Taiwan’s "Han Kwong" exercise begins today, and the DPP is again speculating on the "mainland threat"

　　[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The actual military verification of the "Hanguang 37" of the Taiwan Army was originally scheduled to be held in July. Affected by the epidemic, it was postponed to the 13th to 17th of this month, but the scale was reduced.

　　The "Han Kwong 37" exercise officially debuted on the 13th. It was conducted uninterruptedly in various combat areas throughout Taiwan for 5 days and 4 nights, and "simultaneously implemented in different places" in the sea and airspace, the main island and the outlying islands.

Taiwan’s United News Network stated on the 12th that the focus on the first day is still “combat protection and preservation” as usual. After the Hengshan Command Post issued an exercise order on the early morning of the 13th, it will simulate an attack by the People’s Liberation Army, except for some fighter planes stationed in the west. In addition to the preservation of regional combat power, fighter parts and accessories will be packaged and transported by C-130 transport aircraft to the eastern region.

In order to prevent attacks on garrisons, the navy's various types of warships opened safe channels and rushed out to sea to assemble at designated locations to prepare for battle.

On the 14th, drills on infrastructure protection, inter-shore barrier fortifications, night air defense interception, and other subjects; on the 15th, a Pingtung Jiadong combat preparation road drill, and heavy artillery firing on the 16th to demonstrate Taiwan’s anti-landing capabilities; the last day will be in Taichung Qingquangang carried out a continuous counterattack, and then ordered the exercise to end at the Hengshan Command Post.

　　The Taiwan military claimed that the "Hankuang 37" exercise had "two highlights."

First, the fighter aircraft takeoff and landing Jiadong War Preparation Road will be implemented in the early morning of the 15th. Fighters such as "Jingguo", F-16V and "Phantom 2000" and E-2K early warning aircraft will land in sequence. "If the exercise goes well, it will be the first time there will be The fighter plane landed on the Jiadong preparation runway."

It is reported that the Jiadong War Preparation Road in Pingtung is an ordinary civilian road and is one of the main roads from north to south. Taiwan’s military has been unable to close the road in advance for field exercises. Recently, it has frequently conducted off-site exercises at Pingtung Airport.

Another "highlight" is the verification of the operational effectiveness of the Taiwan Navy's "Haifeng Brigade" Mobile Second Squadron, which was newly established and participated in the "Han Kuang" exercise for the first time.

When Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen inspected the missile suspension training of the "Haifeng Brigade" on the 10th, he mentioned that Mobile Second Squadron is not only a high-tech unit, but also because of its high mobility and high concealment, it plays an important role in asymmetric operations. Role.

The Taiwan military revealed that the "Haifeng Brigade" mobile second squadron equipped with "Xiongfeng 3" and "Xiongfeng 2" missiles developed by Taiwan's "Zhongshan Institute of Science" will be verified in the "Hanguang" exercise. Combat effectiveness.

　　In order to cooperate with the "Hanguang" military exercise, the DPP began to hype the "mainland threat" again.

Taiwan’s "Central News Agency" stated on the 12th that the PLA has frequently used warplanes and ships to enter the air defense identification zone in southwest Taiwan in recent years, and from time to time it has crossed the so-called "center of the strait," and even entered the sea and airspace in southeastern Taiwan. In addition to verifying the tactical tactics in the southwest airspace, And simulated the bombing of the Pingtung military airport runway, the fighter planes were changed to take off and land on the Jiadong combat preparation route and then repaired.

　　Affected by the epidemic, the scale of "Hanguang" this year is not as good as in previous years.

Taiwan’s "United Daily News" revealed that the "Lianyun Exercise" in which paratroopers took over important areas by airborne and ground countermeasures was cancelled in the actual military course; The preparation and analysis of this exercise was also cancelled.

Taiwan's pro-green media "Liberty Times" stated that the "Han Kuang" actual military exercise was originally expected to mobilize 8,000 reserve soldiers to participate in the exercise, but it was eventually cancelled.

In addition, the three key subjects of the "Marine Patrol Agency" maritime force conversion, the third combat zone peacetime warfare conversion, and the "Even and Rear Integrated Homeland Defense Operations" have been cancelled due to epidemic prevention.

　　Some media are worried that the typhoon will affect the military exercises. Lianhe News.com stated that the possibility of typhoon Chanthu hitting Taiwan is high and it will sweep southern Taiwan and may affect the exercise on the 15th.

The Taiwan Air Force Meteorological Wing believes that the typhoon will affect it until the 13th.

The media also mentioned that on August 31, an F-16 fighter jet rushed out of the runway to "eat dirt" during the exercise. There were no casualties, but the embarrassing process was witnessed by the public.

The article stated that the conditions of the "Hanguang 37" exercise were constant before the exercise, and this was the fourth exercise accident that had occurred.

(Zhang Ruo)