Fundamental changes in the geopolitical situation requires a fundamental revision of the terms housing problems. Priority tasks solved USMC is now transferred to the amphibious operations to capture territory to fight the enemy ships.
The problem lies in China. The number of the PLA Navy has already reached 335 warships, while the payroll of the United States Navy has only 289 pennants. level 335 boards he planned to achieve only 2035 year.
At the same time the US superiority in shock aircraft carriers has suddenly appeared in doubt. On paper it is overwhelming, 11 US against 3 Chinese. Technically, it is even more overwhelming. Atomic "Nimitz" in size in the air group 1,5 times higher than the Chinese "Liaoning", It is actually perelitsovannym TAVKRAami project 1143.5 the Soviet era.
But it turns out, what from 11 aircraft carrier "on the list", in the ranks actually are just 4. Others are in varying degrees of overhaul and can be recovered for active operations not earlier than 6 — 8 months. And it is not certain. According to the American trade press, the two ships are diagnosed with a critical problem chassis, excluding their access to the sea at all.
Besides, military confrontation with China, it really happen, It will be held in South-East Asia, that is within range of the Chinese shore-based aircraft, which surpasses the number of possible aircraft carrier battle groups, the US Navy.
Plus, upcoming battleground replete with a dense network of different islands, making it difficult to effect of heavy vehicles, and contributes to the success of small. In these classes, Beijing has already made significant superiority over Washington. And with each passing month increases the gap. AT 2019 , the Chinese navy has received two new missile destroyer design 052D and one EM 4th generation type 055. Officially announced plans involve the construction of more 75 ships of various types. Including three aircraft carriers and five amphibious assault ships.
Thus, US marines deprived of freedom of maneuver in the choice of areas for landing and faced with an unsolvable problem to ensure future supply of garrisons. Previously, this task was in the US Navy's area of responsibility, but today he is effectively secured to solve it is not able to. Fight the enemy ships may have to Marines.
To this end, the US military budget 2021 year envisages the formation of a part of Marine Corps ground-based anti-cell battery systems based on wheeled armored vehicles Oshkosh JLTV. Raytheon Corporation, together with the Norwegian company Kongsberg has developed a system for launching anti-ship missiles NSM (Naval Strike Missile) with a range of 3 to 185 kilometers.
According to the plan Command mobile marine units will be able to secretly land on the island for the organization where anti-ambush. This tactic has worked well in the guerrilla Huthis in Yemen against the Saudi and Emirati fleets. Now it intends to adopt and US Marines.
In the words of the commander corps David Berger: Marines from frequent flyer to the fleet turns into a full-fledged assistant in naval warfare with the enemy, which has a numerical superiority. All this is happening against the background of reducing the number of media impact antiship armament US Navy.
Although in reality all this is a consequence of increased competition for budget money. Not to get cut for cost optimization, you have to think of himself more nuzhnost. Here David Berger and tries, how can.
Previously on the site: IA REX: Contours of the Post-America: country without carriers
Alexander Zapolskis
