Yesterday, Reuters quoted O’Brien warning China to develop naval power to a level not seen since Germany intended to compete with the British navy before World War I. Since then, it poses risks. ro Beijing could make landfall to attack Taipei, but argued that it would not be easy for the mainland side.
Beijing capacity
In fact, China has so far had a large force of warships and owns a large number of amphibious ships of various types. Notable is the Type-071 Landing Ship, the Type-075 Assault Landing Ship (in the process of completion). In addition, China is also accelerating the mass production of the AG-600 amphibious assault hovercraft.
Recently, the South China Morning Post reported that mainland China has deployed many offensive weapons in the Eastern War Zone. This is a war zone in charge of the Taiwan Strait area. Specifically, prominent weapons include the Type 05 amphibious assault vehicle, missile systems, PHL-16 and PCL-191 jet artillery.
In it, the Type-05 amphibious vehicle can be transported by the Type-071 landing craft to cross the Taiwan Strait. The PHL-16 and PCL-191 systems have a range of 220 km and almost 500 km respectively. This range allows the mainland to attack the other side of the Taiwan Strait, which has a distance of approximately 160 to 280 km depending on the area. With such a stance, Beijing can use jet artillery systems, missile strikes pave the way for amphibious forces by sea. Mainland China can even deploy air support.
The defense system is thick
However, with years of military development, Taiwan’s defense system is not susceptible to “harassment.” The warships of the mainland will face a great challenge when crossing the Taiwan Strait to wage war.
In early August, international media reported that Taiwan had deployed F-16 fighter jets equipped with the Harpoon anti-ship missile (AGM-84). This is a famous US anti-ship missile and it is used by many countries, with high combat efficiency. Earlier in May, Reuters reported that Taiwan was negotiating with the United States to buy more versions of the Harpoon missile on the ground.
Therefore, with the number of warships equipped with Harpoon missiles, Taipei aims to be able to fire the Harpoon anti-ship missile from the sea, land and air.
Two Van Kiem missiles on display with Kinh Quoc fighters on display for Taiwan.
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In response to Thanh Nien, Mr. Carl O. Schuster (former Director of the Operations Division of the Joint Intelligence Center – Pacific Command of the US Navy and is a professor at the University of Hawaii on international relations , history) said: “The addition of anti-ship missiles like Harpoon to American multi-role fighters creates highly effective combat capabilities. Because multipurpose fighters have a good defense against the air-to-air missiles often carried by Chinese Type-052 and Type-055 destroyers.
In late September, Taiwan News reported that the Taiwan Air Defense Force had displayed the Van Kiem air-to-ground cruise missile along with the Kinh Quoc (AIDC F-CK-1) multi-task fighter at the base. Ma Gong Air Force in Penghu (Taiwan).
Van Kiem is an air-to-ground cruise missile line with a range of up to 240 km, achieving subsonic speeds and equipped with Kinh Quoc aircraft. The Kinh Quoc fighter jet is a multitasking fighter with a maximum speed of 1.8 times the speed of sound (Mach 1.8, about 2200 km / h), the combat radius can be up to 1000 km, and equipped with a variety of radars , sensors and advanced electronic technology. Kinh Quoc fighter jets can carry a variety of air-to-air missiles and Hung Phong 2 (Hsiung Feng 2) missiles used to attack warships … Taipei currently has around 190 Kinh Quoc fighter jets.
Why are tensions rising between China and Taiwan?
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Therefore, the F-16 fighter with the Harpoon missile and the Kinh Quoc aircraft carrying the Hung Phong 2 missile will help strengthen Taipei’s remote defense capabilities against Beijing warships.
Furthermore, Kinh Quoc fighter jets carrying Van Kiem missiles would allow Taiwan to have the ability to strike back deep into mainland China. This counterattack capability enables Taiwan to respond to jet artillery and missile systems in the East China war zone.
Because of that, mainland China did not attack Taiwan easily.
