China launched aircraft carrier into the sea amid tensions with Taiwan, fired live

China is constantly doing military drills around Taiwan. Firing from its fighter jets and warships. Now it has landed its second largest and indigenous aircraft carrier Shandong Aircraft Carrier in the South China Sea. The ship also has its battle group with it. That is, also a group of frigates, corvettes and destroyers ships.

Shandong and its battle group are currently conducting maneuvers in the South China Sea. The South Sea Fleet of China’s People’s Liberation Army posted on WeChat that they were conducting military drills in Shandong. So that they can take stock of their preparedness in the event of war. This drill looks like a complete preparation for a war. Shandong is completely made in China. Although its design is similar to the Liaoning aircraft carrier of the Soviet era.

J-15 fighter jets were flown

Shandong was included in China’s South Sea Fleet in the year 2019. Then it was deployed on an island named Sanya near Hainan province. In the video that has been posted, some J-15 fighter jets are stationed over Shandong. They are being flown from the ski jump ramp. Then landing is being done with the help of arrester wire. During this response training was also done. Live firing was also done so that the position of the weapons could be checked.

China’s domestically built aircraft carrier The Shandong recently conducted a combat training mission in the South China Sea. pic.twitter.com/Nb0bjyoffC

— Chinese Consulate-General in Melbourne (@ChineseCon_Mel) August 25, 2022

The World’s Second Deadliest Destroyer Together”

Shandong was also accompanied by a Type 052D guided missile destroyer named Guilin.  On which there is also an advanced anti-stealth radar, a long helicopter deck.  Apart from this, the Type 901 supply ship was also together, which is called Chaganhu.  The video also shows a Type 055 stealth guided missile destroyer but NATO calls it a cruiser.  Its displacement is 12000 tonnes.  It is considered the second most dangerous stealth ship after the US Navy’s Jamwalt class stealth ship.

Claim- Fighter jets fired hundreds of missiles

Type 055 destroyers i.e. Yanan and Dalian are the only ones that are included in the South Sea Fleet. Apart from this, another warship has been seen which looks to be a Type 054A frigate. Fighter jets flying from the warship also fired live in the sea, but at which place it was not disclosed by the Chinese army. It is being told that Chinese fighter jets have fired hundreds of missiles to check their weapons.

Shandong is the second most powerful aircraft carrier in China. The world’s state-of-the-art weapons have been installed on it.
According to the South China Morning Post, it has also been shown that JH-7A fighter bombers and J-11B fighters are being deployed on the Shandong aircraft carrier. Their airbase has not been disclosed. Due to the ongoing conflict with Taiwan, China is continuously doing military drills.

Know the power of the Shandong aircraft carrier

China’s second indigenous aircraft carrier that works on STOBAR i.e. Short Takeoff But Arrested Recovery System. It is very cutting edge. It is 305 meters long. Its beam is 75 meters. Its displacement is 70 thousand tonnes. It can carry a maximum of 44 fighter aircraft on it. It is said that this aircraft carrier has been fitted with the deadliest weapons of the present world. But China has not shared its information.