Source: Global Times New Media Department
What is the frog in the well? A piece of military news from Taiwan today amused the old driver again.
Taiwan's "United Daily News" stated on the 26th that Taiwan's "Director of War Planning of the Ministry of National Defense" Li Shiqiang told the "Legislative Yuan" that in the face of the three-dimensional vertical combat threat from the People's Liberation Army's Type 075 large landing ship, the Dongsha Island and occupied by Taiwan Taipingdao "Existing weapons and equipment can achieve a deterrent effect."
As for what kind of weapon is so "mighty and majestic"? "United Daily News" checked for a long time and concluded that there were less than 300 Taiwan-made "Kestrel" anti-armor rockets and 60 qualified shooters.
That’s it? ! ! The old driver almost spit a mouthful of coke onto the screen. What exactly is going on with
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reported that the People's Liberation Army will be equipped with at least three Type 075 amphibious landing ships, so the launch of Taiwan is no longer a traditional beach landing, but a three-dimensional vertical air operation. Some "legislators" are worried that in the face of PLA helicopters, tanks and even Type 075 amphibious landing ships, "Can the garrisons on Taiping Island and Dongsha Island stop them?"
In this regard, Zhou Meiwu, director of Taiwan's Coast Guard who is responsible for the defense of the two islands, is quite "honest" and said that "the defense of the two islands was handed over to the Coast Guard in 2000 and has continued to strengthen various defenses on the islands." But as for whether it can stop the People's Liberation Army, he can only say that "the Coast Guard will cooperate with friendly forces."
Li Shiqiang, Taiwan's "Director of War Planning at the Ministry of National Defense," had a much tougher tone. He declared that "in the face of the Communist amphibious invasion, we have corresponding weapons," but "we cannot explain it publicly." He believes that "the existing weapons and equipment on the two islands can have a deterrent effect."
So what weapons are there on these two islands now? According to the Coast Guard, the latest armament on the two islands is Taiwan’s self-made portable Kestrel anti-armor rocket. Taiping Island and Dongsha Island currently have 124 and 168 "Kestrel" anti-armor rockets respectively. As "anti-landing weapons", "the two islands currently have a total of 60 qualified rocket shooters." In addition, the two islands have Hundreds of "officers and soldiers of the Coast Guard trained by the Taiwan military" are also equipped with some mortars and rapid-fire guns, but that's all.
The picture shows Taiwan's "Military Police" firing live Kestrel rockets. Picture from Taiwan media
According to Taiwan's wishful thinking, the garrison on the two islands will use these light and heavy weapons to deal with the People's Liberation Army's landing boat troops. The maximum strike range of mortars is about 10 kilometers, and the maximum range of anti-armor rockets is 400 meters. The armor penetration depth is 300 mm...
Come on, the veteran is too lazy to continue to list these weapon data. I just want to ask, what if the People's Liberation Army does not follow the World War II-style beach landing as envisioned by Taiwan, but a modern three-dimensional landing?
According to Taiwan's estimates, only one Type 075 amphibious landing ship is equipped with 30 helicopters and a large number of armored vehicles , carrying more than 1,000 landing troops, and can launch sea and air raids from the horizon far away from the sight of the defenders.
Taking into account the reality that Taiping Island and Dongsha Island are small, lack shelter, and are beyond the reach of reinforcements from the main islands, the local garrison can only defend World War II -style beach landings from training to equipment, and lacks basic air defense weapons. Once faced with the overwhelming three-dimensional offensive of the People's Liberation Army in terms of troops and equipment, the veteran can't think of any way to "scare" the People's Liberation Army? The island has long concluded that "if attacked by the People's Liberation Army, the two islands may change hands in an instant."
Taiwan's "legislators" also found it hard to believe Li Shiqiang's big words, saying, "The existing defense weapons are obviously unable to withstand it. The attitude of the Ministry of National Defense may easily lead to miscalculation by the Communist Army."
Alas, regardless of whether Li Shiqiang really belongs to the People's Liberation Army, I don't know The frog in the well of combat power is still deliberately fooling the people on the island. All the experienced veterans can only say:
The Taiwan military is unfortunate.
Source: Privy Council No. 10 (ID: gh_1b4ac88265a8)
