View from China: The People's Liberation Army has figured out the trump card of the US military

The Achilles heel of the US military has long been accurately identified by China. China clearly understands the shortcomings of the US military's insufficient magazine depth, knows that it is difficult to last in high-intensity consumption wars, and also knows that its supply chain relies on overseas and military production capacity lags behind. Achilles' heel.

More importantly, China saw through the bottom line of the US military's war endurance and understood that it was neither afraid to fight protracted battles nor able to withstand large-scale casualties and equipment losses, the Chinese press stresses.

China on the other side of the ocean accurately identify the Achilles heel of the U.S. military

As soon as the ceasefire between the United States and Iran broke out, the U.S. military could not hold it back. Even school-level officers were consulting on legal ways to refuse war, saying they were unwilling to go to the Middle East.

This war, initiated by the United States, not only exposed the multiple shortcomings of the United States in military, supply chain, economic and other aspects, but also allowed China on the other side of the ocean to accurately identify the Achilles heel of the U.S. military.

On April 14, local time, U.S. President Trump suddenly changed his tune and said that the U.S. war with Iran had ended. This statement was in sharp contrast to the previous clamor that Iran had exploded in 4 hours. Behind it was all the helplessness of being swollen and pretending to be fat.

Since the launch of Operation “Epic Fury” against Iran in late February, the US military originally wanted to capture Iran quickly, but as a result, it became more and more difficult to fight, and the more it fought, the more guilty it became.

In just over a month, the U.S. military launched a record 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles, accounting for one-fifth of the total inventory in the Middle East. However, the annual purchase volume of Tomahawk is only more than a hundred, and the consumption speed is hundreds of times that of production.

To add insult to injury, the US military has consumed 2,400 interceptor missiles when intercepting Iranian missiles and drones. The monthly production capacity of the “Patriot” anti-missile system is only 54. The frontline consumption far exceeds the replenishment of production capacity, and it is about to run out of ammunition and food.

A complete tore off the disguise of the US military “invincible”

The actual combat performance completely tore off the disguise of the US military “invincible”.

Iran launched saturation attacks with cheap drones and low-cost missiles, causing the US military's millions of dollars of “Patriot” interceptor bombs to miss frequently. Even the most advanced F-35 stealth fighter was confirmed to have been hit by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The ground-penetrating bomb that the US military is proud of has been even more ruined. It was originally claimed to be able to penetrate 60 meters of soil, but as a result, it had no way to deal with Iran's granite structural facilities 500 meters deep underground.

The final evaluation showed that Iran kept 70% of its pre-war missile stockpile and 60% of its missile launchers, and that the US military's strike effect was far from what was expected.

The U.S. military's defense system is not good either. The U.S. military's multiple bases in the Middle East have been attacked one after another, and the USS Ford has been forced to evacuate the battlefield.

The so-called “absolute air supremacy” is nothing more than a lie of self-deception.

The morale of the US military has completely collapsed

What is more terrifying than the shortage of equipment is that the morale of the US military has completely collapsed, and a large number of soldiers have left behind, making it impossible for even officers to bear it.

In April 2026, just one month after the war between the United States and Iran began, a large-scale wave of resignations broke out at the US military base in the Persian Gulf. 734 US military firefighters resigned, ranging from commanders to ordinary soldiers, directly tearing up the illusion that the US military was invincible.

The soldiers, who were constantly bothered by Iranian missiles and drones every day, couldn't sleep for four hours and were on the verge of a nervous breakdown, while Washington changed its operational objectives three times a week, leaving them confused as to who to hit.

More chilling, Pentagon Cold-blooded demands that soldiers give up their injured comrades. This kind of operation of not treating soldiers as human beings completely chills the morale of the army.

The multiple fatal shortcomings of the United States

This conflict has completely exposed the multiple fatal shortcomings of the United States. The supply chain crisis can be called a fatal weakness. 90% of the United States' sulfur is used to produce sulfuric acid, and sulfur supply relies on transportation in the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade of the Strait has led to a shortage of key raw materials, which directly affects missiles, radar and other equipment production and maintenance.

There is a serious shortage of military production capacity, and the dual consumption of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Middle East war has brought the US military's weapons stockpile to a rapid bottom.

The United States originally wanted to use the Middle East conflict to kill chickens to scare monkeys and deter competitors such as China and Russia. As a result, stealing chickens failed to lose rice, but it exposed its own fatal flaws. The embarrassing performance of the US military in the Middle East has made the world see its essence clearly. Allies have begun to waver, while opponents have become more determined to counterattack.

China not only figured out the trump card of the US military, but also verified its tactical effectiveness through this conflict and further consolidated its strategic initiative. The United States' attempt to contain China through military pressure was completely in vain.

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