Recapitulation: Since the PLA's Dongfeng missile raid capability has been widely recognized, the Taiwanese military has struggled with how to effectively defend against such an attack. In order to boost morale, the Taiwanese military is determined to invest billions of NT$ to strengthen the defenses of the first island chain, and they have proposed a new plan called "Anti-Bomb Fort", which claims to block the PLA's Dongfeng missile attack. This move has attracted the attention and concern of the outside world, let us understand the characteristics and challenges of the anti-bombing aircraft fort in the first army plan.
The expanded Dongfeng missile has long been considered one of the most threatening of the PLA, and its surprise attack capability and precision strike characteristics have worried many countries. In the face of this threat, the Taiwan military has never found an effective solution. In order to improve its own defense capability, the Taiwan military has formulated an ambitious plan to invest heavily in building bomb-resistant forts to withstand the PLA's missile attacks. The plan is seen as a big gamble by the Taiwanese military, which hopes to effectively defend itself against a PLA surprise attack by strengthening the defense capability of the first island chain. However, this plan is facing significant challenges and controversy.
2. Summarize the key features of the "anti-bomb fort": 36 steel forts, resisting the pressure of 3,600 pounds of warheads.
The Taiwan military planned 36 bomb-resistant forts, each of which was sturdy and durable, capable of withstanding a direct attack from a 3,600-pound warhead. This was achieved by retrofitting and reinforcing the existing infrastructure, which cost a huge amount of more than NT$4.3 billion. However, whether these aircraft forts can really withstand the attack of PLA missiles has become a question for the outside world.
The expanded Taiwan military plans to build 36 bomb-resistant forts at various key locations, which are made of steel and capable of withstanding direct attacks from 3,600-pound warheads. In order to achieve this goal, the Taiwanese military spent more than NT$4.3 billion to renovate and reinforce. The design and construction of these bunkers took into account the characteristics and power of the PLA's Dongfeng missiles, and sought to provide stronger protection capabilities. However, the outside world has questioned whether these forts can really withstand the attack of PLA missiles. In modern warfare, the strike capability of missiles is very powerful, and whether there is a machine fort that can completely withstand the attack of the PLA remains to be further verified.
To recount the anti-bombing fort built by the Taiwan army, it adopts the traditional techniques and methods of 60 years ago, and there are many shortcomings. For example, the effect of air waves was not taken into account in the design of the bunker, which could lead to serious consequences when it comes to missiles. In addition, PLA missiles have a variety of different warheads, including special warheads and ground-penetrating warheads designed to destroy anti-bomb forts. Therefore, the anti-bombing fort advocated by the Taiwan military cannot really guarantee that it will remain intact under the attack of the PLA. Although the Taiwan military has spent a lot of money to reinforce the aircraft fort and strive to ensure that the fighters can survive the attack, once the runway and other important facilities are damaged, the take-off and landing ability of the fighters will still be seriously affected. Therefore, the outside world has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the Taiwan military's anti-bombing forts.
The plan to expand the Taiwan military's anti-bombing fort has aroused many controversies and questions. It was pointed out that the forts used traditional techniques and practices from 60 years ago and had some obvious design flaws. For example, the bunker does not have front and rear mounting doors, so that when nearby**, air waves can easily pass through the interior of the fort and pose a threat to the fighter. In addition, the PLA's Dongfeng missile family is equipped with different warheads, including special warheads and ground-penetrating warheads designed specifically for bomb-resistant bunkers. Therefore, even a fort buried deep in the ground can hardly guarantee complete safety under the missile attack of the PLA. Although the Taiwan military has spent a huge amount of money to strengthen the fort, once the runway and other key facilities are damaged, the take-off and landing ability of fighters will still be seriously affected. Therefore, the outside world does not have high expectations for the Taiwan military's anti-bombing fort plan.
To restate that at present, the air defense system of the Taiwan military includes important targets such as airfields, runways, hangars, etc., which are likely to become the primary targets of the PLA in wartime. However, merely keeping the fort cannot completely guarantee the combat capability of the Taiwan military. The PLA's missile attacks are often multi-directional and high-intensity, and whether the Taiwan military can survive the missile rain has become a key issue. Military analysts have pointed out that the establishment of the aircraft fort is only the first step in securing the fighters, and if other key facilities are damaged, the combat capability of the Taiwan military will still be affected. Moreover, the PLA's firepower strikes are very powerful, and the striking effect of various missiles and bombs can always achieve considerable damage to such targets. Therefore, the Taiwan military needs to adopt more comprehensive defensive measures, including improving the capability of the air defense system and strengthening its own anti-missile capability, in order to truly deal with the missile threat of the PLA.
The challenge facing the expansion of Taiwan's armed forces is not only how to keep the aircraft fort, but also how to maintain its own combat capability. Although the bomb-resistant aircraft fort can protect the fighters from PLA missiles to a certain extent, if other key facilities are damaged, such as the runway or hangar of the airport, the combat capability of the Taiwan military will still be greatly affected. In addition, the Taiwan military also needs to take into account the characteristics of the PLA's missile attack, that is, multi-directional and high-intensity strikes. Whether or not the Taiwan military can survive the rain of missiles has become an important question. Military analysts have pointed out that in addition to bombing anti-bomb forts, the Taiwan military also needs to enhance the capability of its air defense system and enhance its own anti-missile capability. Only by comprehensively improving our own defense capability can we truly deal with the missile threat of the PLA.