did not expect from the outside world was that just after a Taiwanese F16 fighter jet crashed into the sea, another equipment accident occurred in Taiwan. According to Observer.com, on November 24, Taiwan Shipping Company held a "self-built submarine" groundbreaking ceremony at the Kaohsiung Shipyard. Unexpectedly, a day later, an accident occurred at this shipyard, causing one death and one injury. Taiwan said that the accident did not affect the "self-built submarine."
It is reported that the accident was that the hull had been painted a few days ago, and the cabin contained organic solvents such as benzene. When the relevant personnel were carrying out the hull welding project on November 25, sparks might be generated and a fire occurred, resulting in 1 death and 1 injury. , The burn degree of the injured was about 60%. In other words, this is an accident caused by a worker's illegal operation, and this action will face a penalty of 300,000 Taiwan dollars.
Now what the outside world is most worried about is whether this matter will affect the Taiwan military's "self-built submarine" project, but the Taiwan side said it has no effect. According to Taiwan's military plan, this "self-built submarine" will be launched in 2024 and can be delivered to the Taiwan military for use in 2025. And more importantly, the United States has agreed to export "digital sonar systems" and "submarine weapon systems" to Taiwan. Therefore, it can be concluded that the so-called "self-built submarine" is likely to be an assembled cargo, with all the core parts coming from the United States, and the Taiwan military is likely to be responsible for the construction of the outer shell. If this is the case, then this accident is indeed not What impact will it have on the Taiwan military's "self-built submarine".
In spite of this, the recent successive incidents in Taiwan's military make people embarrassed! On November 17, the Taiwan Army Zhihang Base held a funeral ceremony for pilot Zhu Guanluo. On that day, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen also came to the scene to pay homage. This is not an isolated case, and some of the problems exposed need to be investigated.
First of all, Taiwan's military equipment is seriously aging. After all, after the end of the Cold War, most countries have been working hard to develop their economies. Few countries have been able to develop military equipment on a scale like China. Taiwan is also one of them. The aircraft used, such as the F-15 and F-16C fighters, are all decades old.
Second, the training intensity is high and the tasks are heavy. Recently, as the US-Taiwan linkages have intensified, Chinese military aircraft have continued to fly around Taiwan, which has put a lot of pressure on the Taiwan authorities. The Taiwan authorities had to start "violent soldiers", such as deliberately lowering the recruitment standards, requiring women to join the army, and even stepping up the purchase of American weapons to embolden themselves. Under such circumstances, the Taiwan military and military industry enterprises that are on the mission will inevitably be impetuous and fearful, which leads to accidents.
Since 2016, the Taiwan authorities have played up the "self-built warship" plan everywhere, but due to insufficient funds and technology, the self-made plan has not improved. Despite the numerous problems, in order to obtain some political benefits, the Taiwan authorities still ignored their opposition and forcibly launched the "self-built submarine" program.
According to Taiwan Shipping Company, the self-built submarine will use an X-shaped rudder and a "cigar-shaped" design. The ship will be within 70 meters in length, 8 meters in width, and 18 meters in height, with a displacement of about 2500 to 3000 tons. Equipped with digital sonar and submarine-launched Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The significance of building such a submarine is to let the outside world know that even if it is unable to purchase foreign submarines, the Taiwan military has the ability to build its own equipment. But considering that the United States will sell "digital sonar systems" and "submarine weapon systems"
, this means that Taiwan’s self-built ships have Western ancestry. Once something happens in the Taiwan Strait, the US military can use Western descent Taiwan military submarines to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait. Effective control. At the same time, the transfer of some submarine technology will help the United States control Taiwan and completely tie Taiwan to the American tank. I have to say that the U.S. and Taiwan have done a good job of abacus, but the successive accidents seem to tell the U.S. and Taiwan that many unjust actions will kill themselves!
