According to the website of the Japan Broadcasting Association on March 30, the Japanese Self-Defense Force established a new shore-ship missile force in Yufuyuan, Oita Prefecture, with the number 8th ground-to-ship missile company, equipped with the Type 12 shore-ship missile with a range of about 200 kilometers.

This news seems plain, but in fact it contains many mysteries.

Let’s first look at the location of the department. From a query, it can be seen that Yufuyuan, Oita Prefecture, is located in the inland area of ​​northeastern Kyushu, Japan.

According to the existing range of the Type 12 missile, it will only cover the narrow waters between Kyushu, Honshu and Shiguo from here to the north, east and south. If you fight westward, you can't even fly farther sea surface, this is very different from the usual way of "shore-ship missiles should be deployed on the coast".

Type 12 shore-ship missile with a range of about 200 kilometers, picture/India's "Defense News" website

Type 12 shore-ship missile with a range of about 200 kilometers, picture/India's "Defense News" website

If something goes wrong, there will be a demon.

Some experts analyzed that in recent years, Japan has continuously strengthened its military deployment against the East Asian continent and the southwest waters, but it is also afraid of being countered by its opponents, especially because it is worried that the missile positions will be too close to the western coast and will be "a slump".

Therefore, Japan began to deploy scattered deployments, trying to transfer the missile troops' garrison to inland or remote areas as much as possible.

According to the Indian "Defense News" website, the 8th ground-to-ship missile company stationed in Yufuyuan, together with several shore-ship missile forces in Okinawa, Kumamoto, Aomori and Hokkaido, form a "missile network" spread throughout the Japanese archipelago.

From the above deployment location, it can also be seen that the Japanese side’s intention is to avoid “putting all eggs in one basket” to improve concealment and the chance of survival in wartime.

At the same time, Japan also focused on strengthening its long-distance rapid response delivery capabilities.

Experts pointed out that taking the "Aquatic and Land Mobile Regiment" (also known as the "Ambulatory and Rapid Deployment Brigade") known as the Japanese Marine Corps as an example, half of the troops were stationed in Hokkaido, but their mission was to carry out the so-called "island-grabbing operation" in the southwest waters.

Although the station and the preset war zone are one or two thousand kilometers apart, by air transport, they can quickly maneuver to the southwest island within 4 hours, and the same is true for missile forces.

As for what to do if the range is "unable to reach", it has to mention the long-range missile that the Self-Defense Force is about to replace.

The extended range 12 missile with a range of over 10,000 kilometers. Photo/Belgium's "Army Knowledge" website

The extended range 12 missile with a range of over 10,000 kilometers. Photo/Belgium's "Army Knowledge" website

The Japanese Ministry of Defense said that starting from 2026, each missile company will gradually replace the extended-range Type 12 shore-ship missile with a range of 1,000 kilometers.

South Korea's "Global Vision" website said that the extended-range Type 12 is under the banner of "anti-ship", but is actually a long-range cruise missile that can be used for land attacks.

Depending on the deployment location, its firepower covers a large coastal depth area and even the entire territory of neighboring countries, which has long exceeded the reasonable scope of "special defense".

Experts say that as Japan's new missiles grow further and further, it will become less important where they are deployed.

According to the Belgian "Army Knowledge" website, in addition to the extended-range Type 12, Japan is also accelerating the development and introduction of at least six new types of precision-guided munitions, including hypersonic weapons with a range of 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers.

In response, relevant Japanese people have written publicly, saying that in the future, they can quickly change the missile deployment location and use suspicious strategies to confuse their opponents.

So, who is behind Japan's aggressive and aggressive words and deeds of "strong military and strong military"? A technical detail of the extended-range Type 12 missile reveals the answer.

A report from the British think tank International Strategic Institute said that the missile uses advanced technologies such as inertial guidance, terrain matching and radar guidance.

In September 2024, Japan launched radar reconnaissance satellites. Photo/US Space News

In September 2024, Japan launched radar reconnaissance satellites. Photo/US Space News

The key to its long-distance raid "not trek" is that it is equipped with data links and GPS, which can use the US satellite navigation and shared intelligence to correct flight attitudes and obtain information at any time to achieve accurate target strikes.

It is worth noting that Japan is accelerating the creation of its own space reconnaissance and satellite navigation system. According to rough statistics, in 2024, the country will launch at least three military satellites to be responsible for communications, reconnaissance and other tasks.

According to India's "Asian Military Review", in fiscal 2025, Japan also plans to strengthen cooperation with the United States to build a low-orbit satellite cluster, and further enhance its target detection and tracking capabilities.

According to the Associated Press, U.S. Defense Minister Hegsey, who recently visited the Asia-Pacific, also stated that on the basis of approving the sale of Japan's Tomahawk missiles, he will accelerate the joint production of medium-range air-to-air missiles and SM-6 air-defense missiles with Japan. (over)

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