of anti-submarine capabilities and patrolling. As the world’s second-largest anti-submarine power of Japan, this would have more than 100 fixed-wing aircraft of advanced anti-submarine patrol aircraft, plus “19″ Fleet-class anti-submarine capabilities, and then join the group if the helicopter carrier’s carrier aircraft, That is really an even more powerful of Japan’s maritime anti-submarine warfare.

Break the bottom line deterrence neighbors

The construction of aircraft carriers in Japan as the biggest obstacle to peace in the Constitution from the domestic constraints, followed by the United States can not allow Japan to build a large attack aircraft carriers, is another who has suffered from Japanese aggression in Asia over the country will not allow Japan to build a real aircraft carrier. But also see the world, though Japan’s pacifist constitution limits have realized they still sending troops overseas, Self-Defense Force ships are openly patrolling in the Gulf of Aden and began to build Zhubo base, also to upgrade the Defense Agency Ministry of Defense and so on. Driven by this trend, if one day, tear up the constitution of Japan, a large-scale production of attack aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles, is also very possible. Particularly in the current U.S. military rising because of China, worried about the destruction of their Western Pacific strategic balance of Hua, the Keneng to open one eye close one eye to the default strategy of self-Fa Zhan Japanese aircraft carrier force, in particular for the parent type is 22DDH improve the most likely to attack aircraft carriers. This occurs when the sovereignty dispute between China and Japan, the Chinese navy’s submarine force as a large number of in wartime combat forces out of the first island chain, Japan’s powerful anti-submarine force will face checks and balances. Japanese construction 16DDH and 22DDH helicopter carrier on the Chinese Navy submarine force will be the threat of death.

Whether the construction of these vessels in Japan What is the purpose, but you can believe that neighboring countries will not stand idly by: Japan to improve the anti-submarine capabilities and remote combat capabilities, countries would have hidden under the capital increase and the submarine offensive, South Korea and other countries GM will build a more active type deck landing ship and related marine ships, South Korea’s “Dokdo” was obvious examples.

The Japanese both cunning and clever, while in calling for the “aircraft carrier China threat” theory, it already started building his own hands while the aircraft carrier battle groups, and possession of a large head and hide my face to call the helicopter destroyer. At this point, even the United States, Russia have been the calculation of the Japanese “sneak” to deceived. Japan defeated the old, will be inadvertently carrier power, and become a threat to neighboring Asian countries, a strong naval force.

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