China Used 3 Warships as a Decoy to Hide a 12,000-Ton CCG Approach — Spotted With 9 Minutes Left

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At 8:04 AM near the Paracel Islands, three PLAN warships emerged from Woody Island's radar shadow at 20 knots — a Type 052D and two Type 054A on converging courses. Eight of nine CIC operators moved to the western contacts. At 8:07 AM, CCG 3901 — the China Coast Guard's 12,000-ton mega-cutter — appeared at bearing 088, range 11.4 miles, assigned a single operator. At 8:11 AM, the Type 052D activated fire-control radar, pulling tactical officer attention for 2 minutes 15 seconds. CCG 3901 closed to 8.9 miles uncontested.

Decoy identified at 8:13 AM. Operators redistributed — 4 to CCG 3901. CPA: 1,200 yards, 9 minutes. Channel 16 sovereignty claim at 8:15 AM. Seahawk launched at 8:20 AM, overhead at 8:23 AM. CIWS passive track at 8:24 AM. Fire-control illumination on CCG 3901 at 8:28 AM. Contact decelerated from 14 to 9 knots. Minimum CPA: 820 yards at 8:31 AM. Western formation turned away at 8:35 AM. CCG 3901 at 3.1 miles by 8:44 AM.

40 minutes. 820 yards minimum. Six minutes of decoy effectiveness. The main effort needed more time. It got six minutes.

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