The Taiwan military is going to "receive trash" from the United States again. According to a Global Network report, Taiwan's military executives confirmed that the Taiwan authorities plan to purchase the M136 "Volcano" vehicle-mounted mine-laying system project from the United States, which has been "arranged". This so-called "ground volcano" system can be installed directly on vehicles or helicopters, and then quickly spread various mines over a large area through "mine tanks". In the "wishful thinking" of the Taiwan authorities, the M136 "Volcano" will be used for "coastal mines" and can perform anti-landing operations. To put it simply, the Taiwan military hopes to blow up the armored vehicles of the landing party by "scattering thunder everywhere" to prevent the "enemy" from landing.
Since gunpowder and were used in human warfare, landmines, a weapon with good concealment, low cost, simple operation and huge lethality, have made countless countries scratch their heads. Even in modern information warfare, the role of landmines Still not to be underestimated. But at the same time, we must also see clearly that landmines are typical defensive weapons. Obviously, although the Taiwan military has repeatedly boasted about its combat power, it still knows that it does not have the strength to "head-to-head" with the People's Liberation Army, and can only "rack its brains" in defense.
It's worth noting that the M136 "Volcano" was a weapon developed by the US Army in the 1980s and long since retired from service. Even if the Taiwan authorities are "rich and powerful" and spare no expense, the source manufacturers may have long since ceased to exist, and the possibility of reopening the production line is slim. From this point of view, there is a high probability that the Taiwan military will buy "second-hand goods" in the U.S. military's warehouse. For this reason, netizens on the island issued a soul torture: the Taiwan authorities are not helping the United States to "clear inventory", right?
And more importantly, the weapon of landmine can be described as a "double-edged sword", which can bring trouble to the opponent and also cause great danger to one's own side. While laying mines to delay the opponent's attack, the minefields actually limit the range of activities and advancing routes of our own troops, and Taiwan Island is small in size and lacks strategic depth. If the Taiwan army throws mines everywhere, it will be bit by bit. Narrowing down his own maneuvering space.
At the same time, it should be noted that there are 23 million Taiwan compatriots living in the small space of Taiwan Island. Once landmines fall, it will bring great security risks to the people. The "shelf life" of modern landmines with plastic shells is often more than 40 years, and cleaning landmines is not only time-consuming, laborious, and expensive, but the most troublesome thing is that they may not be able to be cleaned...
It is not difficult to see that the Vietnam War is almost over For 50 years, the large number of unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. military in Vietnam and Myanmar have not been completely ruled out so far, including grenades , mines, aerial bombs and rockets , etc. Every year, there will be a large number of unexploded bombs in Vietnam and Myanmar People are either dead or maimed by stepping on bombs by mistake. If the Taiwan military throws landmines everywhere indiscriminately, it is tantamount to making fun of the lives of the people of Taiwan.
Nowadays, the mainland of the motherland is still looking for ways and means to peacefully unify the country, but the Taiwan authorities have already made plans to "lay mines everywhere". For Taiwan compatriots, perhaps the biggest threat is the Taiwan authorities...
