The Taiwanese military is even more daring than the US military, and they do not hesitate to spend NT$4.3 billion to strengthen the first island chain to resist the PLA's Dongfeng missile attack. This move is known as the "king bomb" and is said to be able to withstand the missile attack of the PLA. For a long time, the island has always believed that the PLA's Dongfeng missiles have a powerful surprise attack capability and that it is extremely difficult to defend against them, and the Taiwan military is also frustrated. However, in order to boost morale, the island claimed that it could keep the PLA out of the first island chain and dismantle its "Dongfeng layout". Now let's take a look at how the Taiwan military plans to defend against Dongfeng missiles, and what is unique about their upgraded "anti-bomb forts"?Taiwan's military plan entitled "Wang Bang": Resisting Dongfeng missiles The Taiwan military is even more daring than the US military, and it does not hesitate to invest NT$4.3 billion to strengthen the first island chain to resist the PLA's Dongfeng missile attack. For a long time, the island has always believed that the PLA's Dongfeng missiles have a powerful surprise attack capability and that it is extremely difficult to defend against them, and the Taiwan military has also been frustrated. However, in order to boost morale, the island claimed that it could keep the PLA out of the first island chain and dismantle its "Dongfeng layout".
Now let's take a look at how the Taiwan military plans to defend against Dongfeng missiles, and what is unique about their upgraded "anti-bomb forts"?First of all, the Taiwanese army's "anti-bombing fort" was the first time. The base is only a 15-minute flight from the airspace southeast of the Bass Strait, and is regarded as a key stronghold to block the PLA's passage through the first island chain. Recently, Taiwanese media reported that it is planned to change the flight training wing deployed here into a fighter wing and replace it with American-made F-16C D fighters. In the ** of the external display, a newly built quadruple "bomb-resistant machine fort" was unveiled for the first time. The Taiwan military confidently believes that this is enough to withstand the PLA's Dongfeng series of missile attacksHowever, the outside world is quite worried about this, thinking that this is exaggerated. Secondly, there are 36 of them in this machine fort, which can resist 3600 pounds of warheads. At present, the Taiwan Air Force's important military targets, including airfields, runways, hangars, and so on, will become the PLA's primary targets if war breaks out.
However, the defense capability of Taiwan's military bases is very weak, and traditional hangars and aircraft forts are as fragile as "paper shells", and they are simply unable to resist the attacks of PLA missiles and long-range rocket artillery. Therefore, the Taiwan military has put forward the policy of "one machine and one library." It is reported that this is specially built for the F-16C D fighters imported from the United States, and there are also "Patriot-3" missile radars and relay vehicles next to the runway to provide warning. This shows that with the improvement of the PLA's missile precision strike capability, the situation of the Taiwan military is becoming more and more unpleasant. The Taiwan military plans to set up a new type of "high anti-explosive coefficient protection" bunker at various air bases to ensure that the fighters will not be damaged in wartime. These forts are specifically designed to deal with Dongfeng missiles, such as the 36 bomb-resistant forts built at the Qingquangang base, which are said to be able to withstand a 3,600-pound direct attack, with a total investment of more than NT$4.3 billion. However, the reality is often unacceptable. The island** pointed out that the new "anti-bomb fort" at the Taitung Zhihang base does not adopt the world's advanced US military's anti-bomb fort construction technology, but instead uses the traditional technology and practices of 60 years ago.
It can be seen from the scene** that these forts are not even installed in the front and rear of the garage door, which is very undeserved. In the event of a large bomb** nearby, the air waves can travel for miles, and there is no point in parking the fighter in such a "well-ventilated" bunker. In addition, the Taiwan military's assumption of a Dongfeng missile attack is also quite one-sided. The PLA's Dongfeng missile series is equipped with different types of warheads, including special warheads specifically for the U.S. military's high-standard "bomb-resistant bomb forts" and ground-penetrating warheads for reinforcing underground targets. In short, even fortifications buried deep underground are difficult to remain intact under the attack of Dongfeng missiles. Therefore, the Taiwan military's self-belief that it can defend itself against Dongfeng missiles is actually deceiving itself. Taiwan media also admitted that even if the Taiwan military invests a lot of money in trying to rely on reinforcing the fort to keep the fighters alive in the PLA's firepower, once the runway and other facilities are damaged, the fighters will still not be able to take off and land, and at that time, the "surviving planes" will only be huge scrap metal.
At present, Taiwan's entire air defense system, from the airport runway, aircraft forts and other facilities, is closely interrelated, and only protecting aircraft forts cannot ensure the safety of all aircraft, and more importantly, even if the aircraft forts can withstand a 1,500-kilogram bomb, it will not help. If the second and third bombshells rain down, how confidence will the Taiwan military have in being able to withstand such a multi-faceted and high-intensity attack?Military targets have extremely important strategic value, and in the event of war, they will inevitably become the primary targets. Typically, massive firepower such as various cruise missiles, heavy bombs, and long-range rockets are used to strike. Therefore, even if the Taiwan military has a four-link hangar at Qingquangang, it cannot underestimate the importance of defending against missiles. According to historical experience, various types of ** strikes are generally able to break through the defenses of such targets. After several rounds of bombardment by artillery shells of different yields, the survivability of the Taiwan Air Force will become the most critical factor. Lu Lishi, an instructor at the former Naval Academy, pointed out that if an emergency breaks out on the island, all of Taiwan's air bases will face a devastating blow, although he did not elaborate on this view.
Lu added that the upgraded aircraft fort can better protect the fighters, and many of the designs have been optimized, which has increased the difficulty of the PLA's strike to a certain extent. However, the credibility of this claim is best known only to him. In short, what do you think about the Taiwan military's "anti-bombing forts"?Feel free to share your views and stories in the comments section.