China has won the Patriot missile, which is displayed on the street? American media: This is made by China itself

The "Patriot" series of air defense missiles is one of the most famous air defense missile systems in the world. In addition to the relatively advanced performance of the "Patriot" series of air defense missiles, it is also directly related to the fact that the missiles have participated in actual combat for many times in Iraq, Israel and even Russia and Ukraine, and have performed well. It can be said that the Patriot air defense system is currently the most involved in actual combat in the world Modern long-range air defense system that intercepts most air targets. In addition, Patriot air defense system has also been exported to more than ten countries and regions around the world, which is one of the best-selling long-range air defense systems. It is difficult for such an air defense system to be unknown.

Patriot air defense missile system

Recently, a photo of Patriot air defense missile appeared on the Chinese network. This photo shows that on a road in China, a large truck is carrying a device that looks very like Patriot 3 air defense missile launcher, and the tire of this "Patriot 3" also has air leakage, which is very "war damage style"! After seeing this picture, a netizen said: Is it possible that China has obtained the Patriot - 3 anti-aircraft missile? Could it be that the Russian army captured it on the Russian Ukrainian battlefield and sent it to China for reverse research?

"Patriots - 3" appearing on roads in China

After the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States and other countries have provided Ukraine with a large number of weapons and equipment, including Patriot air defense missiles. Up to now, the United States and Germany and other countries have provided Ukraine with four sets of Patriot 3 air defense missile systems, each system has four missile launchers and a total of 16 missile launchers. The Ukrainian army also uses Patriot 3 air defense missiles in large numbers in combat. However, Patriot - 3 is a long-range air defense system after all, which does not need to be deployed at the forefront of the battlefield, and this air defense system itself will be protected by medium - and short-range air defense missiles and ground combat forces. It is very difficult for the Russian army to capture Patriot - 3 of the Ukrainian army.

Patriot - 3 launch moment

Moreover, if the Russian army captures the Patriot - 3 in the battle, it will not hide it, but will certainly carry out public publicity, because this is a powerful way to show its own combat strength and morale against the opponent, just like the "Storm Shadow" cruise missiles captured by the Russian army before the public display, and even the Russian army captured the "Leopard - 2" on the battlefield some time ago The main battle tank was directly pulled to Moscow for exhibition. Although the Russian army destroyed the Patriot - 3 of the Ukrainian army many times in the battle, so far there is no news that the Russian army has captured the Patriot - 3 anti-aircraft missiles on the battlefield.

Destroyed Patriot 3 Launch Vehicle on the Russian Ukrainian Battlefield

Another point is that if the Russian army captured the Patriot 3 anti-aircraft missiles on the battlefield and sent them to other countries for reverse research, this is also a secret operation, and neither side will carry out public publicity. It is unimaginable to transport them directly by truck on the road without any shelter, so it is OK to use canvas to shelter them anyway! It can be seen that it is untenable for netizens to suspect that the set of "Patriots - 3" appearing on the roads in China was sent by the Russian army after capture.

"Patriots - 3" appearing on roads in China

In fact, this photo has not only caused discussion among netizens, but also attracted the attention of American media and some American experts. A US military expert's analysis article was published on the website of the US media Theater of War. The US expert believed that the photos of the Patriot 3 air defense missile suspected to appear in China's territory on the Internet were true, but the Patriot 3 air defense missile in the photos was not made in the US. The US expert believed that it should be a "local product" made by China itself! At the same time, David Shank, a retired colonel of the United States Army, also said that the Patriot - 3 in this picture is not a real Patriot - 3 at first sight, but a model.

Differences

American experts believe that if this set of Patriots - 3 is captured from the Russian Ukrainian battlefield, then this set of Patriots - 3 is a bit too clean. The Patriots - 3 who have experienced actual combat will not be so clean or even have no damage to the paint. Secondly, the Patriot 3 launch vehicle uses a 4X4 launch tube design, and 16 missile launch tubes have special cable connector sockets at the rear. However, this set of Patriot 3 on roads in China has only four cable connector sockets, and the remaining 12 launch tubes without cable connector sockets cannot launch missiles at all, which obviously does not conform to the missile design, American experts therefore judged that the Patriot - 3 in this photo was a "fake".

Differences

So what is this "Patriot - 3" on the roads in China? The author believes that this set of "Patriots - 3" should not even be regarded as an imitation. It is at most a set of models used for science popularization, or a set of models made in military theme parks and tourist sites. As for some netizens, did they say that this was a "fake target" created by the PLA to confuse opponents in wartime? False targets are all made based on their own weapons and equipment. In wartime, they are used to protect real targets or consume expensive guided munitions of the other party. It is not reasonable to make "false targets" of opponent's weapons and equipment. Just imagine that if the US Air Force finds an "F-22" fighter plane on the territory controlled by the Yemeni Hussai armed forces, the US military will not launch missiles at this "F-22" fighter plane, because it is unnecessary to know that the F-22 is fake.

The range of Patriot - 3 is far lower than that of Red Flag - 22 than that of Red Flag - 9B

From another point of view, China is not interested in studying the Patriot 3 air defense missiles of the United States. Before and after 2000, we were still introducing a large number of S-300 long-range air defense missiles. Now the main force of the PLA's long-range air defense is the home-made Hongqi-9/Hongqi-9B and Hongqi-22. These missiles are no less powerful than the Patriot 3. And now the PLA has also installed its own anti missile missiles, Based on the fact that Hongqi-9B has appeared for many years, China's more advanced long-range air defense missile must also be on the road. The maximum range is only Patriot - 3, which is equivalent to Hongqi-22, more than 100 kilometers. Now we really can't look up to it.