The European Times: China could cripple the US Navy in the Western Pacific

on the EurAsianTimes website

warned that China is capable of paralyzing the movement of US Navy ships in the western Pacific Ocean, just as Ukraine did to the Russians in Kherson.

And it was mentioned in the article - written by the chief editor of the site, Barth Satam - that transportation and supply services (logistics) and their sustainability currently capture the imagination of military planners again, in the midst of long wars with a sworn enemy, indicating that this may indicate that Washington is preparing to clash with China in Western Pacific.

weakness point

The writer said that it has always been recognized that the United States is unable to refuel its ships with fuel and spare parts, while China can continue to fight comfortably from within its territory, which is considered by American military analysts as a weakness.

Which academics expect will not have a benign consequence for America.

And the site - which specializes in the affairs of South Asian countries and the Indian Ocean - quoted in its article about an admiral of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, his recognition that the supply ships of the US Navy will be a major target for the Chinese, because "destroying logistical services means eliminating the lifeline of combat ships."

Distance distances

He said that the distance between the South and East China Sea and the island chains in the region would make it easier for the Chinese to hit boats that transport fuel, food and ammunition to the US Navy combat ships, "and this is the biggest weakness facing every plan reached by the US army to confront China in the western Pacific Ocean." ".

The war in Ukraine has revealed how long supply lines can be targeted by the enemy. Russia's partial withdrawal from Kherson, west of the Dnipro River last November, came because Ukraine had begun striking narrow Russian supply lines feeding long-range artillery and missile systems.

Gary Rogue, a former US Navy officer who served as chief of naval operations, predicted that China would try to do exactly the same thing.

bleak scenario

This scenario is bleak for US military leaders, who will lose any option for continued operations, and see any continuation of the fighting as futile.

According to the article, such intractable obstacles that restrict US decision-making circles are in the interest of China, which has greater diplomatic influence in ending the war in its favour.