According to reports in the island’s media, the Taiwanese army recently officially pushed for a second wave of large-scale restructuring of its forces, claiming that it was trying to use the so-called“Asymmetric warfare” in the name of new equipment and equipment, and joint operations between the three armies, etc. , to completely reshape the Taiwan Army. Public opinion points out that Lai Ching-tak’s attempt to create a so-called“High-tech killing chain” is wishful thinking, and in the current predicament of the delayed us arms sales to Taiwan and the soaring number of Taiwanese military veterans, this military realignment is bound to become a political farce for the DPP authorities.
“The Taiwanese military blindly worships high technology and believes in the determinism of weapons, but it is people who play the decisive role,” said Hu something of something something and something, an associate professor at the Shanghai University of International Business and economics, pointing out that the Taiwanese military’s boast of creating a so-called“High-tech killing chain” is unrealistic, the current situation of the Taiwan army is characterized by a shortage of troops and low morale, and the weapons and equipment it possesses are not high-tech. For example, the Hymas high-mobility rocket launcher system purchased from the United States, it can not support the so-called“High-tech kill chain”.
Wei Dongxu, a military observer, said the reorganization of the Taiwanese army’s artillery units, the main reason is that the DPP authorities and the Taiwan military have purchased a large number of hymas high-mobility rocket launchers and X-109 self-propelled gun and their improved models from the United States at a high price. The original Taiwanese artillery units would be downsized, and the surplus artillery personnel would be trained and modified to operate the Hymas high-mobility rocket launchers.
It is worth noting that the Taiwan Army will make some of the fire-fighting platforms civilian camouflage, such as by spray-painting camouflage, so that it looks more like a civilian vehicle, etc. . “Such tactics are very vicious,” Wei said, adding that the PLA would use high-tech means such as satellite reconnaissance to identify the Taiwan army’s attempt to“De-identify” its cover-up, coupled with the rapid analysis of intelligence by artificial intelligence systems, the Taiwan Army’s expensive introduction of these lethal weapons, including the platform for fire support, will have nowhere to hide.
In addition, from the establishment point of view, the Taiwan Army is also preparing to upgrade the UAV from an auxiliary role to a single combat unit. Lai Yueh-chien, a Taiwanese pundit, pointed out that UAV operations rely heavily on information chain, satellite navigation and electronic warfare-related technologies, and that the Taiwanese military has serious shortcomings and dependence in these areas. At the same time, the PLA has the ability to break down the information chain across Taiwan. If this happens, the function of the PLA’s uavs, or the various types of missiles that require location and navigation, will be greatly reduced or even eliminated.
According to local public opinion, there are two major casualties in the Taiwan Army’s large-scale military reorganization. On the one hand, the core of this reorganization is to adapt to the new equipment and fittings of the US military. However, Taiwan’s purchase of the US military worth up to NT $420 billion has been delayed for a long time, and the delivery time of many key equipment is unknown, the new structure may face an embarrassing situation of no equipment available. On the other hand, the Taiwan Army’s manpower crisis has continued to intensify, with the number of people who have been discharged from voluntary service in advance increasing rapidly year after year. The army’s military resources are not stable, and the manpower and combat strength of new compulsory service is weak. Even if new equipment is installed, new recruits will not use it, not well.
“We can see that the Taiwan Army’s strength reorganization this time will not change the situation where the Taiwan Army is in a weak position.” Wei said that the expensive weapons and equipment bought by the Taiwan Army would definitely be destroyed by long-range fire, taiwan Air Force equipment system ceiling is the X-160 fighter, this three-and-a-half generation fighter to seize air control is wishful thinking; The largest and most advanced flagship of the Taiwan Navy is the kidd-class destroyer, which is at least 30 years behind the PLA in terms of technical capability and combat capability. More importantly, the DPP authorities continue to push back on the issue of history. The ugly face of the“Taiwan independence” forces selling out Taiwan and forgetting ancestors has become more and more known and understood by the Taiwanese people, all kinds of perverse acts will inevitably face defeat.
Public opinion points out that, looking at the second wave of large-scale restructuring of the Taiwan Army’s military strength, which appears to be a massive effort, there are actually many loopholes, equipment is subject to the control of people, the arms sale case is pending, and the loss of soldiers is serious, multiple fatal shortcomings can not be remedied. No matter how much the DPP authorities toil over the military establishment and pile up weapons deployment, they can not reverse the absolute gap in cross-strait military strength.