Shu Xiaohuang, an associate researcher at the Institute of Political, Military and Operational Concepts of the National Defense Academy, said that anti-ship missiles are actually needed.

Careful planning is still required.

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[Reporter Wu Shuwei/Taipei Report] American think tank "Center for Strategic and International Studies" (CSIS) recently conducted 24 war games assuming that China would attack Taiwan in 2026. The late stage of the game showed that Taiwan's anti-ship missiles were finally wiped out, which also made the national army Whether the number of anti-ship missiles is sufficient has become the focus of discussion.

Military scholar Shu Xiaohuang pointed out that whether anti-ship missiles are sufficient still needs to be carefully calculated, but it is also possible to attack sea targets through drones and unmanned ships.

Military expert and retired navy colonel Yang Yusheng pointed out that in the past Han Kuang exercises, no matter whether warships or land force missiles, they would be launched in the end. Although Taiwan and China are separated by water, China has a comprehensive view of Taiwan through satellites. Mastery, even if the national army has a mobile carrier, the survival rate is doubtful under the high transparency of the battlefield, and the storage location of the missile storage for the launch may have been mastered.

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Shu Xiaohuang, an associate researcher at the Institute of Political, Military and Operational Concepts of the National Defense Academy, said that a report by the US think tank RAND Corporation last year also revealed that Taiwan had deployed a large number of cheap drones to consume China's air defense capabilities in an asymmetrical manner. , can also hit Chinese ships.

Yang Yusheng said that the national army's fixed-position radar is very likely to be destroyed as soon as the battle begins, and if the mobile radar vehicle is turned on, it will be locked and attacked immediately. In the end, no matter how many missiles the national army has, it will not be able to find the target attack.

Shu Xiaohuang said that the need for anti-ship missiles still needs to be carefully planned, but the resilience of the missile force should be strengthened, the maneuverability should be enhanced, and mobile radar should be used to find targets, search and track and demarcate enemy targets, and resist electronic interference.

Finally, Shu Xiaohuang said that anti-ship missiles are only one aspect of Taiwan Strait defense operations. How to strengthen the asymmetric combat capabilities of ground forces cannot rely solely on manpower, but to enhance precision firepower, mobility, and survivability. Right topic.