US equipping

[@bensigl3766]

Long live a free Taiwan!!!

[@marshaldillon4387]

You said it best. Ben.

[@manny_the_weeb]

🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼💪

[@phillip_iv_planetking6354]

Taiwan ain't stupid. They signed up for War Thunder and now they get free ships,tanks and jets.

[@AchuthanKarnnan]

😂😂😂

[@amitmody7305]

Hahaha

[@amitmody7305]

Hahaha

[@derricktaylor470]

😂😂😂

[@darmanto1963]

nothing is for free from the US

[@drbendover7467]

They really should arm Taiwan with a few iron dome installations for their airbases:)

[@deadandbored]

@@rcasparb US not even selling taiwan its aegis system just goes to show how much they really care

[@GTOGregory]

@@deadandbored Sure, but the US Navy has ports nearby in Japan, Guam and South Korea.

[@elmohead]

@@deadandbored US is just using Taiwan as an ATM.

[@laqueenawilliams4762]

@@elmohead - same with Japan. Japan pays USA a billion or so dollars per year on protection money.

[@elmohead]

@@laqueenawilliams4762 Japan I understand because they got nuked twice and they used up all of their morale in WW2.

[@aussietaipan8700]

To Taiwan, with love from Australia. We will support you.

[@braxtonclimberson4944]

They need more weapons yesterday

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

"The F-16 is a single engine..." Shows an aircraft that clearly has 2 engines. 🙄

[@stillamarine1001]

Was going to say the same thing.

[@genXtrah]

Perhaps F-18s…

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

@@genXtrah that's what I thought at first, but I think they're actually Taiwanese F-CK-1 Ching-kuo "Indigenous Defense Fighters"

[@kathrynck]

@@LiveFreeOrDieDH I could tell right away that they're not F-18's. There's no LEX air bleed holes (which the A-D models have), yet the air intakes are rounded (like the A-D models), the fuselage is blended to the LEX which no F-18 has, there's those odd squared off shapes before the LEX transitions into the wing, and the F-18's horizontal stabilizers are no where near that sharp at the tip. Definitely a family resemblance to F-18's from the underside though, yeah. It took me quite a while to figure out that they're F-CK-1's. Funnily enough, from the top they look much more like F-16's (apart from the tail pipes).

[@veev2561]

That's ours in the af

[@sumerbc7409]

U.S. Paladin self propelled artillery now has anti ship capability... perfect for Taiwan. If you had 40 of them firing non stop that is a lot of CCP ship damage, as long as CCP air power doesn't destroy them.

[@alexdias8627]

Taiwan needs 1000 cruise missiles like agm 158 with 500 kms range and 1000 ballistic missiles like atacms 500 kms range just to start...

[@sumerbc7409]

@@alexdias8627 "You go to war with the military you have, not the military you want." -- hell somebody said that

[@fusionrain1791]

Won't matter. They'll just launch cruise missiles at SAMs. After that they'll send in strike fighters to bomb Paladins. All while Taiwanese fighter jets preoccupied with China's J10s and J11s jets.

[@rehan-ci1tk]

@@fusionrain1791 yeah? You forgot the Quad. Smartarse 😂

[@DEP717]

Long range artillery is a sneaky way for the naval gun or shore battery to return. Massed fast fire, especially with time on target coordination, could theoretically overwhelm modern SAM defenses with sheer volume of fire.

[@edwardv1219]

The HIMARS is the light version of the US MLRS system. The ones the Iraq troops called steel rain. However I think the M1 tanks are going to be the biggest problem for China. It’s hard to land tanks in an invasion and China lands light tanks at that. The M1s will cut down the Chinese tanks like wheat at harvest season.

[@nitonono4143]

there will be no tanks for taiwan if china can stablished air superiority.

[@tako2159]

US is paper tiger....only dare to bully much smaller and poorer countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria . . . And dare not go to war face with face with equal might countries like Russia, China . . .

[@neiljasonvillanueva1864]

@@nitonono4143 "if"

[@sourballs1248]

@@tako2159 you do realise what you said right? Quite literally every country has less money than the US due it well…. Being the richest country in the world, so you’re argument is invalid

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@tako2159 You have absolutely no basis in fact to be able to claim China is militarily "mighty". Their armed forces are completely untested, and have zero actual combat experience. Much of China's military hardware is based on old 60's and 70's Russian equipment, which is updated.

[@richardkammerer2814]

Providing all hands on deck support while optimizing the incoming defense throughout the Taiwanese archipelago and blunting amphibious incursion during the limited landing window is a top ten assignment for Admin 47.

[@SamtheIrishexan]

They should start something similar to the French foreign legion

[@rdelrosso2001]

With all due respect, it seems Admin Number 46 is doing fine, giving Taiwan advanced Tanks, Missiles, Drones, etc etc. I also saw another KZbin Video where Taiwan has the ability to flood the Taiwan Strait with Anti-Ship MINES and has some pipes to send OIL into the Taiwan Strait and Light it on Fire, roasting those Chinese Troops in their Ships!

[@davidcooper7833]

I think the ultimate deterrent for China would be to give Taipei the nuclear option. As with India, it would be purely for defensive purposes. China only understands military strength. Not vulnerability and weakness.

[@richardkammerer2814]

@@davidcooper7833 As this crisis escalates, and given how events unfold, the nuclear option might have to be played before it's too late to save Taipei.

[@arkandrada3305]

A company or two of basic M1A2 should be leased for training purposes to give the Taiwanese Army a running start for their brand spanking new M1A2T…

[@woebringer7884]

@mowgli2071 From what I’ve researched, there are THOUSANDS of these tanks sitting out there. There’s also another base in California that also has thousands just sitting there.

[@arkandrada3305]

@mowgli2071 heard of that too… I wish they’d ship some of those to Taiwan in a lend/lease type of deal… a few foot on the ground or track on the ground is way better than hundreds of them in a desert thousands of miles away…

[@user-qf6yt3id3w]

It sounds like they can't export the depleted uranium armor to Taiwan. God knows why not though - if it gets to the point the Chinese capture M1A2s them reverse engineering the armor is the least of everyone's problems what with the nukes raining down worldwide.

[@YaMomsOyster]

@@user-qf6yt3id3w the British are retiring the Challenger Tanks so they are available for purchase I would imagine, so are Leopard 2’s, but the U.S hasn’t hesitated selling Australia 75 reconditioned and updated Abrams recently. So I don’t think a Sale to Taiwan would be a issue. I believe the U.S military is having a garage sale at the moment with reconditioned equipment.

[@David-jp1cg]

@@user-qf6yt3id3w code name Dorchester, chobham armour

[@youwho6692]

We must defend and protect Taiwan at all cost! Taiwan is a country and we should not let Taiwan be invaded!

[@nurphase1922]

American and European consumers will fund China's control of the South China Sea and invasion of Taiwan.

[@GTOGregory]

@@nurphase1922 Perhaps consumers will indirectly fund China from the sale of merchandise, but but the blood of Chinese soldiers comes from the families of China. Some have friends and family on both sides of the water.

[@AS-iq7sx]

@@nurphase1922 NEEDS MORE ROOFS ABOUT YOUR WORDS

[@tako2159]

Don't forget China has nukes........ Taiwan China is internal affairs just like North South American wars........ US is paper tiger even dare not wage war with Iran....only dare to bully much smaller and poorer countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria . . .

[@Andrew-cw6od]

@@tako2159 china has nukes. who doesn't ???you know what china doesn't have. a ballistic missile defence system to protect Beijing. china's air defence consists of just 2 s400

[@besomewheredosomething]

Air Defense Identification Zone, NOT airspace. A lot of people are mis-reporting this. Yes, it is a provocation, but not the same as entering into their airspace, which would more than likely spark an exchange at bare minimum.

[@willymac5036]

The PLAAF has flown into Taiwanese airspace. They have even strafed rocks along the beaches of Taiwan. They haven’t killed anyone or destroyed any buildings yet, but China has been doing more than just “provocations”. They are trying to get Taiwan to open fire on one of their planes, so that they can use that as an excuse to invade.

[@Andy-P]

@@willymac5036 Is there evidence for that?

[@MrFlatage]

@@willymac5036 The world will demand evidence sorry. We all remember the lies the US has brought before the world before. No one will want another illegal war killing millions based on more lies. You will be called out for your lies by the free nations of the world.

[@BalzAldrin]

when the Chinese to finally attack, I have a feeling, they'll borrow from the shock-and-awe playbook

[@raw1465]

they studied hard on Desert Storm and how the US invaded Iraq.

[@fusionrain1791]

Especially while Biden administration is office, it is a perfect opportunity to strike.

[@MrDanboyd3]

@@fusionrain1791 probably the stupidest comment Ever

[@robinwavestou5526]

They will call loss victory, and the mainstream fake news will laughably try and back up the story. When all is revealed, the truth will stand tall and proud - Victorious in the Light.

[@healthmiracles6379]

@@fusionrain1791 well let's not encourage them shall we?

[@faustman1000]

Nothing wrong with success, and I see success!

[@ridethecurve55]

And I see a secure and steady flow of semiconductors to the US to keep the tech ball rolling. I'm just concerned that I heard a lot of "by 2026" timeframes in the video, which, if true, gives China ample time to attack before peak defensive capability is acquired by Taiwan.

[@YaMomsOyster]

I hope the invasion is on television but China need to cross that strait successfully first

[@fauxfox2974]

@@YaMomsOyster m

[@mwtrolle]

@@YaMomsOyster hope to see a lot of burning PLAN ships on the television ASAP!

[@semco72057]

Most of those weapons systems was ordered last year and the year before and some of them should already be delivered to Taiwan and setup. The nation should be prepared to not only defend themselves, but also be able to hit assets inside China.

[@johnnyc613]

Great news!!! Just so awesome because cccp has very little deal with the weapon systems we are selling them ..!. And I’m sure the Taiwanese people will feel safer. Go USA 🇺🇸 🗽🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🗽💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@mwtrolle]

@charles depends on if the democratic would finally wake up and start to hold the PRC to the laws they have accepted when they joined things like the WTO. They need to place tariffs on all products coming from the PRC and even exports of raw material going to the PRC. The PRC economy would be halved fast, and the citizens would not be happy with the CCP. The CCP already uses more money on internal security than on the military. In a situation, like I described it would need to spend almost all the money on internal security.

[@classicgalactica5879]

@charles Dream on. China's economy is on the verge of collapse.

[@mwtrolle]

@charles the tarrifs Trump inforced on the PRC already slowed down the growth and companies moved production to Vietnam and other places like that. Sure more tariffs by the US won't cut it. We need the EU, UK, Australia, India, Japan, SK and other nations like that to join in.

[@mbarnlund]

10:00 Not to be that guy, but these look to me like F-18's not F-16’s, just sayin' 🤓

[@RogueSabre]

I was scrolling through the comments waiting for this to be pointed out

[@solowingborders3239]

They're F-CK-1 Ching Kuo fighters.

[@anntully-crook2430]

You know you are that guy?

[@CatsFerDays]

The US needs to lease the USS Missouri to Taiwan. On behalf of a Missouri native

[@MrFlatage]

Wow a ye old rustbucket? Yea one anti ship missile and it goes down. Even with an entire fleet of USN ships how is it going to stop a missile?? You cannot even end a sentence. You would have died during the Battle of Bubiyan.

[@MrFlatage]

@@armyvet8090 Yes agreed the Imperial Japanese Navy sails again! You do know US was short on steel and used the remaining batch laying around they bought from the Hokkaido steel mills? Isn't that Japenese steel? Shame every real American would check those records from the Bethlehem Steel Corporation who provided the steel for the Missouri. Alot of fake wannebe's screaming lies these days. Don't have the balls to serve and attack the US with their propaganda.

[@MrFlatage]

@@armyvet8090 Nah you need to go serve. We all she failed during the Battle of Bubiyan. Any US veteran can proof read how her name was struck from the record. Heck you claim 'American steel' when we all know she was made from Japanese steel. Clearly your no American. Send a non operational museumship that cannot move or has any guns down a straight? Yes you are not just a lair but a coward. Just another fake.

[@MrFlatage]

@@armyvet8090 Nah you are not. You are sceaming lies against the proven fact that it is Japanese steel. We can proof read from the source. No American who takes the pledge would lie about that. You are lying and you never heard of the Battle of Bubiyan ofcourse. Because you were not there that day. You are a coward and I am invoking my U.S civil right to call you out on Proof of Service. But you will fail and violate a U.S right. Cos you are a fake. Who is now exposed and namecalling like a little boy. Namecalling didn't save the Missouri that day did it?

[@elvis444401]

@@armyvet8090 that ! 1900lb and 2700lb shells from our 16 inch guns on the Iowa class Battle wagons LOL!

[@RoRke21]

Love to Taiwan from India. I dearly hope our leaders got your back.

[@andrewwong1146]

India is the only nation that stood up against the CCP gangsters. India will defend Taiwan because both are freedom loving countries.

[@chrissmith-rv5ro]

They won't fight back. Can Bet Wynn put some odds on that?

[@zurabkakitelashvili1983]

This is the Best Military Channel!

[@theodorekell]

worthless propaganda. Saakashvili will eat his tie again

[@teuth]

and what is this "taiwan agreement"?

[@woebringer7884]

That’s what I was saying...THERE IS NO AGREEMENT! Let’s go Brandon is talking out of his ass per usual.

[@Bluelightbandit]

I know it's stupid, but when I see this at 06:06, all I can think about is threading that barrel and screwing on a suppressor...I know it's stupid but 🤷‍♂️

[@texan-american200]

You just got accustomed to seeing them on other tanks and similar cannons. However, I can't ever recall seeing an M-1 with a muzzle brake, even when they were first built with 105s.

[@TheFlutecart]

40 of those behemoth mobile guns, working with Reaper drones - shelling to near the middle of the straights, ouch.

[@marshaldillon4387]

Keep China in China !

[@lisadiane10001]

Like Tibet ?

[@arkandrada3305]

But if you want authentic Chinese Culture, go to Taiwan…😊😊😊 It’s dying in Hong Kong, soon in Macau and already dead in Beijing…

[@marshaldillon4387]

@@arkandrada3305 G ping fked up the real China !

[@erdon466]

The good ol stinger shoulder fired missles Russia knows all about these missles lmao. The cia gave them to what we know call the Northern Alliance and they were used with great effect and it helped the Northern Alliance run Russia out of Afghanistan.

[@wayneswallow1378]

Too right Mate.

[@jaimearredondo787]

Those were from the 1980s these are modernized. I don’t doubt Russia has the intel but not from the Northern Alliance by spies likely or hacking.

[@jaimearredondo787]

Still you’re right

[@erdon466]

@@jaimearredondo787 yea i know these are modernized but you know its the same principle lol.

[@joecater894]

great in the 70's/80's.. because old fighters/helicopters used to have to provide close air support as they didn't have guided bombs; thats not the case today though... although they may hit some helis.

[@mjcboxer]

Taiwan went shopping

[@jimmurphy6095]

Not their airspace... Aircraft identification zone. Technically, they are still in international water... But pushing the envelope until it pops is a very dangerous game.

[@psuedozardozz]

They are not interested in such technicalities. They require US blood to win a fight against the mainland.

[@jocknarn3225]

Good but beware “those that have the watches vs those that have the time”

[@Scorpio.1989]

If only Taiwan had 30 F-35As to replace their old F-5s, 50 Rafales to replace their Mirage 2000's, 100 F-15EXs or F/A-18E/Fs to replace their F-CK-1...

[@PaulMacReamoinn]

Taiwan has probably thousands of Spies working for the Chinese on its soil. Any weapon the US sells will probably compromised. The f35 should not be sold or else the Chinese would steal plans of the plane, aswell as other state of the art US equipment. But yes I wish they could

[@Scorpio.1989]

@@PaulMacReamoinn then you might as well write them off now, because without better equipment, they won't stand a chance...

[@PaulMacReamoinn]

@@Scorpio.1989 Thanks for your reply, it is of my opinion you dont need better equipment but just as good* equipment, Taiwan straight only two periods per year for a successful invasion and only a handful of locations for a suitable landing spots. A Compromise would be US personnel operating F35s there with no Taiwanese involvement.

[@verdebusterAP]

Selling the F-35 to Taiwan is entirely too dangerous for a variety of reasons

[@Conan-ny1um]

The F16 viper can go toe to toe with the a Rafael. It will defeat any jet China has!

[@Conan-ny1um]

Can’t wait to see the slammer Er slam into the Type 055 destroyer!!

[@Jacen777]

Assuming the Taiwanese military doesn't drop their weapons and run away at the first sign of actual trouble, this could be a good thing.

[@montaudran2191]

run away where ? They are on an isle...

[@Jacen777]

@@montaudran2191 Surrendering is a thing.

[@Jacen777]

@@montaudran2191 When 500 ISIS terrorists took Mosul, 20,000 Iraqi military soldiers, abandoned their High-tech American equipment, took off their uniforms and drove away in the their personal vehicles.

[@sumerbc7409]

That's crazy, what govt recently has done that !?

[@danieljosephdelta44semperfi]

Ranger for Jesus huh? You sound more like a Godless Chinese propagandist attempting to help defeat the beautiful Taiwanese people psychologically with the ungodly garbage coming out of your mouth

[@christopherwinter6911]

Air Defense Identification Zone, NOT Taiwanese airspace. There is a difference,,

[@theodorekell]

propaganda knows no difference

[@johnpinckney4979]

What happened to "Let's get started"?

[@edward5deal]

Old weapon must be upgrade...

[@by9917]

10:00 those don't look like F16s. My guess would be F18s

[@ChildlessCatMan]

That's what I thought.

[@willymac5036]

Those F-16V’s can’t get to Taiwan fast enough.

[@nicholastracy4915]

Great. More CONVENTIONAL gear. However, my curiosity begs the question: have the Taiwanese hardened their grid, the military electronics and their military and government vehicles to with stand EMP ? Have they developed sufficient capability to withstand, doubtlessly, an extraordinary onslaught of cyber goons? HAS THE USA? With Generals like Milley, President like B-man, and the way they shoved the EMP Commission's report under the rug, I think China has a non-linear advantage. Why do top-dogs always assume the other side will play fair on their chessboard? Why not bypass the chessboard, or turn it off.

[@dnedlew]

Your F-16's are actually F-18's.

[@Skyrexx7]

Taiwan agreement, where did that come from?

[@adafrazor7838]

I personally think that all nations in the Indo-Pacific such as US, Australia, Philippines, Japan, South Korea and others around the world with relations to the US should be ramping up diplomatic pressure against Beijing. We must do everything we can to use peace while also being prepared for a catastrophic military conflict

[@Charlie-ii5rr]

"If you want peace, prepare for war." Roman Dictum

[@randychong4072]

Only the US thirst for wars!! Damn!

[@noneofyourbusiness3343]

@@randychong4072 you're ignorant if that's what you think. China is the one applying pressure, US is simply responding to the aggression.

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

Yes your right i think that's what might happen logically

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

@@randychong4072 this has nothing to do with America wanting war . This is self defense against the Chinese government. They've been bullying the Southeast Asian territories a couple of years now. Haven't you been listening the news ? This isn't a terrorist situation like Afghanistan or Iraq this is obviously Chinese trying to take over the WORLD you idiot!!!!!

[@cosmic__entity]

What is Taiwan agreement?

[@rajeshreddy2805]

India with Taiwan 🇮🇳🤝🇹🇼

[@kelvinmarkson9652]

The way things are going nowdays shocks me alot

[@mreric7265]

Things are getting better everyday,but can't still understand why people are turning it the other way round

[@fredrick5207]

I don't really understand what's going on

[@steven2828]

Lol, i laugh you guys cause you're really missing alot

[@gracemorris2790]

@@steven2828 How do you mean sir🙄 ?

[@user-vt9wo3iw8d]

Me too I'm interested in knowing why you said such thing please

[@edraven693]

keep Patons tank I hope he's reincarnated as another American armor tank general

[@roderickcampbell2105]

This makes sense generally, but I worry about the Reaper angle a bit. If it's surveillance, that's seems to work out. If it's armed, that could be interpreted as an offensive weapon which could create diplomatic problems.

[@wayneswallow1378]

China regularly cause diplomatic problems constantly invading Taiwans airspace trying to provoke Taiwan into rightly defending their borders & constantly useing their warships to cross into Taiwan territoral waters.

[@psuedozardozz]

Servailence or armed, destroying something with that many censors would be top priority for the Chinese. Taiwan's greatest challenge will be keeping their eyes in the sky safe.

[@roderickcampbell2105]

@@wayneswallow1378 Agreed Wayne. But let's imagine that CCP wants to escalate matters. Causing a reaction that they (CCP) could argue violates established agreements that could then allow CCP to further escalate things.

[@kathrynck]

Just a head's up, those aren't F-16's in your image. Those are the planes the F-16 block 70's will be replacing.

[@ghetinknotabush8602]

Hong Kong, Macau...now, Taiwan?...hmmm, think again!

[@Phil-D83]

Old school approach...flood Taiwan with advanced weapons to cool off the situation

[@jayrom6237]

Taiwan NEVER GIVE UP NEVER SURRENDER NO MAN LEFT BEHIND WE THE U.S.A STAND WITH YOU EVEN IF BIDEN DOESN'T

[@kennethng8346]

Um, last slide, F16 is single engine, those were double. I think I spot a tail hook, so I think these are F18's.

[@gurungbruce4636]

how much for protection money.

[@DOI_ARTS]

10:06 Definitely a navy F18

[@joescott58]

This is how we should help our friends. Arm them. Train them. Let them fight their own battles, but help them.

[@fergusferguson4782]

A beach landing against M1 Tusks would really ruin your day. Sadness +

[@250sig]

Your photo of the F16 is wrong. Those are F18 Hornets that are in the photo.

[@mmiller4569]

If the Taiwanese hold off an invasion, it will be because of the determination of its people. All the weapons in the world won't matter if the heart is not there. They need to reinstate their draft.

[@jeremiellis1720]

That's fucking bullshit the only reason they will win the war is beacuse of Weapon and little determination without weapons how are they going to hold off 3000+ bombers fighters and Chinese drone without weapons how are they going to hold off over 300 warships and over 50 submarine without wepons how are they going to hold off ballistic and hypersonic missle determination is nothing without wepons in mordern war

[@torccchaser6712]

Stay STRONG TAIWAN !

[@B1GK1NG]

Chinese and Russian whining commence in 3, 2, 1…. Go!

[@tedchyn]

If the weapons work as claimed to be.

[@komonedzidzienyo124]

Please to be fare, defence update should clarify that difference between national air space and air defence identification zone ( ADIZ). For the records Chinese aircrafts dit not enter Taiwan airspace as defence update claims.

[@verdebusterAP]

Ultimately the HIMARS and Stingers are the only two weapons that China would have difficulty countering

[@sumerbc7409]

Paladins now have anti ship capability.. that opens up a whole new can of whoop-^ss..

[@verdebusterAP]

@@sumerbc7409 It does not 155mm rounds ability depends on the size of the ship The SLAM-ER is better suited for that role as it carries 800lbs warhed which is ample to destroying or crippling most ships The best 155mm can do is inflict mission damage at best

[@DarkSnake49542]

@@sumerbc7409 when China invades, they surely will have way to track incoming projectiles (even detecting those paladin way before firing) from those and have many ships and aircraft (we can think the man pads will be enough to destroy all of those, or maybe not) able to destroy them, despite being mobile artillery platforms. That shopping list video is great, it doesn't show how many in thousands units are give /sold to Taiwan and if the few Taiwan will get is supposed to be enough to make an invasion a failed project ! (or just stalling until US carriers battlegroup (and Nato, since US demands we focus on China more than on Russia) arrives)

[@rickrodgers3485]

The part about F-16's were F-18's

[@trevoror8668]

That will be 100 miles of pure misery trying to land on Taiwan utter carnage

[@TomBrennanHorse-Sense-Media]

The USN is decommissioning the unsuccessful LCS class; why not transfer them to Taiwan?

[@unbrandedindustriesincorpo1701]

Because they are unreliable and expensive as hell.

[@user-nd9re8vr6l]

I wonder how hard and ferocious will Taiwan troops fight in case of invasion

[@wayneswallow1378]

I reckon they'd fall like a deck of cards.

[@ChildlessCatMan]

The Taiwanese will be defending their Homeland. This has always been a force-multiplier in past conflicts. Key to any invasion is air dominance. Without air cover, there cannot be a naval landing or air borne drop. F-16's are the real deal. J-15's are not.

[@willwozniak2826]

@@wayneswallow1378 LOL, Neither side has no combat experience. It could go either way.....hahahahaha

[@JonRobert]

@@wayneswallow1378 No. The know the cost and will fight.

[@joecater894]

@@ChildlessCatMan if that were true, US should have been able to leave the vietnam war to the south vietnam troops. It still might be true ; but it might not.

[@sumerbc7409]

Let's hope Taiwan doesn't fold up immediately like Afghanistan govt did.. that would suck hard letting China occupy the island

[@KungfufightU]

I doubt they would. Taiwan has actual resolve.

[@Joe-King]

South Vietnamese also...Taiwanese Chinese are alot more organized.

[@lisadiane10001]

Taiwan is NOTHING like Afghanistan

[@ey6008]

The 4 gorges dam can withstand what

[@ChildlessCatMan]

Buy a history book. Read up on Taiwan.

[@terruwuism]

Good Narration

[@robertbates6057]

M1A2 Abrams will rip the PLA a new one! It'll hurt lol!

[@prakashbhat5847]

Good

[@hahahuhu9828]

Who is going to pay those military weapons?

[@frontseated5983]

Please update - did the US super weapons stop the Taliban wearing flipflops, dead in their tracks ?

[@goodday5570]

THOSE ARE NOT F-16 S PICTURE SHOWS TWIN ENGINES F 16 SINGLE ENGINE WTF

[@Joe-King]

Didn't notice that! can't tell what they are.

[@ronmanders]

@@Joe-King F-18s

[@ochat2010]

Yea those were hornets

[@Joe-King]

@@ronmanders I'm not sure, can't see the two V.S. tail fins...they're angled on hornets, and would be visible.

[@Joe-King]

Probably are hornets on second look.

[@joeyjojoshabbado7974]

Taiwan agreement? Citation needed

[@mrick1011]

Great we’re gonna leave all our military equipment there aswell 💰💰

[@joecater894]

least of the problem... in this situation.

[@fergusferguson4782]

Years ago it was discovered that Taiwan had almost completed their first nuclear weapon, and they came under international pressure to stop construction. They said they would.

[@user-qf6yt3id3w]

Like Japan Taiwan is a threshold nuclear power. They likely have all the materials they need but they haven't formally declared themselves a nuclear power.

[@fusionrain1791]

Now is good time to quitely build those nukes while China is gearing up for their own brand if blitzkrieg. Desperate times calls for desperate measures.

[@fergusferguson4782]

@@user-qf6yt3id3w I would be astounded if Japan didn't have nuclear weapons. Same as Taiwan, and South Korea. It is beyond belief that they wouldn't.

[@user-qf6yt3id3w]

@@fergusferguson4782 I think they've got the fissile material and a design and have done subcritical tests and computer simulations but they're still more of a threshold powers than Israel which has built and deployed warheads. However if China was threatening them and the US was unable or unwilling to intervene they'd be able to nuclearise very quickly.

[@fergusferguson4782]

@@user-qf6yt3id3w Or they could just buy a few from some country that doesn't get on with China, and who shares a common border with them.

[@harrycarry516]

Gives the industrial military complex something to do, now there's no Afghanistan.

[@stevelevesque3274]

when talking about the f16 don't show a hornet

[@donwilliamson7733]

tHe AgReEmEnT 🥴💴💰

[@RB-rp6ud]

Taiwan’s good defense will also strengthen its offensive capability.

[@texan-american200]

It'd be nicer if we equipped Taiwan with many man portable anti-tank launchers with thousands of missiles for reload. Tanks are somewhat easier to spot... Individual launchers spread out along the island; not so much and there will be many smoking invading amphibs out in the water, unable to reach the beach.

[@shankchud12]

India stands with Taiwan.

[@svo68]

Why not add a photo of F-16's instead of F-18?

[@noodles169]

Let's hope they know how to use them, and don't sell them on the black market

[@aryanyadav3690]

CCP will be in danger if they attack Taiwan 👍 Love Independent Taiwan from INDIA 🇮🇳🇹🇼

[@sarki1723]

maybe it’s a little late

[@zhoubaidinh403]

My, that's a lotta' weapons.... cannons, artilleries, m1 abram tanks, cruise missiles, stingers, rocket launchers, reapers, jets....what if there's peaceful reunification...is Taiwan gonna sell 'em back to uncle sam?

[@bonumdalek7107]

Are you sure of your title quote: " Take to China" and not "Take on China"?!

[@chris-vn6sw]

Would China go with hypersonic or volume ? 🤔🤔

[@joecater894]

both

[@Dweller415]

Eventually these incursions will turn into a first wave strike force.

[@kathrynck]

Yeah, there's a serious problem with NOT shooting down those fighter aircraft incursions. It's kinda like someone saying "come on, I dare you to hit me" meanwhile they're moving close enough to use their knife...

[@davidt5185]

The title should be... "US using Taiwan to scew up Taiwan and China" And Taiwanese folks are no wiser haha.

[@rycriswell2326]

Taiwan should have dozens of attack drone floating from Taiwan to China

[@DuhartCreek]

America is in your corner Taiwan !

[@waterdog9500]

Now you know why they pulled out of Afghanistan. To prepare for China

[@YaMomsOyster]

As good as the Reapers are, they won’t be “hovering” over them Straits very long if SHTF

[@laostav2274]

China would shoot them down, but depends on the tactics.

[@red-pm5qg]

They can rotate shifts

[@red-pm5qg]

@@laostav2274 they could be escorted

[@YaMomsOyster]

Nah they are long endurance and can monitor movements in the Strait and if one is suddenly lost I’m sure Taiwans F16’s will Scramble.

[@nriqueog]

Guess nobody caught the silhouette picture of the F-16's are actuall F-18's...oops. Just remember that the F-16 is a single engine fighter and the F-18 is a dual engine fighter.

[@kathrynck]

Technically, they are Taiwanese F-CK-1 fighters (and I'm not pulling your leg, that's the actual designation). They're made by Taiwan, so the image is somewhat relevant since it's showing the planes which will be replaced with block 70 F-16's. From the top they look like an F-16 with 2 pipes, from the bottom they look a lot like an F-18. They were built with US technical assistance, so it's not too strange of a blend.

[@nriqueog]

@@kathrynck wow, their silhouette is almost identical to the F-18. But that is a pretty cool model designation. THanks!

[@kathrynck]

@@nriqueog Only from below though! google-image search them, and look at them from the top. They look just like F-16's except for the tail pipe from above. I think 'most' airplane enthusiasts would think F-18 at a glance from below, but I've seen so many F-18's up close over the years that little details really stand out to me.

[@LootGoblin4510]

@@nriqueog , F-CK-U.... would've been a better one, but close enough.. ;)

[@davef5277]

By recent observations of China and its ongoing incursions in Taiwan airspace using large numbers of aircraft, should be something we should not ignore. It demonstrates a tactic that will more than likely be used against others in actual offensive operations. Overwhelming the opponents defensive capability’s is effective. They also show interest in developing close range and powerful EMP weapons which would render even new warships electronic sensor and weapons systems useless making them sitting ducks. We need to think outside the box and we aren’t.

[@chuckhooks6621]

USMC is firing NSMs mounted on JLTV chassis. This will be a core weapon for the USMC's island-hopping strategy. NSMs mounted on mobile JLTV chassis would be excellent and be able to hit everything China sails in the Taiwan Strait.

[@verdebusterAP]

The NMESIS is a good concept but they have really opted for a heavier warhead Granted the missile can precisely target different areas of the ship and even has delayed fuzing options but with ships Packing a heavier punch is a must

[@chuckhooks6621]

@verdebusterAP. Taiwan has a major weapon in the form of threatening to humiliate Xi on a global stage. Pictures of Chinese transport ships burning uncontrollably as a result of NSM hits, going viral, might be enough to cause XI to break off an attack. That would be Taiwan's goal. Taiwan would need to depend on Japanese and US submarines to break the back of large Chinese warships if those warships would even be used. Otherwise, NSMs are more than enough for transport and smaller ships. It should be noted that SM-6s have much smaller warheads than NSMs but that does not curb the USNs enthusiasm for using swarms of SM-6s in an anti-ship role. Disabling or severely degrading the sensitive electronics on a surface ship via SM-6s or NSMs can be effective enough in the short term. Sinking a ship is not always necessary. .

[@verdebusterAP]

@@chuckhooks6621 If Xi commits ,nothing is going to make him break off unless the US steps in China does not care about how many ships burn, their tactics has always been about shear numbers They are perfectly willing to use their own forces as cannon fodder. As for subs, 2 at most to reduce the chances of friend fire The SM-6 used in the ASM/TLAM role is more of tight spot weapon. True but not sinking can be problematic In WW2 ,the Japanese used their destroyers and cruisers as make shift transports That tactics can still work today. the DDG and CG slows down enough for the transports to get off in RHIBs and then hauls ass outta there LPDs like the 071 can only make 18 knots while most DDGs and CGs can make 28 plus knots Even disabled they can be used in variety of ways even as shields Trying to hit 071 is easy but fast moving DDG or CG is much harder

[@BeelP.]

The Afghan army also had plenty of American weapons and supplies. No matter, it collapsed in weeks. Victory is also a function of the will to fight and win. The majority of Taiwanese, like the South Vietnamese, would rather just pack up and run to the US if possible. Besides, the will to fight basically fellow countrymen will be worn down soon enough, just like the South Vietnamese.

[@MrNamdang2011]

Taiwan should start building coastal defense bunkers and trenches, just as Germany did in the Normandy beach. Those bunkers and trenches must be strong enough to withstand the heavy bombardment of missiles when China start invading Taiwan.

[@psuedozardozz]

Or they just set up a no fly zone and starve the island into submission.