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Japan says Chinese warship could have 'locked' on SDF vessel, patrol plane
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 14, 2014
A Chinese warship in the East China Sea is thought to have activated fire-control radar, a prelude to opening fire, to track a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel and patrol plane on May 29, government sources in Tokyo said.
Fire-control radar is designed to calculate things like elevation, range and velocity to ensure a direct hit on an enemy target.
The application of FCR could be interpreted as a provocative act. But since there is no conclusive proof that the Chinese actually used the radar, the Japanese Defense Ministry has yet to officially comment on the matter.
The incidents occurred on the Japan side of a median line between the two nations that is close to gas fields that China is currently developing.
On the morning of May 29, a Chinese Navy frigate is suspected of directing the fire-control radar at the MSDF destroyer Sawagiri. That same afternoon, the Chinese vessel is suspected of adopting the same tactics against a P-3C patrol plane that was on a surveillance mission in the area.
The Defense Ministry analyzed data collected by the destroyer and the patrol plane. But it was unable to conclusively determine whether the fire-control radar system was specifically directed at them.
On Jan. 30, 2013, a Chinese Navy frigate directed FCR at the MSDF destroyer Yudachi in the East China Sea. Earlier, on Jan. 19, a Chinese Navy frigate is suspected of using the radar on an MSDF helicopter that was flying in the area.
“I think that under the United Nations Charter, the directing of the radar corresponds to a threat by force," Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said when those incidents were officially announced.
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense denied it had overstepped the mark, responding, “(What the Japanese Defense Ministry announced) is not a fact.”
On May 24 and June 11 this year, Chinese military fighter aircraft made extremely close approaches to Japanese SDF planes over the East China Sea.
In both cases, Tokyo lodged protests against China, but China refused to accept Japan’s assertion.
Japan is seeking the establishment of a “maritime liaison mechanism” between the defense authorities of Japan and China in order to prevent situations that could trigger hostilities. But prospects for such a mechanism moving forward would appear dim in light of recent strains in relations between the two countries.
If Japan has forgotten that they are a conquered nation for 60 years then China will hunt down their naval fleet and blockade the four main islands without food or fuel until they unconditionally surrender and get ready for war crime trials.
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 14, 2014
A Chinese warship in the East China Sea is thought to have activated fire-control radar, a prelude to opening fire, to track a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel and patrol plane on May 29, government sources in Tokyo said.
Fire-control radar is designed to calculate things like elevation, range and velocity to ensure a direct hit on an enemy target.
The application of FCR could be interpreted as a provocative act. But since there is no conclusive proof that the Chinese actually used the radar, the Japanese Defense Ministry has yet to officially comment on the matter.
The incidents occurred on the Japan side of a median line between the two nations that is close to gas fields that China is currently developing.
On the morning of May 29, a Chinese Navy frigate is suspected of directing the fire-control radar at the MSDF destroyer Sawagiri. That same afternoon, the Chinese vessel is suspected of adopting the same tactics against a P-3C patrol plane that was on a surveillance mission in the area.
The Defense Ministry analyzed data collected by the destroyer and the patrol plane. But it was unable to conclusively determine whether the fire-control radar system was specifically directed at them.
On Jan. 30, 2013, a Chinese Navy frigate directed FCR at the MSDF destroyer Yudachi in the East China Sea. Earlier, on Jan. 19, a Chinese Navy frigate is suspected of using the radar on an MSDF helicopter that was flying in the area.
“I think that under the United Nations Charter, the directing of the radar corresponds to a threat by force," Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said when those incidents were officially announced.
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense denied it had overstepped the mark, responding, “(What the Japanese Defense Ministry announced) is not a fact.”
On May 24 and June 11 this year, Chinese military fighter aircraft made extremely close approaches to Japanese SDF planes over the East China Sea.
In both cases, Tokyo lodged protests against China, but China refused to accept Japan’s assertion.
Japan is seeking the establishment of a “maritime liaison mechanism” between the defense authorities of Japan and China in order to prevent situations that could trigger hostilities. But prospects for such a mechanism moving forward would appear dim in light of recent strains in relations between the two countries.
If Japan has forgotten that they are a conquered nation for 60 years then China will hunt down their naval fleet and blockade the four main islands without food or fuel until they unconditionally surrender and get ready for war crime trials.