PLA Strategy in a Taiwan Contingency

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zhejang

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萌萌与猫猫 said:
Whether Taiwan can replenish its weapons and equipment seems to depend on the severity of the regional conflict. If the PLA decides to resolutely strike any foreign aircraft and ships that intervene in the defense zone, then there is no doubt that it will be difficult for them to obtain any supplies. At the same time, I also agree that it will be much more difficult for Taiwan to obtain supplies. However, if the PLA does not want to go to war with the US military directly, I doubt that aircraft such as transport planes will be shot down.
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If the PLAAF and PLAN create a blockade of Taiwan than no ship or plane can enter without being shot down and if the PLARF bomb the airports and ports than you can’t supply anyways because if no where to dock or land no supplies would get off. I don’t think it would be to hard to stop Taiwan from getting supplies
 
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4Tran

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萌萌与猫猫 said:
Whether Taiwan can replenish its weapons and equipment seems to depend on the severity of the regional conflict. If the PLA decides to resolutely strike any foreign aircraft and ships that intervene in the defense zone, then there is no doubt that it will be difficult for them to obtain any supplies. At the same time, I also agree that it will be much more difficult for Taiwan to obtain supplies. However, if the PLA does not want to go to war with the US military directly, I doubt that aircraft such as transport planes will be shot down.
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China would only go to war with Taiwan if a red line has been crossed. By that point, I can't see how China would allow any American aircraft or ship to break their blockade.
 
FriedRiceNSpice

FriedRiceNSpice

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萌萌与猫猫 said:
I am extremely pessimistic about this possibility. Currently, the other side has already invested ambitions and funds that are disproportionate to its capabilities, especially in military technology. How can you expect an entity that has already decided to purchase large quantities of equipment at any cost to surrender?
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Taiwan arms purchases from the US is nothing more than the US collecting extortion money from Taiwan. The actual platforms and systems purchased are obsolete and useless against the PLA. Taiwan actually has the capability to produce supersonic antiship missiles: so why are they purchasing obsolete Harpoons (a weapons system that the US armed forces themselves have been phasing out)? Same can be said for the F-16.
 
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zhejang

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FriedRiceNSpice said:
Taiwan arms purchases from the US is nothing more than the US collecting extortion money from Taiwan. The actual platforms and systems purchased are obsolete and useless against the PLA. Taiwan actually has the capability to produce supersonic antiship missiles: so why are they purchasing obsolete Harpoons (a weapons system that the US armed forces themselves have been phasing out)? Same can be said for the F-16.
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I do largely agree for the most part but they do have some useful weapons like HIMARS, and the reason they buy harpoons is for mainly 2 reason.
A. Is the main reason, they just simply don’t have the capability to mass produce enough
B. Also a reason but not the main reason is more variety
 
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