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Ultra

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Taiwan buying Abrams Tanks has been floating for a Long time but with no actual buys, I think there are a few reasons for that. 1) the Abrams is a Antitank Tank. It is a tank based around the Idea of killing enemy tanks more then operating in a support role. this has caused some like "BlackTail Defence" who makes memes and Videos blasting Abrams, Styker and Bradley as hunks of Junk and waste.
Abrams can be reconfigured in theory to a more flexible tank but the mindset that created it was to kill enemy vehicles across European Plains and Desert dunes. by moving at a fast rate of speed and engaging enemy Cavalry formations.
Taiwan is not a nation needing that It's Tank formations need to move across the smaller land mass of Taiwan. that needs to move across the bridges and land formations of the island target engage invaders and vanish.
2) Despite being a Abrams fan I have to admit Abrams is a gas hog. Even for tanks it drinks more fuel then most. For A island nation that can be a killer, it's a Specialized tool for a special kind of Army. And even as I Type this that Army and Tank needs to change to meet new needs.

Personally I Think this is likely to be Controversial but if there was a tank better suited in my mind to the Armed forces of the ROC It is the Mitsubishi Heavy industries Type 10 Tank. It's light weight, large gun ( for a tank of it's weight, with previsions for larger 50 and 55 caliber guns) Small size and suspension with speed I see as advantages that would better suit the Taiwanese then the Abrams.



Totally agree, TerraN_EmpirE.
Taiwan doesn't need M1A1. It guzzle up gas way too much and if China does attack, the first thing Taiwan (a small island with absolutely no oil of its own) will run out of is gasolene. So 120 useless tanks in a prolong fight just doesn't scream money well spend. Plus Taiwan is densely populated - tanks can't really maneuver that well even on american cities, let along Taiwan where many streets are barely passable for cars.

And Taiwan's "terrain" or man-made terrain is actually perfect for urban combat - it is perfect for breeding ground for asymmetrical warfare and killing tanks (think how much the US had problems with Iraq in urban warfare - and Iraq is largely desert!) - tight confined space, elevated position everywhere (apartments, high rises). What Taiwan really need is a lot of cheap man-portable anti-tank systems such as FGM-148 Javelin (current Taiwan have a few) and the FGM-172 SRAW. $1 billion can buy a lot of these puppies - equip every squad with at least one or both, combine with snipers and it will make the cost for Chinese invasion of Taiwan unacceptable.

The deal just feels like Taiwan getting shafted again - these are second-hand and retiring tanks but sold at premium price which is completely unsuitable in Taiwan's terrain.
 
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Miragedriver

Brigadier
Weapons institute releases new video to be aired at Paris show
Taipei, June 10 (CNA) The Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST), Taiwan's main weapons research and development unit, will screen a video of locally developed weapons and other military systems, alongside the actual hardware display, at the Paris Air Show later this month. The video, released earlier this week, highlights the features of the Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile and the Tien Kung III surface-to-air missile, which were developed by the CSIST.

The video also explains the institute's role in an international space project called AMS-02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02) that is seeking to gather data about the origins of the universe.

Produced by CSIST, the video is one of three that will be screened at the Paris Air Show and were posted recently on the institute's website. One of the videos focuses on the CSIST's surface-to-air Tien Chien (Sky Sword) II mid-range missile, revealing its details for the first time. The aim of screening the videos at the Paris show is to promote Taiwan's achievements in defense technology and other areas, the CSIST said.

More than 2,200 exhibitors from more than 40 countries are expected to participate in the biennial Paris Air Show, according to its website. The CSIST, which was once under the Defense Ministry, was corporatized in April 2014.


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Jeff Head

General
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Guys, a friendly reminder.

These News Threads are for news. If you have an appropriate news story that includes a pic or video, post the news story and include the pic or video to reference it. Or oif you have a question or comment about news that is being discussed where you want to add pics to that question...that is fine too.

But these threads are not for posts that only include pics or videos.

We have separate threads for that in the World Military Picture Forum. Post pics and videos alone there.

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Miragedriver

Brigadier
Taiwan marks Japan’s WWII defeat with military parade

HSINCHU, July 4
— War veterans gathered today for Taiwan’s first military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Japan in World War II, as the island vies with China over the history of the conflict.

Jet fighters and attack helicopters were among aircraft that flew past in formation as President Ma Ying-jeou spoke to the thousands gathered in the northern Hsinchu county on the nationalist Kuomintang government’s role in the conflict.

The crowd applauded as jeeps carrying more than 20 veterans, displaying victory signs, paraded alongside trucks carrying ground troops and missiles, as well as tanks.

“There was only one truth: the war battling Japan was mostly conducted by the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan’s official title), thanks to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek,” Ma said.

“This must not be distorted and tampered. We do not want to boast about the victory, but rather we want to prevent war... Only in this way can we learn the lesson from history.”

Japan invaded China in 1937 and the two countries fought a full-scale war until Japan was defeated in 1945, during which 3.2 million Kuomintang soldiers died, according to Taiwanese government figures.

The country’s first parade to commemorate the defeat of Japan comes as Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang party fears Beijing is trying to give full credit for the victory to Mao Zedong’s communist forces.

But the plans sparked criticism from the radical anti-China opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union, which urged the government to do more to support the military in practical terms rather than organise memorial events.

Veterans, however, expressed their pleasure at having been invited to take part.

Hsu Ming-teh, a former navy officer wearing a dark blue uniform decorated with a belatedly awarded national medal, was among more than 130 veterans at the ceremony.

“I’m really happy,” he said, but added, “this would have been better if it were held 20 years ago, or half a century since the victory against Japan.”

A fleet of 64 jet fighters, attack helicopters and utility aircraft flew low over the Hukou base while two newly-acquired Apache attack helicopters swooped and looped.

Japan’s de facto ambassador to Taipei was absent from the military event. Sources familiar with the matter said the envoy declined to attend while claiming he had not received the invitation from the Taiwanese government.

Tokyo switched its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1972.

The Kuomintang government fled the mainland for Taiwan after their troops were crushed by the Chinese communist forces in 1949, at the end of a civil war in China.

Since Ma of the Kuomintang came to power on the island in 2008 with the promise of beefing up trade and tourism links, China has admitted the party contributed in the fight. — AFP



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navyreco

Senior Member
At the TADTE defense exhibition Taiwan unveiled a new SAM similar that appears to be similar to Raytheon's RAM. It is called Sea Oryx. Will work on an article and publish:
 

navyreco

Senior Member
Taiwan's CSIST Unveiled the Sea Oryx Naval Air Defense System Similar to RAM at TADTE 2015
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At the TADTE (Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition) 2015 defense exhibition held this week in Taipei, the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) unveiled for the first time the Sea Oryx naval air defense missile system. The system appears close in concept to the American/German RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) system developed by Raytheon/Diehl/RAM-SYS or to the Chinese Type 710.SJ01-24 launcher for HQ-10 missile.
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