PLA Strategy in a Taiwan Contingency

tankphobia

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PLA is just very bad (or very good, from an opsec perspective) at showing the munitions options they have. IIRC the J-20 has also never been shown with an air to ground armament.
Honestly looking at some of those photos coming out of official channels, I tend towards the former lol.

They do have a special skill to pick some of the worse possible angles to showcase the latest PLAN assets. Although it also have improved substantially recently.
 

manqiangrexue

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More interesting takes from our beloved Wanwanese General Yu:

That is... I think the world record for stupidest military idea that ever went public. It beats hands down Trump's Bomb-Moscow-using-F-22s-with-Chinese-flags idea. I think the only way he could go higher is if someone asked what he plans to do about Chinese fighter jets and he said he'll vacuum all the air out within 10 miles of the island so they can't fly... and that it would be done quickly and inexpensively by everyone standing on their roofs while turning on their vacuum cleaners at the same time.
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Equation

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That is... I think the world record for stupidest military idea that ever went public. It beats hands down Trump's Bomb-Moscow-using-F-22s-with-Chinese-flags idea. I think the only way he could go higher is if someone asked what he plans to do about Chinese fighter jets and he said he'll vacuum all the air out within 10 miles of the island so they can't fly... and that it would be done quickly and inexpensively by everyone standing on their roofs while turning on their vacuum cleaners at the same time.
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Now to be fair. If God can split the Red Sea so that Moses and followers can pass through, then he can do it for the Wanwanese. "Be hold the power of God!" "Thy shall NOT pass!"

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Brainsuker

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Now to be fair. If God can split the Red Sea so that Moses and followers can pass through, then he can do it for the Wanwanese. "Be hold the power of God!" "Thy shall NOT pass!"

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I remember from a game that I played long time ago, that for the gods, human life is only a theater of comedic tragedy.
 

zhangjim

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That is... I think the world record for stupidest military idea that ever went public. It beats hands down Trump's Bomb-Moscow-using-F-22s-with-Chinese-flags idea. I think the only way he could go higher is if someone asked what he plans to do about Chinese fighter jets and he said he'll vacuum all the air out within 10 miles of the island so they can't fly... and that it would be done quickly and inexpensively by everyone standing on their roofs while turning on their vacuum cleaners at the same time.
I once mentioned that DPP promoted a large number of officers in order to control the military, resulting in a bunch of unqualified 'generals'.
You can see that they are great comedy or talk show stars,I suggest ignoring the comments made by these people, who shamelessly try to please the audience.
And this person is notorious for arbitrarily changing political camps, he is a complete clown.
 

PeoplesPoster

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lol, Taiwan committed to paying by unit cost:

Anduril ALTIUS 600M-V - $1,030,928 per unit
AeroVironment Switchblade 300 - $83,333 per unit

Chinese pricing would probably be less than 30k for the Altius equivalent. Incredibly ripped off, paying fealty to their owners.


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Taiwan Moves to Buy 1,000 AeroVironment, Anduril Attack Drones
By Anthony Capaccio
October 28, 2024 at 11:00 PM UTC

The Taiwan Ministry of Defense has signed formal agreements with the US government allowing it to buy as many as 1,000 attack drones from AeroVironment Inc. and Anduril Industries Inc. to aid in blunting a potential Chinese assault on the island democracy, according to people in industry familiar with the transaction.

Taiwan signed a “letter of offer and acceptance” in late September, the step before signed contracts that specify quantities, dollar values and delivery dates. Those contracts could be signed soon, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the unannounced action.

A State Department spokesperson declined to comment on any pending Taiwan sales.

Attack drones have burgeoned into a major component of modern warfare. Russian and Ukrainian forces have deployed thousands of drones to spy on each other and for attacks in their continuing warfare, while unmanned aerial vehicles were used in an Iranian attack on Israel in April.

The transactions demonstrate “that both Taiwan and the U.S. are learning important lessons from the combat in Ukraine, and turning that knowledge into future procurement,” said retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, a senior director with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies who’s traveled to Taiwan to assess its defense needs.

In June, the State Department notified Congress that it approved the sale of as many as 291 Anduril ALTIUS 600M-V systems valued at $300 million and as many as 720 AeroVironment Switchblade 300 “B” model drones valued at as much as $60 million.

According to Anduril, its ALTIUS 600M-V is a multimission aircraft that allows a single operator to control multiple drones. It has a range of about 100 miles (160 kilometers) and a flight time of almost two hours. AeroVironment’s four-pound model can loiter over a target for as long as 20 minutes and is equipped with a specialized anti-armor warhead. It has a range of about 19 miles (30 kilometers.)

Representatives at Taiwan’s office in Washington declined to comment, as did the US-Taiwan Business Council.
 

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