The Taiwan military's four F-16V fighters are mounted with Harpoon anti-ship missiles and are fully armed and ready for combat, making it difficult to change the disadvantages
During the PLA's circumnavigation exercise, the Air Force dispatched hundreds of fighters of various types. In addition to dispatching several ships, the Taiwan military also made preparations for mounting live ammunition. Previously, the Taiwan military's Mirage-2000 fighter had been mounted on the base with live ammunition for combat readiness. Taiwan media reported that the Taiwan military's most advanced F-16V fighters are also ready, and the four F-16V fighters at the Hualien base are fully armed and loaded with AGM-84 anti-ship missiles, plus the AIM-120 medium-range air-to-air missile and the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile, as well as the ALQ-184 electronic warfare pod.
At present, the most advanced fighter equipped by the Taiwan military is the F-16V fighter, which is an improved version of the F-16 fighter, which is equipped with an APG-83 active phased array radar and has an over-the-horizon strike capability. And the fuselage also has a stealth coating, reducing the chance of being detected by radar. Airborne equipment has also been upgraded to carry mainstream weapons for strikes, such as aim-120D advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, AGM-88B anti-radiation missiles, etc.
As we all know, Hualien Base is one of the most important bases of the Taiwan military, where there are many main advanced fighters of the Taiwan army, there are caves built over nine years, and more than 200 fighters are parked in the caves of Dashan. There is also an ammunition depot and a command center. However, this kind of cave is not protective for modern ground strike weapons, even if hidden in the mountains, the current high-tech means, positioning is also very easy. It is also very convenient to attack, after all, there is now a weapon called the ground drill weapon. For example, the DF-15C ballistic missile is a ground-penetrating warhead, and it is easy to hit such targets.
Moreover, the Taiwan military's loading of F-16V fighters with anti-ship missiles this time is actually not an advantage; the number of fighters and anti-ship missiles of the Taiwan military is limited, and only a few fighters cannot exert their combat effectiveness by launching limited missiles. After all, all types of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy have strong anti-missile capabilities, such as destroyers and frigates have strong anti-missile capabilities. If the Taiwan military's F-16V fighter launches anti-ship missiles, it will inevitably be a lift-off operation, and after liftoff, it will be locked by the long-range air defense missiles of the PLA Navy ships, and even the PL-15 medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles of the J-20 fighter can shoot down the F-16V fighter, and the Taiwan military's fighters do not have any advantage.
