AGENT BEAR, a military fan, took a picture of what appears to be an extended-range H3 anti-ship missile box in the central part of the country last night. The huge body of the vehicle carrying multiple missile boxes made his eyes shine, and posted the photo to the online community. Immediately triggered heated discussions among military fans.

(Photo: provided by AGENT BEAR)

[Reporter Luo Tianbin/Taipei Report] The extended-range H3 anti-ship missile system with a range of up to 400 kilometers is now in mass production. Although the appearance and specific performance have not been announced to the public, some military fans took pictures last night in the central part of the country. Suspected to be the trace of the extended-range Xiongsan anti-ship missile box, the huge body of the vehicle carrying multiple missile boxes made his eyes shine, and he posted the photo to the online community, which immediately sparked heated discussions among military fans.

It is understood that the operational range of the active Xiong 2 B anti-ship missile has reached 148 kilometers, and that of the Xiong 3 missile is between 150 km and 200 km. The scope of engagement, after the deployment of mixed and matched Xiongsan and Xiongsan anti-ship missiles, it has a powerful strike capability against enemy targets at the northern and southern ends of Taiwan and in the eastern waters of Taiwan.

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According to the content of the "Naval and Air Combat Power Enhancement Plan and Procurement Special Budget", the production capacity of various domestic missile systems has been greatly increased. The annual production capacity of the land-launched/sea-launched Jian-2 missile system was originally 40 The annual production capacity will reach 150 after the upgrade. The annual production capacity of Tiangong-3 anti-aircraft missiles will be increased from the current 48 to 96. The Xiongsan supersonic anti-ship missiles will be increased from 20 to 70. The annual production capacity of missiles (shared production line) has been increased from 81 to 131 per year.

AGENT BEAR, a military fan, took pictures of missile boxes suspected to be extended-range H3 anti-ship missiles in the central region last night. The picture showed a heavy trailer head connected to the vehicle, carrying multiple missile launch boxes northward. Due to the appearance of the missile launch box and the The Xiongsan missile is not the same as other missiles. It should be an extended-range Xiongsan missile launch box with a range of up to 400 kilometers.

After AGENT BEAR was released on relevant military online communities, it immediately aroused heated discussions among military fans, but the military did not comment on it.

In response to the Chinese People's Liberation Army's maritime threats, the Navy will develop two light frigates (prototype ships) starting this year, and will carry "extended-range supersonic anti-ship missiles" (Xiong San extended-range missiles). In October, he stated in the Legislative Yuan that considering the smaller tonnage of corvettes, the loss of large ships to deal with the CCP’s gray zone threats can be avoided, and corvettes equipped with supersonic anti-ship missiles can deter the CCP’s aircraft carriers.

The active Xiongsan missile ranges from 150 kilometers to 200 kilometers. The maximum range of the extended-range Xiongsan missile is said to be up to 400 kilometers, which greatly increases the engagement range of our country's anti-ship missiles.

The picture shows the shooting screen of the active Xiongsan missile.

(Picture: Taken from the website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

The extended-range Xiongsan anti-ship missile with a range of up to 400 kilometers has started mass production this year. The picture shows the launch of the active ship-launched Xiongsan missile.

(Picture: Taken from the Ministry of Defense Facebook page).