Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines have continued to strengthen their land-based anti-ship missile combat capabilities in response to the threat of the CCP navy. The picture shows the deployment of anti-ship missiles by the three countries.

(The photos are taken from the Ministry of National Defense of my country, the Twitter of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the official website of the Indian Defense Research and Development Agency, and drawn by reporter Tu Jumin)

[Reporter Tu Jumin/Taipei Report] The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy is increasingly active in the first island chain, and frequently conducts actual combat exercises in the Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, South China Sea, and Western Pacific Ocean. my country, Japan, and the Philippines in the island chain have invariably strengthened their land-based anti-ship missile combat capabilities in recent years.

Scholars pointed out that if the Philippines deploys anti-ship missiles in the Bashi Channel area, the missile ranges of Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines will cover each other, greatly increasing the difficulty for the CCP to break through the island chain.

The CCP is committed to developing maritime combat capabilities. Aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, various types of combat ships, and submarines have successively entered service, and have successively conducted various battles and exercises, and have repeatedly used them as means to intimidate neighboring countries. For example, President Tsai Ing-wen5 Meeting with US House of Representatives Speaker McCarthy in the United States on the 1st, China announced that it will carry out a "joint cruise in the central and northern Taiwan Strait". Disputes over sovereignty over the South China Sea are also deadlocked.

In the face of the Chinese Communist Party's maritime threat, my country, Japan, and the Philippines have continued to improve their land-based anti-ship missile combat capabilities in recent years, and have made significant progress in recent years.

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my country, which has sufficient experience in missile research and development, has obtained the "Xiongfeng II" subsonic anti-ship missile and the "Xiongfeng III" supersonic anti-ship missile through the national manufacturing method. The range of the above two missiles is about 150 kilometers.

In order to increase the flexibility of employing troops, the national army is developing a successor of advanced ammunition. The "Xiong San" extended-range anti-ship missile that is being mass-produced has a range of about 400 kilometers.

The national army's land-based anti-ship missiles are all organized in the Navy's "Haifeng Brigade", which has 6 fixed-position squadrons, 4 mobile launch squadrons, and 1 support squadron. The "Haifeng Brigade" has a wide range of deployment locations on Taiwan Island. From the north coast of Keelung in the north to Zuoying in Kaohsiung in the south, there are also troops stationed in outlying islands including Matsu Dongyin, Penghu, and Xiaoliuqiu.

As the newly purchased missiles enter service one after another, the Haifeng Brigade will also expand its troop establishment year by year.

In addition to Taiwan, Japan has also faced the CCP’s maritime challenges in recent years. In mid-March, the Ground Self-Defense Force has established a new station on Ishigaki Island, about 322 kilometers away from Taiwan, and deployed the national-made "Type 12" land-based anti-ship missiles. This type has a range of about 200 kilometers. The precise ammunition can effectively enhance the deterrence and response capabilities of the Self-Defense Forces in the Southwest Islands.

In addition to Ishigaki Island, Miyako Island, which is also located in Okinawa Prefecture, and Amami Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, have deployed land-based anti-ship missiles. Uruma City, located in Miyagi Island, Okinawa Prefecture, also plans to deploy land-based anti-ship missiles. Potential sites for anti-ship missiles.

In recent years, the relationship between the Philippines and China has become tense due to disputes in the South China Sea. In order to protect the coastal defense, the Philippines purchased the "BrahMos" (BrahMos) supersonic anti-ship missile from India last year. Missile company assembly requirements.

Although the Philippines has not stated the exact deployment location of this type of missile, as the Philippines continues to strengthen its relationship with the United States, increase the number of military bases used by the US military, and expand joint exercises, it is worth continuing to observe whether it will affect the follow-up military deployment.

Taiwan, Japan, Philippines anti-ship missile comparison table.

(Photos are from this newspaper, the Twitter of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the official website of the Defense Research and Development Agency of India, tabulated by reporter Tu Jumin)

Su Ziyun, director of the National Defense Strategy and Resources Research Institute of the National Defense Academy, said in an interview that from the case of Ukraine sinking the Russian cruiser "Moscow" with a "Neptune" missile, it can be seen that land-based anti-ship missiles are not only cheaper than ships, but also very suitable for use on islands. This is also the main reason why the countries of the first island chain continue to expand their land-based anti-ship missile combat capabilities under the threat of the expansion of the CCP’s navy.

Su Ziyun pointed out that after Japan strengthened the deployment of anti-ship missiles in the southwestern islands, the range of land-based anti-ship missiles between Taiwan and Japan can cover each other, and the Philippines may deploy "BrahMos" anti-ship missiles in Taiwan Between Basco and Luzon Island, the firing range can cover the entire Basco Strait, which greatly reduces the chance of the CCP using its maritime forces to break through the first island chain.

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