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Taiwan Conducts Rare Live-Fire Tank Drills at Night on Penghu
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10/25/2024
Taiwan's military has conducted a rare nighttime tank drill on the outlying islands of Penghu. Although this exercise is routine, it comes amid heightened military activity in the Taiwan Strait.
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A show of force on Taiwan's Penghu Islands.
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Taiwan's military here is conducting live-fire exercises using recently upgraded tanks and
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artillery to practice defending the coastline against enemy ships and drones.
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This exercise is usually carried out early in the morning, but for the first time the
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military is switching it up, conducting this drill closer to midnight and making it harder
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to hit targets.
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Recently military activity in the Taiwan Strait has surged, with Beijing conducting some of
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its largest military exercises around Taiwan, simulating a blockade of the country.
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And just a few kilometers away, Taiwan's military has also been busy.
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For the past few days, the skies and seas around Penghu have been lit up with hundreds
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of rounds of tank and artillery fire.
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Taiwan says that this show is a demonstration of its military capabilities, demonstrating
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just how difficult it is to attack the country.
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Sitting in the middle of the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Penghu islands are critical for the
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country's defense against China, which is threatening to bring Taiwan under its control
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by force.
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Analysts say these drills in the islands themselves play a big role in testing how
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quickly Taiwan's military can mobilize and respond to any threat.
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The Penghu islands, I think, will provide a couple of different benefits to Taiwan.
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One is forward ISR, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance.
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The more time that the Taiwanese military forces have to see what the Chinese forces
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are doing, the easier it is for them to respond.
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Taiwan says for the rest of October, all branches of the military will be conducting
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exercises.
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But for the soldiers on the islands closer to China, the pressure of these drills might
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just feel a bit more real, as it could someday be on the front line of a conflict.
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Fu Huahong in Hameokan in Penghu for Taiwan Plus.
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