TADTE 2019: Taiwanese missile systems will improve the odds in war
As part of Taiwan’s asymmetric strategy to respond to any military threat around home waters, four-and-a-half land-based missile squadrons (known as Hai Feng Mobility Squadrons) will join Republic of China Navy (ROCN) shore batteries in the next four years.
These Hai Feng Mobility Squadrons are part of the navy’s Hai Feng Group, deployed in or around key locations to act as shore batteries to repulse any massed amphibious operations or carriers trying to launch shipborne fighters. With fixed launching positions consisting of reinforced bunkers, the mobility units are designed to increase the probability of survival and to harass the enemy.
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