After Pelosi entered Taiwan, the US government announced the postponement of canceling the tariff reduction and exemption of to show support, and at the same time sent members of Congress and governors to Taiwan, in an attempt to continue to create hot issues on the Taiwan issue and delay/stop China's development speed. At the same time, the authorities on the island have increased their confidence in the face of the "error signals" sent by the United States. They have launched military exercises one after another and planned to manufacture thousands of missiles, urging to "counter" the mainland. Especially the scene that occurred during the Taiwan Army's "Infinite High Test-Firing Missile" activity, the problem is very serious and dangerous.
According to media reports, the Taiwan military tested two infinite high missiles into the eastern waters at the Jiupeng Base in Pingtung and Taitung. A missile launched at the Jiupeng Base in Pingtung took off shortly after it was launched, and it lost its power and fell into the sea. The crash scene happened to be recorded by military enthusiasts watching nearby. It is said that the first missile of the Taiwan Army was launched about 20 seconds, and the second missile immediately followed, and then (the first missile) the ballistic fell to the sea in a parabola, which was obviously inconsistent with the "infinite height" claimed by the Taiwan Army , and it was even more impossible to hit the target missile launched by Taitung. The Taiwan military has not yet explained this issue.
It should be clearly pointed out that since the PLA launched a series of joint practical exercises and training around Taiwan, the PLA Navy has conducted continuous alert patrols and practical drills around Taiwan Island . Especially during the exercise around Taiwan, the PLA ship appeared in the waters of Hualien and Taitung in eastern Taiwan. The eastern waters of the Taiwan military's test-firing include Pingtung Jiupeng, Taitung Green Island, Lanyu and Chenggong sea and airspace, which are actually within the PLA's cruise range.
The island media reported that this was the combat test of the "Tiangong-3" extended-range air defense missile developed by the highest military research institution on the island, " ", developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After the two missiles were launched, they were responsible for intercepting and simulating the incoming ballistic missile . However, the launch failed because the second-stage solid rocket engine of the first missile failed. However, the matter is not that simple. Some military experts on the island judged that Jiupeng Base launched the "Xiongsheng" cruise missile at that time, and had the ability to sink the warship .
More noteworthy is that just two days before the Taiwan military's test-fire missile activities, Huang Pengxiao, a famous "Taiwan independence" speaker on the island, arrogantly declared on Facebook that the Taiwan military must "stop fighting with force" and must dare to "fire the first shot and fight the first battle" to counter "military bullying."
If it is really a "Xiongsheng" cruise missile as the military experts on the island clamored, then the problem will be very serious. Let’s first talk about the “Tiangong-3” air defense missile. This missile is the stealth protagonist of the “three-engine air defense missile interception rate of 210%” that is popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The "Tiangong-3" air defense missile has been developed since the beginning of this century. Its technology is in line with the "Tiangong-1/2" and both have some of the bloodlines of the "Patriot" air defense missile.
"Chinese Academy of Sciences" claims that the missile's interception distance against high-altitude tactical aircraft can reach 200 kilometers, the interception distance against tactical ballistic missiles can reach 5 to 30 kilometers, and the flight speed is 5.5 Mach more than the Patriot missile, claiming that a single-engine interception rate can reach 70%, and a dual-engine interception can reach 90%. However, due to the traditional American skills, the "Sky Bow-3" missile can actually exert limited power and pose little threat to the People's Liberation Army.
, and the "Xiongsheng" missile is different. This missile is the most important "asymmetric combat weapon" on the island that clamors to develop "counter" the mainland. The missile was developed based on the "Xiongfeng-2E" extended-range cruise missile. It is said to have a range of up to 1,200 kilometers. It is an important part of the Taiwan authorities' "Sea and Air Combat Power Improvement Plan". In June this year, a "Special Budget" worth NT$1 NT$237 billion is adopted to purchase and produce various missiles to improve the strike capabilities of the Taiwan military, and the "Xiongsheng" missile is the focus of the budget. According to a special report sent to the Legislative Yuan by the Taiwan military, the production capacity of the "Xiongfeng-2E" and "Xiongsheng" missiles will be increased from the current annual output of 81 to 131.
According to public information, the Xiongsheng missile adopts a high-explosive warhead, loads 450 kilograms, uses inertial guidance + GPS guidance, and the end adopts infrared search ( infrared imaging ) mode with an autonomous digital target recognition system. Equipped with the self-developed turbofan engine (actually important components come from the United States), the missile will drop to a height of 15 to 30 meters when it approaches the target area, and at the end the missile will be pulled up to make the infrared guidance system work, and finally capture the target and dive attack. The front accuracy of the end is about 15 meters. During the development stage of the "Xiongsheng" missile, the island seeks to make it universal and actively develop sea, land and air launch platforms. The infrared imaging guidance system used at the end can also be used for anti-ship combat capabilities. Especially with the advantages of high range, you can plan the path to reach the target in advance and improve the success rate of penetration.
Therefore, it would be fine if this test launch is really engine failure as stated in the "Supreach" report. If the Taiwan military launched the "Xiongsheng" missile, it would be a serious provocation from the Taiwan authorities. The meaning is just as the military experts on the island said, which is to show that the Taiwan military has the ability to sink warships patrolling the surrounding waters. In addition, there is another possibility, that is, as Huang Pengxiao said, the Taiwan military should "dare to fire the first shot" and use missile test fire to create a "scrap and fire" incident. Such cases have not happened in history. Previously, the Taiwan Navy had an incident where the "Xiongfeng-3" supersonic missile accidentally hit a fishing boat. The most intriguing thing is that the Taiwan military has not given a clear explanation so far, which makes the "infinite height" missile test launch even more confusing.
It is worth noting that the Taiwanese authorities previously announced that when the Taiwan Navy Kangding-class Dihua ship was tracking the 52D destroyer , the crew had already put on fire protection suits under full armed conditions. When the Chenggong-class Yuefei ship tracked the Xuchang ship No. 054A Class 536, the Taiwanese crew also put on protective suits. The photos show that the distance between the warships of both sides is very close, which is about the same as the supply ship sailing side by side. At the same time, Taiwanese media reported that when the 052D destroyer Nanjing appeared on the coast of Hualien, the Taiwan Navy not only sent the Jiyang-class Lanyang to track it, the fire control radar of the shore-based "Xiongfeng-2" anti-ship missile also locked on Nanjing ship .
Various signs indicate that the Taiwan authorities show weakness to the mainland in terms of public opinion, and the Taiwan military may be prepared to hit the red line in secret. Not only that, the Taiwan authorities have also purchased a batch of "whaling fork" anti-ship missiles from the United States. This high-sonic anti-ship missile is basically without any threat under the combination of the PLA Navy's " phased array + long-range air defense missiles". What is interesting is the attitude and position revealed by the Taiwan authorities in this move.
