The levels at which China appears to be planning a missile attack on US military bases in the Pacific have been detailed in a new report.

An investigation of satellite imagery comparing China’s missile testing grounds and US military bases shows a pattern – all of the missile tests have been aimed at destroying US carriers, destroyers and airfields in East Asia, the report said.

The images show that the test areas have been designed to look like the military bases, according to the report by Thomas Shugart on War on the Rocks.

Earlier this week, a highly accurate Chinese ballistic missile capable of threatening US and Japan bases in Asia made its latest appearance at recent Rocket Force drills.

Earlier this week, a highly accurate Chinese ballistic missile (pictured above) capable of threatening US and Japan bases in Asia made its latest appearance at recent Rocket Force drills

Earlier this week, a highly accurate Chinese ballistic missile (pictured above) capable of threatening US and Japan bases in Asia made its latest appearance at recent Rocket Force drills
China’s missiles can reach ranges of approximately 1,500km, which is a further distance than many US military bases

China’s missiles can reach ranges of approximately 1,500km, which is a further distance than many US military bases. A possible PLA Rocket Force ballistic missile impact range shows mock military bases that could be compared to US military bases

A possible PLA Rocket Force ballistic missile impact range shows mock military bases that could be compared to US military bases.

An investigation of satellite imagery by the War on the Rocks shows parts of parts of the Rocket Force range appearing to look like Patriot Batter, Kadena in Japan

An investigation of satellite imagery by the War on the Rocks shows parts of parts of the Rocket Force range appearing to look like Patriot Batter, Kadena in Japan
Chinese show military muscle with ballistic missile force

The medium-range DF-16 featured in a video posted last week on the Defense Ministry’s website showing the missiles aboard their 10-wheeled mobile launch vehicles being deployed in deep forest during exercises over the just-concluded Lunar New Year holiday.
While the Rocket Force boasts an extensive armory of missiles of various ranges, the DF-16 fills a particular role in extending China’s reach over waters it seeks to control within what it calls the ‘first-island chain’.

A possible electrical substation target is seen in a satellite image from July 2013. There are no electrical lines, however, running to or from the target.

It also carries up to three warheads weighing as much as a ton and carrying conventional high explosives or a nuclear weapon. Further increasingly its lethality, the missile is believed to be accurate to within as little as 5 meters (16 feet) of the target, similar to that of a cruise missile.

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