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China has an advantage over the US Navy that could mean a 'decisive' defeat for US warships in a fig [View all]
Source: Business Insider
China has an advantage over the US Navy that could mean a 'decisive' defeat for US warships in a fight at sea
Ryan Pickrell 9h
Chinese warships can shoot farther than the US Navy, an ability that could prove "decisive" in a naval conflict, experts argue.
China is arming its surface warships with supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles with far greater range than the Cold War-era subsonic missiles the US Navy has in its arsenal.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's advanced Type 052 and Type 055 destroyers carry YJ-18 cruise missiles with an operational range that extends out to 540 kilometers.
US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class cruisers are armed with shorter-range missiles, such as the Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-6s with surface-to-surface capabilities that have ranges up to only about 240 kilometers.
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Ryan Pickrell 9h
Chinese warships can shoot farther than the US Navy, an ability that could prove "decisive" in a naval conflict, experts argue.
China is arming its surface warships with supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles with far greater range than the Cold War-era subsonic missiles the US Navy has in its arsenal.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's advanced Type 052 and Type 055 destroyers carry YJ-18 cruise missiles with an operational range that extends out to 540 kilometers.
US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class cruisers are armed with shorter-range missiles, such as the Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-6s with surface-to-surface capabilities that have ranges up to only about 240 kilometers.
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Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-warship-range-could-be-decisive-in-battle-against-us-navy-2019-4
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