Amazing insider exposure: the United States suddenly the Blue Ridge moved into the South China Sea!

U.S. Seventh Fleet flagship Blue Ridge "

U.S. Embassy in the Philippines said Thursday, the U.S. Seventh Fleet flagship Blue Ridge arrived in the Philippine capital Manila Nankang "routine stops" will be held on the 7th.

The data show that the "Blue Ridge," the official service in 1970, the captain about 194 meters long and 33 meters wide, 23 maximum sailing speed, a displacement of 19,000 tons, an amphibious command ship, the U.S. Seventh Fleet command ship. In March 2012, "Blue Ridge" has docked in Manila South Harbor visit. The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines declared "Blue Ridge," The Manila "goodwill visit", highlights between the United States and the Philippines, "the firm's history, community and military relations.

On January 17, the U.S. Navy "Guardian" minesweeper trespassing southern Philippines Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park waters and ran aground, causing the destruction of large areas of coral reefs, so far the ship remains in the incident area to be demolished . The Navy argues that the accident was caused due to the use of the error chart, but still aroused Philippine non-governmental organizations of visiting U.S. military ships violations of Philippine sovereignty and undermine environmental protests.

The matter is not yet finished, the command ship of the U.S. Seventh Fleet flagship Blue Ridge "again. Routine stops "arrived in the Philippine capital Manila Nankang, Is it so simple? Blue Ridge to the Philippines what purpose?

"Rochester" heavy cruiser four Iowa-class battleship, "Helena" and "Sheng Boer, who served as the flagship of the 7th Fleet since 1950 there have been heavy cruiser, the general Providence "guided missile cruiser, light cruiser" Oklahoma ".

"Blue Ridge" replace "Oklahoma" in October 1979, officially became the flagship of the 7th Fleet. "Blue Ridge" Unlike any previous ships, its task is neither sea combat or combat support, but command and control.

According to this mission, "Blue Ridge" is defined as a new ship class --- command ship. U.S. forces in the development of the construction program will include "Blue Ridge" amphibious ships, "Blue Ridge" design is focused on solving the amphibious command, therefore, the U.S. military sent the "Blue Yin" is known as the amphibious command ship .

Compared and the flagship of the older generation, "Blue Ridge" basically do not have the ability to perform other tasks, a dedicated fleet command ship, or the general "professional" flagship.

"Blue Ridge" as a dedicated fleet command ship, its excellent performance outstanding performance in a strong command and control functions. Current command system in accordance with the U.S. Navy, Naval Command and Control System (NCCS) "by the Fleet Command Center (FCC) and the the flagship Command Center (TFCC) form, the" Fleet command center "is located on the shore of a land-based command post, the flagship command center "is, like" Blue Ridge "waters of the combat maritime command and control ship.

"Blue Ridge"

The concrete operational command. In Hawaii Fleet Command Center "various combat command, combat waters the ocean surveillance intelligence of the enemy threat and combat marine environment data is sent to the the flagship command center", each commanding position and combat troops treated after dispensing. At the same time, the flagship command center will continue to receive the troops about their own situation, the progress report of the waters of the ocean surveillance intelligence operations and combat missions, this information through the collective processing report "Fleet Command Center" .

Shows that operational command at sea, "Blue Ridge" is the central link. Plays an important nexus. "The flagship Command Center on the Blue Ridge" is a large-scale integrated communications and information processing systems, with more than 70 letters and over 100 receiver connected together, with three sets of satellite communication device connected, you can 3000 words per second speed of information exchange with the outside world. The received password automatically translate to ship automatic device translated the message sent to the hands of the commanding officers, while this information is stored in the computer Intelligence Center, the "Blue Ridge" messaging processing The ability is second to none.

Why is the United States of the Blue Ridge, moved into the South China Sea, the author believes that the following points:

Not "routine stops", "friendly visit" to deal with China

According to the South China Sea between the Philippines and China, the Philippines and Malaysia dispute Blue Ridge entered the Philippines should not "routine stops", "friendly visit" so simple. The powerful command ship this time in the South China Sea, on the one hand to the Philippines this little brother backing cheer the other hand, may mediate between Malaysia and the Philippines, mediation or conflict between the two sides to stop them upgrade. Pull them to jointly deal with the possibility of China.

"Blue Ridge"

Reduce the pressure on the United States and Japan, in order to contain the power of China in the East China Sea and the Diaoyu Islands

The United States in the South China Sea to strengthen the deployment of naval military power, is in line with the United States to contain China in the South China Sea, to serious disputes in the East China Sea between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands issue, as well as the tension caused by the North Korean nuclear test, to diversify China's power and reduce the Diaoyu Islands waters and in Northeast Asia the pressure of a strategy.

Plus Russia and Vietnam, the recent trend is to further strengthen military cooperation, the United States is the situation in the South China Sea, not to compete with China and there is a Russian and Vietnamese military cooperation, to U.S. actions in the South China Sea also certain to contain and pressure.

Guard against Russian military cooperation with Vietnam

Although the dispute between Vietnam and China in the South China Sea issue, however, the possibility to Vietnam fully backward American is very small. Russia military cooperation with Vietnam, its purpose not only to contain China, the United States is also a containment and Russian economic, military, political, are able to reap the benefits.

However, the cooperation of Russia and Vietnam, precisely cause the vigilance of the United States to be a guard against their former enemies.

American Blue Ridge entered the Philippines, and laid them out seems to want to make the big battles like a battle to frighten the Chinese. In fact, the United States set already experienced, the Chinese Seventh Fleet is also an old acquaintance.

China in the early years, and the 1958 shelling of Kinmen Chinese missile live-fire exercises in the Taiwan Strait in 1996, 2000 to Chen Shui-bian embolden "route through the seas around Taiwan to Thailand to participate in military exercises, to intimidate Chinese. These are the Seventh Fleet is, what the purpose of their results did not achieve. People think only to the critical time, they run faster than a "also fast rabbit" and leave the territory. Across the Straits nothing groan, only to be "abandoned" feeling.

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines declared, "Blue Ridge" goodwill visit ", highlighting a diplomatic language in the Philippines between the United States and the Philippines," the firm's history, community and military relations "just Fudge fills the Philippines also do not get too excited .

To sum up: the Blue Ridge into the Philippines, reason, and maybe that is the case.