military strength is not only an important part of a country's comprehensive strength, but also a guarantee force to protect national security, territorial integrity and national interests. So, which country is the strongest in 2018? What are the factors of ranking military strength?
What factors should be considered in the ranking of world military strength
As early as in the 2017 cross strait program, Li Hong, the host, asked General Zhang Zhaozhong about such a topic: what kind of standard is China in terms of such a comparison of military forces at the same level in the world?
General Zhang Zhaozhong: we usually talk about combat capability. General weapons are an important factor. Weapon factor plus human factor, human use of weapons. There are also people's use of war methods, coupled with the establishment system, which is actually a glue between people and weapons. Weapon + personnel + organization system = combat capability. Now we are used to judging a country's military strength from the point of weapons, that is, what kind of Chinese j-20, h-20, j-16, Liaoning carrier, 055, 052d destroyer and so on will come out and say weapons one by one. In fact, we can't calculate weapons one by one, because weapons are static, they are a tool, a thing, so it's an incomplete scientific calculation method.
General Zhang Zhaozhong: there are special websites abroad, which evaluate these weapons. What method is it? It is to use the index method to evaluate. For example, compare the F-35 of the U.S. Army with the j-20 of China. What is the size of the F-35, what is the operational radius, and what is the stealth capability? Take the size of the j-20 of China, what is the operational radius, and how to comprehensively score the stealth capability to determine which F-35 and j-20 are more advanced. It is by this method that the comprehensive calculation, together with missiles, warplanes, aircraft carriers and warships, does not include nuclear weapons. Basically, the comments of foreign countries are that the United States is the first. There is no doubt that no matter how you count it, what it is, the Navy or the air force, the missile or the Marine Corps, the United States must be the first. In the second place, there will be differences. In many indexes, Russia and China are just a few zeros away, which can be said to be equal. But usually in more cases, Russia is better than China, and China is third.
In fact, China has far surpassed Russia, ranking second in the world
General Zhang Zhaozhong: but according to my personal situation, China is now far ahead of Russia. Especially in terms of conventional weapons, Russia has far surpassed Russia. Since its establishment, Russia has not built ships above destroyers for so many years, so Russia is far behind. Therefore, China should be considered as the world's second largest comprehensive combat capability after the United States.
Conclusion: China's sea, land and air forces have leaped, and China's military strength ranks second in the world. In 2018, China's sea and air power is reporting good news and good news. With the formation of combat effectiveness of Liaoning warships, the successful sea trial of domestic aircraft carriers and the public debut of the third catapult aircraft carrier, the Chinese navy has accelerated its march towards the ocean Navy. The combat effectiveness of the j-20, the airborne landing of the yun-20 and the on duty cruising of the j-16 have been increased. Combined with a series of facts such as the successful 10th test launch of df-41 intercontinental ballistic missile, it is not surprising that China's comprehensive combat capability has become the second largest in the world.