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The original news content in Japanese, but converted to English by Google Translation. Link is attached below.
www.yomiuri.co.jp
[Beijing = Takayuki Nakagawa, Washington = Kazuhiko Makita] The inside of the Chinese army that the Chinese army was targeting a moving ship during the launch test of an anti-ship ballistic missile in the South China Sea in August 2020. A known source has revealed. High-ranking US military officials also acknowledge this fact. There are multiple testimonies that two missiles, also known as "aircraft carrier killer," hit the ship, which poses a threat to the US military deploying aircraft carriers around China.
The launch test was conducted on August 26, in the waters between Hainan Province and the Paracel Islands. According to people familiar with the matter, one "Dongfeng (DF) 26B" (range: about 4000 km) was launched first from Qinghai Province in the inland area, targeting an old merchant ship that had been automatically navigated unmanned. A few minutes later, one "DF21D" (with a range of over 1500 km) was launched from Zhejiang Province in the east. The two missiles "struck the ship almost at the same time and sank."
Another source testified that two missiles had hit a merchant ship, and said that it "showed off the Chinese missile capabilities" to US military reconnaissance aircraft and Aegis ships deployed around the sea area. It is believed that this is the first time that the Chinese military has conducted a launch experiment on a moving target in the South China Sea. It shows that the surveillance system such as reconnaissance satellites that capture the position of the ship and the accuracy of missiles are steadily improving.
In late November, US Indo-Pacific Commander Philip Davidson admitted in a public security forum held online that "Chinese troops have tested anti-ship ballistic missiles at moving targets." He didn't say whether he actually hit the ship.
【独自】中国の「空母キラー」ミサイル、航行中の船へ発射実験…２発が命中か
【読売新聞】 【北京＝中川孝之、ワシントン＝蒔田一彦】中国軍が南シナ海で２０２０年８月に行った対艦弾道ミサイルの発射実験の際、航行中の船を標的にしていたことを、中国軍の内情を知りうる関係筋が明らかにした。米軍高官もこの事実を認めてい
[Beijing = Takayuki Nakagawa, Washington = Kazuhiko Makita] The inside of the Chinese army that the Chinese army was targeting a moving ship during the launch test of an anti-ship ballistic missile in the South China Sea in August 2020. A known source has revealed. High-ranking US military officials also acknowledge this fact. There are multiple testimonies that two missiles, also known as "aircraft carrier killer," hit the ship, which poses a threat to the US military deploying aircraft carriers around China.
The launch test was conducted on August 26, in the waters between Hainan Province and the Paracel Islands. According to people familiar with the matter, one "Dongfeng (DF) 26B" (range: about 4000 km) was launched first from Qinghai Province in the inland area, targeting an old merchant ship that had been automatically navigated unmanned. A few minutes later, one "DF21D" (with a range of over 1500 km) was launched from Zhejiang Province in the east. The two missiles "struck the ship almost at the same time and sank."
Another source testified that two missiles had hit a merchant ship, and said that it "showed off the Chinese missile capabilities" to US military reconnaissance aircraft and Aegis ships deployed around the sea area. It is believed that this is the first time that the Chinese military has conducted a launch experiment on a moving target in the South China Sea. It shows that the surveillance system such as reconnaissance satellites that capture the position of the ship and the accuracy of missiles are steadily improving.
In late November, US Indo-Pacific Commander Philip Davidson admitted in a public security forum held online that "Chinese troops have tested anti-ship ballistic missiles at moving targets." He didn't say whether he actually hit the ship.
