The so-called urban warfare of the Taiwan Army "resisting unification with force" has come up with new tricks. According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network", on November 15, the rotor-type drone independently developed by Taiwan was first displayed. Although it is a bit funny to see this lonely drone placed here, combined with the Taiwanese authorities' instructed to "fight street fighting" by American politicians, the purpose of the drone being equipped with a newly established coalition brigade is still necessary to analyze it, compare the gap between the drone on the cross-strait and use it as an important target for combat strikes on the island.
Taiwanese defense department demonstrated its self-developed "tactical short-range unmanned flight reconnaissance vehicle" rotor-type drone for the first time.
In this media interview, Qi Liping, director of the Aviation Institute of the Taiwan "Chinese Academy of Sciences", revealed six important information about this drone in an interview: First, the Army has newly established a coalition brigade to purchase the drone in large quantities; Second, the Taiwan Army is preparing to fight urban warfare, which is the "street warfare" bewitched by American politicians; Third, equips the coalition brigade with rotary drone systems to assist Taiwan Army troops in short range and urban tactical reconnaissance and surveillance, and shares the detection situation with combat units in real time, which is expected to enhance the Taiwan Army's real-time reconnaissance and sight-seeing capabilities outside the visual range. The fourth is that the drone system was independently developed by the Institute of Aeronautics of Taiwan’s “Chinese Academy of Sciences”. , , the flight guide distance of this rotary drone system is 30 kilometers, and the air stagnation time is one hour. The shooting screen has 4K image quality and anti-interference ability; , , , the drone system can operate, "take off with one click", "landing independently with one click", and is equipped with color, infrared and thermally conductive images that enhance night detection.
According to the situation revealed by the media, this drone is being mass-produced on a large scale, and the drone system of the "resistance of military discipline" is constantly improving . At the media invitation event on the 15th, the defense department of the Taiwan authorities held a display of the independent research and development results of drones at the Institute of Aeronautical Research and Development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Taiwan, showing that the "tactical short-range unmanned flight reconnaissance vehicle" rotor-type drones exposed for the first time, the army spent NT$779.989,000, and purchased 50 sets and 100 aircraft. also displayed the Ruiyuan 1 drone, anti-radiation drone , Jianxiang drone, and the large Tengyun drone that is still under development.
further analysis, this time, whether the Taiwan military is showing off to the people, flattering the United States, or preparing for actual combat, we need to attach great importance to the role of its drone system in fighting cross-strait unification and make corresponding preparations.
The selection of this display time is targeted. 15 is the second day after the China-US summit meeting. It is impossible to know whether the US President's Assistant to National Security Affairs Sullivan informed Tsai Ing-wen of the Sino-US summit meeting, nor did it know whether the "Taiwan independence" diehards get "comfort and security" from it. However, compared with the mainland drone displayed at the ongoing Zhuhai Air Show, Tsai Ing-wen is not comfortable. Everyone has seen that compared with the last air show , the number and quality of drones at this Zhuhai Air Show have made great breakthroughs. At the last air show, 27 drone products participated, while this year reached a record 43. Among them, the series of drones such as No-Reconnaissance-7, No-Reconnaissance-8, Attack-11, "Wingdon", " Yunying ", and "Zhi Ge" form a complete unmanned aerial strike system.
Take the Winglong-3 drone displayed this time for example. Among the large-tonnage and large-scale air long-time observation and attack integrated drone systems at the same level at home and abroad, ranks first in the world, and the platform performance indicators are at the international first-class level. It is generally believed that the Winglong-3 is a MQ-9 "Death" investigation and attack drone that benchmarks the US military.
Winglong-3 drone Compared with the US military's "Global Hawk" drone , although the "Global Hawk" drone has very powerful reconnaissance capabilities, with a maximum speed of 740 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 26,000 kilometers, and a flight altitude of 18,000 meters, it does not have any strike capabilities.In other words, the Winglong-3 drone fully has the flight parameters of " Global Hawk " and also has the ability to accurately strike.
In this way, the rotor-type drone system displayed by Taiwan's "Defense Department" this time, which has a 30-kilometer flight guide distance and an hour of space stagnation, seems to be a big deal, and the gap is too big.
But in terms of tactics, this gap is also something we must be vigilant about. In other words, the independently developed rotor-type drone system demonstrated by the Taiwan Army this time is to configure the latest coalition brigade, with the purpose of assisting Taiwan Army troops in short-range and urban tactical reconnaissance and surveillance, which is actually in line with the attempts of American politicians to fight "street war".
It is necessary to talk about the Taiwan Army’s coalition brigade here. According to Taiwan military officials, all seven joint brigades of the Army were newly formed into "Joint Army Battalions" as early as April 2020, and were verified in the "Hanguang Exercise" that year. Each joint brigade was organized into three joint brigades. This is the biggest change in the assembly of the Taiwan Army after the abolition of the "Second" and changed it into a joint brigade. This point is very similar to the mainland, and the People's Liberation Army has also completed the division transformation of brigades.
The target of the Taiwan Army's development of this drone is actually aimed at the battle for positions between the People's Liberation Army and the Taiwan Army's Federation Brigade after landing on the island. In many cases, it is even urban warfare, that is, "street warfare". In this combat environment, due to the obstruction of buildings, it is extremely important to obtain environmental and target information in a timely manner. The Taiwan military is trying to use this drone to form a battlefield information advantage for the People's Liberation Army after landing. Considering the great possibility of the United States, Japan and other countries providing information support for the Taiwan military, we must consider response strategies. Specifically, there are the following points.
First, use magnetic storm bombs and other weapons to destroy the drone's control system on a large scale; second, configure anti-drone teams in Marine Corps , which can effectively interfere with the drone system; third, train the Marine Corps firepower to shoot down and destroy the technical and tactical level of this type of drone; fourth, equip your own drone to seize the advantages of battlefield information, and preferably integrate reconnaissance and attack, which can directly destroy important targets, including the Taiwanese military's drone.
One sentence summary: The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. UAV combat has become an important part of the war of unification between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. We must attach great importance to it and continuously improve the technical and tactical level of "human-machine integration".
Qin'an, November 16, 2022, Haidian, Beijing.