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Taiwan looks to boost artillery forces to counter China
By: Mike Yeo

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Soldiers from Taiwan's special forces fight with soldiers simulated invasion from rival China during the annual Han Kuang exercises at an air base in Taichung County, Taiwan, Thursday, June 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)


MELBOURNE, Australia - Taiwan is seeking to modernize and lengthen the reach of its artillery with the decision to purchase self-propelled howitzers, even as it weighs acquiring or developing its own long-range artillery rockets.

During a hearing of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, Taiwanese Defense Minister Yen Teh-fa confirmed to legislators that Taiwan will seek to acquire the BAE Systems M109A6 Paladin self-propeller howitzer from the United States.

Yen did not reveal how many howitzers would be sought, although local media reports in July stated that Taiwan was looking at acquiring 100 howitzers.

The Taiwanese army’s artillery units are already operating the older M109A2 and M109A5 variants, as well as the M110A2 self-propelled howitzer and the towed M114 howitzers.

The M109A6 features improved armor and survivability over older variants of the M109, which allows howitzer batteries to fire from dispersed locations as well as reduce the time required to set up and fire its 155 mm (6 inch) howitzer.

Taiwan is also reportedly looking to increase the range of its artillery rockets up to 190 miles, and was said to be weighing between acquiring the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System or developing a longer-ranged rocket for its Thunderbolt-2000 truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher.

The Trump administration has ramped up arms sales to Taiwan in recent months, with the State Department clearing the sale of tanks, fighter jets and surface to air missiles. Under the Taiwan Relations Act passed by Congress in 1979, the U.S. is committed to providing self-defense weapons to the self-governing island off China’s coast.

The National Changshan Institute of Science and Technology, which developed and manufactured the Thunderbolt 2000, has successfully developed a rocket with a range of 63 miles and is confident it can develop an even longer range rocket.

This requirement is in response to China fielding artillery rockets capable of attaining such ranges, which would put Taiwan’s west coast within range from mainland China. China sees Taiwan as a renegade province and has not ruled out the use of force to take back the island.
 

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So Taiwan wants to stand up to China? Is this some kind of a jock? What if China showers Taiwan with ballistic missiles?
 

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So Taiwan wants to stand up to China? Is this some kind of a jock? What if China showers Taiwan with ballistic missiles?
Thats when they will finally realize, its game over.

Instead of wasting billions of US$, they should become a semi autonomous region like Hong Kong & Macau.
 

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Thats when they will finally realize, its game over.

Instead of wasting billions of US$, they should become a semi autonomous region like Hong Kong & Macau.

Taiwan will easily be swallowed by China no matter how big Taiwan's military arsenal is.

Is Meth legal in Taiwan? LMAO.
 

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"So Taiwan wants to stand up to China? Is this some kind of a jock? What if China showers Taiwan with ballistic missiles?"

I am sure Taiwan is aware of that possibility/probability, and must have been digging for decades.

Efficient runway repair can be done in a few hours with stored rubble filler and quick drying concrete. Surely all her major and vital munitions, communications, and leadership is and will be 100s of feet underground.

As for her excellent truck mounted missiles, our peace loving Chinese brothers CANNOT target a truck on maybe 100s of miles of highway and travelling at 50 MPH.
 
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"Taiwan will easily be swallowed by China no matter how big Taiwan's military arsenal is."

Not sure how China will swallow such a meal, but Taiwan is a PORCUPINE! Until such time as China can gurantee to Emporer for Life Xi that the PLAN etc can counter and remove the threat of Taiwan's missiles she cannot be sure they will not end up with100,000+ drowned ONLY SONS! Mum and dad will welcome Xi's letter in the mail.

The USS Bonne Hom Richard has shown the world including China that one hit can reduce a warship to black shell in a day. Add a ship load of fuel amd munitions, and BOOM!

Hopefully Taiwan has enough brains to target the troopships and supply ships first, and leave the escorts with nothing to escort. Not sure if you can program a missile to target a particular ship, but maybe.
 

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"Instead of wasting billions of US$, they should become a semi autonomous region like Hong Kong & Macau."

Taiwan has seen just how true China's assurances about HK really are. Taiwan cannot hope for better treatment than that, and very probably much worse!
 

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