美军组建新部队，“应对与中国可能发生的冲突”

Core Viewpoint - The U.S. Army is forming new mobile units to address potential conflicts with China, emphasizing the need for flexible ground forces, new missile systems, and innovative combat strategies [1]. Group 1: New Units - The U.S. has established two multi-domain task forces in the Asia-Pacific region, with a third one currently being formed, ultimately aiming to create five such units [3]. - The multi-domain task forces are designed to operate across various domains including land, sea, air, space, cyber, and electromagnetic [3]. - Each multi-domain task force includes units such as long-range artillery battalions, air defense battalions, support battalions, and multi-domain effectiveness battalions [3]. Group 2: New Warfare Strategies - The new mobile units are intended to be deployed in the so-called "first island chain" during wartime, utilizing their equipped medium to long-range missiles to strike ground and maritime targets [5]. - The "HIMARS" rocket artillery can fire guided rockets with a range of approximately 90 kilometers, while its tactical missiles can reach up to 300 kilometers, and precision strike missiles can extend to 500 kilometers, with improved versions potentially reaching 1,000 kilometers [6]. - The "THAAD" system can launch "Standard"-6 missiles with a range of 400-500 kilometers for ground attack, and "Tomahawk" cruise missiles exceeding 1,600 kilometers, while the "Dark Eagle" system can reach up to 2,700 kilometers [6]. Group 3: New Capabilities - The multi-domain task forces can create multiple firepower zones, capable of striking deep land targets in Asia, and improved missiles can also target mobile objectives, including key maritime routes in the "first island chain" [6]. - However, the deployment of these forces may face significant challenges in real combat scenarios, particularly regarding air superiority and the effectiveness of their defense systems against high-intensity aerial attacks [8]. - The formation of multi-domain task forces is seen as a way to expand the Army's roles and prevent marginalization, although the actual participation of these forces in potential conflicts remains uncertain [8].