Taiwan's Reaction to PLA Force Modernization

fishhead said:

LOL, we don't need any prove.

Click to expand...

The US would if China were to be able to attack Taiwan without fear of reprisal.

Then it's your turn to prove where OBL's bombs are from.

Click to expand...

Well given your ramblings, maybe we'll decide they had to have come from China and take action accordingly......

Let's stop here.

Nuclear war may quite happen, I have my own source although I don't want to elaborate it.

Gentlemen & fishead,>> You need to cease the nuke Tiawan and PRC conversation. Period.. Discuss how the ROC is reacting to the PLA force modernization without discussing nuclear war & how it would be conducted. You also need to cease ant country bashing remarks

bd popeye super moderator

Jeff Head said:

Some pretty important new news from Taiwan:

If the ROC were to announce one day that it too has nuclear weapons, then a missile like this, particularly if available in any numbers, would level the playing field significantly as far as any invasion of Tawian goes. Just a thought.

Click to expand...

Hello Sir, it wasn't me to bring up this issue, somebody else.

It's quite unfair to mod in this way.

fishhead said:

Hello Sir, it wasn't me to bring up this issue, somebody else.

It's quite unfair to mod in this way.

Click to expand...

Fishhead, I was not picking on you. Sorry if you feel that way. You infact you said lets stop this here. I agree! So it shall be done! Let's just keep the discussion civil shall we????.

bd popeye super moderator

I agree with Pointblank on this one. Designing a brand new diesel submarine from scratch is going to take a whole lot of time and it's going to be pretty painstaking. In Pakistan's case the Pakistanis had to have French engineers in Karachi Shipyard guiding the Pakistani engineers on what to do. The same will probably apply to India even though India has quite a bit of experience in shipbuilding. I do find it quite hard for even the most technologically advanced country on the planet to simply start making diesel submarines with extreme ease that can match the quality of the latest Kilo or U-212 submarines.

crazyinsane105 said:

I do find it quite hard for even the most technologically advanced country on the planet to simply start making diesel submarines with extreme ease that can match the quality of the latest Kilo or U-212 submarines.

Click to expand...

You're right, it would take time to make a viable platform. However, if Taiwan is unable to buy SSKs from other countries at affordable (not necessarily "reasonable") prices and generally meet its other requirements, it wouldn't hurt for it to try to make its own. I know some US academics, like Bernard Cole, have said Taiwan should try it.

ROCAF Reportedly Concerned Over PL-12 Deployment

Getting back to one of the other items on ROC's buying list . . .

. . . this week's edition of Aviation Week has another article on Taiwan's purchase of additional AIM-120 missiles. According to this article, Taiwanese officials are being driven by concerns that the widespread deployment of the PL-12 will place their air force at a significant disadvantage.


The current purchase authorization, calls for a buy of 218 AIM-120C7 missiles - the latest version now in production.

RoC would be better served spending the money in Europe or S Korea to get an SSK platform.

zraver said:

RoC would be better served spending the money in Europe or S Korea to get an SSK platform.

Click to expand...

None of those nations will sell any weapons to Taiwan, period.