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The Future of the Taiwanese Navy
- exabrial 6y agoIf you exclude ballistic missiles, I'm fairly certain Taiwan could repel the PLA independently, with predjudice. They have better air, navy, and land equipment. The Chinese have untested equipment and conscripted soldiers (that aren't issued body armor). I think China would eventually win an attrition war, but Taiwan is unlikely to let it come to that.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> If you exclude ballistic missiles, I'm fairly certain Taiwan could repel the PLA independently, with predjudice. They have better air, navy, and land equipment. “Quantity has a quality all it's own”, though, and the PRC has quantity in spades. Also, “if you exclude ballistic missiles” is a big caveat.
- exabrial 6y agoThat is very true, and has been employed successfully in past wars... thinking Russian T-34 of WWII or the T-54 of the Cold War era
- hungryhobo 6y agoChina doesn't have mandatory military service, Taiwan does.
- belltwn888 6y agoNot pro-PRC by any means, but conscription in Taiwan is now denominated in months, including a shot at a nice desk job.
- mitfahrener 6y agoChina doesn't military conscription. You should fact check your statement.