Taiwan military strictly prohibits "unauthorized firing of the first shot" against the People's Liberation Army

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避战保机？台军严禁对解放军“擅自开第一枪”，背地里藏多少坏水_台湾地区

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Avoid warfare? The Taiwan military strictly prohibits "unauthorized firing of the first shot" against the People's Liberation Army.

2020-09-07 

In the middle of last month, some media on the island broke the news that all tactical wings of the Taiwan Air Force had received orders from the Taiwan Air Force Combat Command (responsible for the specific organization of air force campaigns). It is said that the “Order” of the Combat Command requires: During the confrontation, the tactical wing of the Taiwan Air Force was required to "provocation and fire the first shot without permission" before the command’s command to fire. The "Instructions" require that such incidents be "arrested as soon as they land."

People's Liberation Army H-6 and Taiwan Army F-16

Not surprisingly, the "Order" issued by the Taiwan Air Force headquarters to the first-line tactical wing caused everyone to ridicule and contempt on our side. According to what the Great Ivan saw and heard, our side The ridicule of the Taiwan Air Force mainly focused on the following points:

The first is that "how many years have passed, the old line of'non-resistance' can not be lost", and that the Taiwan Air Force is entirely to "avoid war and protect aircraft."

Second, it is believed that with the current strength comparison of the air forces between the two sides of the strait, especially the comparison of stand-alone technology, even if the Taiwan Air Force dares to fire the "first shot", it will obviously not be able to please, and it will inevitably be rubbed by our air force on the ground;

The third is that the air force of the Taiwan region is really "scared", especially in the face of our People's Liberation Army's thunderous and arrogant strategic offensive, hiding on Taiwan Island can count as a day.

Together, these remarks are in one sentence: The Taiwan bandits on the other side should not be worried.

Comparison of Air Force Power between the Mainland and Taiwan

So, how should we objectively and comprehensively understand this "instruction" of the Taiwan Air Force Combat Command? The Taiwan air force is really trying to "evade war and protect aircraft." The strength of the cross-strait air force and tactical aviation force has been "completely tilted". Is the armed forces of the Taiwan area really "scared" facing the People's Liberation Army?

Taiwan Air Force Pilot

What level of confrontation is the air force between the two sides of the strait?

The Great Ivan believes that everything must not be considered simple and complicated. After all, some things seem to be the same at first, but when you think about it, they are not the same at all. For example, people habitually believe that the Taiwan Air Force’s requirement to "not fire the first shot" is because it "cannot beat the People’s Liberation Army Air Force at all." In the battle, the Taiwan Air Force must be defeated by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Obviously, there is no problem.

However, judging from the current "day-to-day interaction" between the PLA Air Force and the Taiwan Air Force, the usual "interaction" between the two parties has not risen to the multi-arms, multi-element, multi-aircraft, and large fleet of air force campaigns, and even enough dispatches None of the air assault clusters did it.

The current form of air confrontation between the two sides temporarily stays in the mainland Air Force’s use of small-scale assault aircraft or cover aircraft groups, air combat patrols over the Taiwan Strait, air free game hunting, or implementation of the H-6K strategic bombers that have come out separately. On the escort. The main response strategy of the Taiwan Air Force is that the tactical fighter wing prepares a number of aircraft on duty and stands on the ground in the field. Once a small-scale assault cluster of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force is found in the airspace ahead, it will carry out emergency dispatches in parallel Follow the surveillance and try to drive away the category.

Taiwan Air Force IDF formation

In general considerations, the current confrontation between the PLA Air Force and the Taiwan Air Force shows incomplete support elements, a small number of motive groups, short confrontation duration and high intensity, the confrontation process does not rely on the system significantly, and the confrontation result depends on the performance of the single aircraft and the level of the pilot Features.

Who is the best single-plane performance of the cross-strait air force fighter?

Since the current confrontation between the two sides "depends on the performance of the single aircraft and the level of pilots," we can easily find that saying that the Taiwan Air Force "cannot beat the PLA Air Force at all" is obviously not an easy conclusion to draw.

Taiwan Army Mirage (Phantom) 2000-5 fighter

From the stand-alone performance point of view, at present, the tactical aircrafts of the Wings and the Wings of the Taiwan Air Force undertaking the combat readiness and ground standby tasks of Taiwan's West Coast are mainly as follows:

The first is the Second Wing in Hsinchu (this year some aircraft will be moved to Qingquangang in Taichung), which is mainly equipped with Mirage-2000-5 fighters;

The second is the Fourth Wing in Chiayi, which is mainly equipped with F-16A/B Block20 models, and is slowly implementing technical changes to upgrade the aircraft to F-16V levels.

In addition, there are the Third Wing in Qingquangang and the First Wing in Tainan and Magong, but these two alliances are equipped with IDF, and their advantages in air interception operations are not obvious, so they rarely come out.

At present, the F-16A/B Block20 and even F-16V under the Fourth Wing in Chiayi are the most frequently fighting with the People's Liberation Army Air Force, and occasionally there are a few Phantom-2000-5s from the Second Wing.

IDF Jingguo of the 427th Tactical Wing of the Taiwan Army

Let’s talk about F-16A/B Block20 and F-16V: the former is a mid-term model of the third-generation fighter, and its performance is roughly similar to that of the J-10A and J-11B fighters installed by the PLA Air Force, but better than the J-10" "Whiteboard" and J-11A or Su-27SK/UBK; while the latter is a mid-to-early version of the third-generation and a half fighters. Its performance is roughly similar to the early batches of J-10C and J-16 installed by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. -10B type.

F-16A of 401 Wing

In particular, the F-16A fighter is a "dog fighting machine". Compared with the J-10A, which focuses on air defense interception, and the larger J-11B, its melee combat performance is stronger, and the JHMCS joint helmet has been initially completed. The display and the integration of AIM-9X advanced short-range air-to-air missiles. If the two sides really want to "fire guns and misfires" over the strait due to aerial confrontations, launch single and double aircraft formations aerial combat, or even use close combat air-to-air missiles to "fire on each other's foreheads," Big Ivan believes, At least from the performance of the fighters used by both sides, it is difficult to say who wins and loses.

How to evaluate "avoidance to protect aircraft"?

Since the main tactical models listed by the Taiwan Air Force are not lagging behind similar models of the People’s Liberation Army in terms of stand-alone performance, it is obvious that the Taiwan Air Force’s requirement of "not provoking oneself" is because "the skills are not as good as humans." It's just an untenable argument.

History is traditionally untenable

As for the air force of the Taiwan region to “evade war and protect aircraft” because of the traditional “non-resistance policy”, Tai Yiwan believes that the so-called “war avoidance and protection aircraft” exists, but it is in line with the KMT’s “non-resistance” policy. Tradition doesn’t matter:

Chiang Kai-shek inspected the air force at Qingquan Base in Taiwan on December 8, 1964

After all, even from a historical point of view, even in the War of Resistance Against Japan, the air force in the Taiwan region was the most resolute in resisting, fighting the bravest, and fighting the best of the three Kuomintang armies. Even after 1949, the Chiang Kee Kuomintang "annihilated 100 million enemies and occupied Taiwan," the Taiwan air force’s equipment, training, and combat organization still maintained a high level. Even before the establishment of Fujian’s air force, the implementation of the Southeast Coastal Land Before air defense operations, on the southeast coast of China, it was like entering an uninhabited land, pressing down on our army to fight

Today, compared to the terrible Taiwanese army and navy in Fira, the Taiwanese air force has become the most politically reliable and toughest military force in the hands of Governor Xiao Cai. It can be called the "fortress of Taiwan independence." If this service is suddenly infected We don't believe in the vice of "non-resistance".

There is nothing wrong with the military order

From the point of view of the Great Iwan, the Taiwan Air Force’s sudden "evasion and protection of aircraft" tricks are understandable from the perspective of military orders. After all, any military requires absolute unity of military administration and military orders. As for the strategic campaign corps, they must strictly follow the combat instructions of the highest headquarters agency. Rao is the Japanese Locust Army during World War II, a violent force that dared to go alone from time to time, and the grassroots troops dared to make big news. The military regulations and military regulations clearly stipulated: "Unauthorized fighting with foreign fighters. Execute the death penalty".

At present, the PLA Air Force has more and more frequent activities in the air over the Taiwan Strait, the north and south sides of Taiwan’s main island, and to the east. Last year, the "central line of the strait" that was a little meaningful has completely lost its meaning this year. As the situation gets closer, the combat headquarters, which is the highest staff and combat organization of the Taiwanese tactical air force, once again issued a statement to emphasize the importance of the unification of military orders, strictly restrict the actions of front-line troops, and prevent grassroots troops from leaving alone. On the surface it looks completely normal.

The underlying logic of "Avoiding Fighters": Gou Zhu

However, as the saying goes, "the devil is hidden in the details," the Taiwan Air Force clearly requires the front-line tactical wing to "not fire without authorization." Although there are indeed military orders, the underlying logic is actually reflected in the back. Wan believes that it is still "strategic to adopt a conservative posture."

F-16V full of ammunition

After all, for a military service that is extremely offensive and highly emphasizes individual initiative, the Air Force really needs to adopt an offensive strategic approach and do something big. It is entirely possible to implement delegated command to the wing-level combat and tactical units. It’s up to the pilots in the air to decide whether to fire or not. It’s all about firing to make big news and endorsing the chief officer behind. The Taiwan Air Force has repeatedly emphasized that pilots are not allowed to "fire without authorization" in the sky. It also added a particularly severe sentence of "Arrest and prosecute as soon as landing" in the "Instructions". In fact, it has been clear that the Taiwan Air Force is aggressive in the PLA Air Force. Under the overall strategic situation, it has been determined to implement a strategic contraction and shrink back to Taiwan’s island. Therefore, Big Ivan believes that, in popular terms, you say that the air force on the other side is "avoiding war and protecting aircraft." This is not a big problem.

However, although the statement of the Taiwan Air Force reveals a little bit of a defensive strategy and a conservative strategy, it should be said that the Taiwan Air Force and the Taiwan area are nodding their heads and fearing the People’s Liberation Army’s "thunderbolt and shaking the ground". Ivan again thinks this is simply thinking about the people on the other side.

I remember that we have mentioned many times before. From the perspective of the regional strategic goals on the other side, it is to "break out" with the help of foreign forces represented by the United States, not to charge forward and then be beaten. After all, it is easy to be beaten. After that, there is nothing left. And this also determines that the other side, without effective assurance from the United States, or even strong intervention by the US military, can be ruthless, "sausage" can be cut, but it will never go too far on the road to death. Especially in the current situation that China and the United States may have a "showdown" at any time, it seems that for the shore, how to avoid being sacrificed as the first wave of "costs" after the "showdown" and how to maximize the use of China and the United States. The strategic consequence of the "showdown" to achieve its own goals is the main problem facing Governor Xiao Cai at the moment.

Taiwan Military Academy Gun Award Ceremony

Therefore, the operation of "going back" on the other side is not so much "fearing to flee", but rather "hiding and waiting for the opportunity to develop". Visually, in the future, there will be more "going" on the other side. Operation, it's broken secretly.


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