Taiwan Armed Forces

[Aepsilons]

Great photos

Thank You, we should update this thread then.

 

[Jäger]

An excellent piece , amigo !

I heard Taiwan was interested in Japan's Type 10 tank though.

Amphibious exercises near Taichung,

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Coordinated Air-Amphibious exercise,

aren't those the F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo aircraft?

 

[Aepsilons]

aren't those the F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo aircraft?

Yes, it is.

 

[James David]

My friend, that is very true and correct that the PLAAF has the capability to strike Taiwan, but it will not be without casualties on the Mainland as well. The Republic of China Armed Forces (Taiwan) has a forward deployed garrison in the island of Kinmen (Qiamoy), which is literally less than 50 kms from the Provincial Capital of Fujian called Xiamen.

There are a vast multilayered defense grid in Kinmen that includes Hsiung Feng I, II, III as well as an advanced guard of MBTs, anti tanks, and an unspecified number of army troops ( i would estimate probably 2-3 divisions, and probably at least 2-3 battalions of Marine Corp units).

If say hostilities were to initiate, you can trust that ROCAF will wreck havoc on Xiamen, Sui'an, Shima, Datong, Huafeng, Quanzhou, Jijiang. Taking just the island of Kinmen will be a strategic operation for the PLA and would result in immense number of combatant losses too epic to quantify. Even and if they do take that island, they have to also assault the much heavier defended Pescadores (Ma Kung Island Group) , which will enable the ROCAF to prepare for their defense, and enough time for any allies to come to the aid of Taiwan.



Japan will include Taiwan in its military umbrella and will now cooperate with Taiwan on defense articulations, one in which Taipei has been insistent in forming with Japan ever since 1972. Even the current President of Taiwan (Ma) , tho is patriotic in regards to the Senkaku Shoto, has been quite vocal to Prime Minister Abe on various accounts -- on forming a quasi defense pact with Taipei in conjunction with a Japanese-Taiwan Special Relations Act, similar to the one Taiwan has with the United States.

Ma has even been more adamant with PM Abe on a Taiwan-Japan Special Relations Act than say Lee Teng Hui, even tho Ma is a KMT party member. Tho i have to say we Japanese value is diplomatic face in regards to the Mainland , we call this 'diplomatic ambiguity'.

Taiwan’s prototype MALE UAV. Credit: J. Michael Cole

The Sea Oryx Missile System. Credit: J. Michael Cole

Buddy @Nihonjin1051 , where do you get this stuff anyway? The write ups i mean...

 

[black-hawk_101]

I think Taiwan might buy F-35 to replace their F-16s.

 

[Aepsilons]

Buddy @Nihonjin1051 , where do you get this stuff anyway? The write ups i mean...

I have some friends who served in the ROCAF , Army and Marines. I used to do some work in Taiwan, minor stuff.

 

[Jäger]

More on Taiwan Special Forces


Nihonjin1051's comment: awesome armor.

very impressive. are those bulletproof masks bro

 

[Aepsilons]

very impressive. are those bulletproof masks bro

Yes they are, and don't you think they look like Jason masks? lol.

 

[Jäger]

Yes they are, and don't you think they look like Jason masks? lol.

a little but still cool looking only military i know who wears them

 

[Jäger]

Taiwan soldiers with a Machine gun

Taiwanese F-16s on Standby at Hualien

 

[Aepsilons]

Brothers, add some more 'umph' to it!

Like us

 

[Jäger]

Brothers, add some more 'umph' to it!

Like us

my opinion bro Japan and Taiwan should do joint exercise

Taiwan AH-64

Taiwan Special forces

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat

 

[T-55]

Some old photos(sorry if repost)

 

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