Russian Far East, the complexity of alleged large-scale exercise focused deterrence Japan
in terms of content and exercises on the Japanese point of view of deterrence, the purpose of this action not only as Russia's official claim that simple.
As of December 17, known as "the largest in recent years, the Far East," the Russian Navy and Air Force joint exercise is over. This time from the end of August until mid-September, late of the exercise, because Northeast Asia is experiencing change and concern, showing a large number of Russian warships and aircraft, even to speculation that Moscow, the deep intention of training in the Far East.
According to Russia's "Echo" radio station introduced a period of two weeks of exercises in the process, there are more than 50 warships in the Pacific Fleet military aircraft plus 50 debut, the participating officers and men up to 1 million people. Accordance with the Russian official statement, the exercise is aimed at training "to deal with pirates, terrorists and extremists" method of warfare. However, the emergence of large-scale exercises in missile and gun firing, landing on a beach, sea and air coordination and other subjects, people feel that Moscow is only half the words.
16 days, the number of warships for the Pacific Fleet's air defense artillery firing exercises, guided missile cruiser "Kuznetsov" was the lead, first to simulate target destroyed. "Quick" frigate, "Telibuci Admiral" was so large anti-submarine warship then opened fire on the rest. It is said that during the shooting, the fleet also conducted a missile launch.
previous two days, another implementation of the Pacific Fleet exercises is much more complex. Day, the participating warships suddenly received a notice requiring action at dawn ahead. At this time twilight sky, visibility is still very low, to see the two play began invading enemy ships approaching the coast, and then released several mission objectives, simulated fire on the shore. However, without exception, all targets were guarding the coast to intercept ships and shore fire power, the latter's performance has been highly headquarters.
almost at the same time, the Russian Pacific Fleet has also conducted a beach landing exercise. Drill field, a group of Marines first appeared to attract enemy fire, cover another team of engineers to clear landmines forced landing, and then released after the flares. 3 landing craft coming soon, with the lander door burst open, all kinds of armored vehicles in single file onto the beach.
compared to the start of operations in its territorial sea, the Russian Recently Japan has been a series of moves around the more eye-catching - 8 October, two capable of carrying nuclear bombers Tu-95 airspace around Japan ; 9, 24 Russian naval vessels through the Japanese island of Hokkaido and Sakhalin Island, between the Soya Strait; 10, two Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft has 10 times closer to Japanese airspace. The show of force, without exception, be included in the scope of this large-scale military exercises were.
in terms of content and exercises on the Japanese point of view of deterrence, the purpose of this action not only as Russia's official claim that simple. "Russian news" News article said that, following last September's Siberia - Far East military exercises, the scale of the exercise in the eastern part of creating a Russian military exercise launched a new record, "it is very evident, is Northeast Asia, show military, so often in the vicinity of the exercise of United States, Japan and other state of the old ways, while in the three countries, Moscow chose to work with themselves have territorial disputes, and has just achieved the Cabinet change in Japan to focus on deterrence, the intention is self-evident . "
Russia" link "News published, that the past many years, Russia's diplomatic and military focus is on the west. Now, with the acceleration of global political center of gravity shift the focus of Russia in the world will inevitably have to deflect. Perhaps, in the Northeast Sea air staged scenes drama, is a concrete manifestation of this shift.
