Taiwan holds live-fire exercise
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Source: Straits Times
Taipei - Taiwan staged a live-fire military drill ahead of large-scale wargames to be held by rival china, officials said yesterday.
Television footage showed artillery units firing at mock enemies trying to land on Penghu island chain in the Taiwan Strait.
China has repeatedly threatened to invade Taiwan should taipei ever declare independence.
Taiwan's army stayed tight-lipped on the latest military exercise, describing the drill as "routine".
The exercise came after Beijing-based New Express said China was gearing up for large-scale military wargames aimed at "taking-control of the taiwanese strait", with 18,000 troops and amphibious landing of tanks.
The Chinese exercises are to take place this month and next on Dongshan Island, just 150-nautical miles west of Taiwan's Penghu island.
Soldiers were deployed on Dongshan in mid-may where tanks and armoured personnel carriers had been practising amphibious landings daily - AFP -
live-fire exercise is as good as 'clocking' & 'zeroing' all your weapons.
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they have been posturing for years....
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NATO...no action talk only
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What has NATO got to do with this?Originally posted by sgboy2004:NATO...no action talk only
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Sigh...NATO stands forOriginally posted by Jazzswing:What has NATO got to do with this?
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And it should be kept that way eh?
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Oh...
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i was watchin cable during dinner and i saw the taiwanese news.
the taiwanese mindef was giving a public explanation to the press regarding the HUGE purchase planned and why the equipment to be bought cost many times more than , say the price south korea paid. i think they mentioned abt the anti sub plane costing abt 17 times more than the price south korea paid.