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In March this year (2024), Taiwanese media "China Times Electronic News" reported that in the eastern part of the island of Taiwan, the 052D destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy was surprised, showing its 130mm main gun, aiming at the "Kangding-class" frigate of the Taiwan Army.
Seeing this, Major General Taiwan said that the "Taiwan authorities" are asking Taiwan's officers and men to gamble their lives......
"Taiwan independence" clamored for "Taiwan independence," and the mainland responded
In the past few days, the "Taiwan independence elements" have conducted military exercises and had close contacts with Western hostile forces, and have even caused the death of fishermen on the mainland.
Is it tolerable or intolerable?
If we don't take countermeasures, I'm afraid that the people of the whole country will not agree.
As a result, the 052D destroyer of the PLA Navy directly approached the waters near the eastern part of Taiwan Island.
The 052D is a new destroyer of the PLA Navy, equipped with a four-sided active phased array radar and a universal vertical launch device.
Someone who cares notices: in the photo, the main gun of the 052D destroyer is slightly lowered, which is a common combat posture, which means that it can fire at the enemy at any time.
This main gun, caliber 130mm, more powerful than the same type of guns made in the United States, using two-way ammunition feeding, the maximum rate of fire is 40 rounds per minute, and the yield of the magazine is 500 rounds, all of which are super-heavy shells weighing 86.2 kilograms, and one can be worth an army artillery battalion.
The Taiwan side sent a "Kangding-class" frigate in response.
However, the strength of this frigate is simply not enough.
It has a full load displacement of only 3,600 tons, a naval gun caliber of 76mm, and is equipped with a four-pack Sidewinder missile, and two four-pack Hsiungfeng-2 subsonic anti-submarine missiles, with a maximum range of 5 kilometers, which means that its firepower cannot reach the PLA.
On the other hand, the 052D configuration has as many as 64 missiles, which have higher accuracy and range.
In addition, the "Kangding" class frigates are also imported from France by Taiwan.
The French specially changed the caliber of the naval guns and exported them to Taiwan.
Today, such ships are completely outdated throughout East Asia.
A comparison shows that the mainland navy has the same advantage over the Taiwan navy.
Since it is a confrontation line, even if it is not the strongest weapon sent by the two armies, it is definitely a good guy.
Only in this way can we take the initiative, win momentum, and form a deterrent.
From this point of view, the Taiwan Strait military believes that this frigate can be handled.
But obviously, the Taiwanese army's family background is almost here.
This disparity in strength is undoubtedly an egg hitting a stone. Have the DPP "Taiwan independence elements" really thought about it?
The major general spoke, fearing the war
It is clear that they did not think it through.
Because, even if the media reports are boiling, and relevant photos can be found on the Internet, the content of the shooting is the scene of the confrontation between the 052D and the "Kangding" class frigate.
The masses on both sides of the strait discussed one after another, and mainland netizens were even more booed.
But Taiwan's so-called defense department has not spoken out.
This is clearly a sign of weakness of heart.
Li Zhengjie, a retired major general of the Taiwan army, expressed the voice of Taiwan residents: 052D's strength should not be underestimated, and now it is only operating in the East China Sea, and its political significance is greater than its military significance. If one day, the mainland moves seriously and sends 052D into Taiwan's "territorial waters", Taiwan's surface ships will not be able to deal with it at all.
After all, Li Zhengjie is an expert, with many years of naval experience, and he thinks clearly in his heart about what level the ships of the two sides are.
Therefore, he could see at a glance the difference in strength between the two armies.
What is ridiculous is that most of those "Taiwan independence elements" are military laymen, but they irresponsibly preach how powerful the Taiwan military is, how advanced the equipment is, and how ironclad the relationship with the United States and so on......
They deliberately ignored the fact that decades ago, when the mainland was outarmed with Chiang Kai-shek's army, they were capable of beating them to Taiwan.
Today, the PLA's equipment has crushed the Taiwan side, and it is completely capable of winning the war.
Therefore, Li Zhengjie further pointed out that the "Taiwan authorities" want the Taiwan military to fight for their lives. If he accidentally fires, he is gambling with the lives of Taiwan officers and men. They bet that the mainland side will choose to be forbearing, as in the past, and also bet that the United States and other countries will help at a critical moment.
Two groups of people bet against each other, and the side that works together generally has a better chance of winning.
However, we can get a glimpse from the speech of this major general: The Taiwan military's mind is not in alignment. So far, there is no unanimous opinion on whether to fight or not.
If this is still the case at the top, how much better can ordinary soldiers be.
There is a high probability that war fear has spread among ordinary soldiers.
Everyone understands that when the cross-strait situation eased a few years ago, Taiwan relied on the mainland market and made a lot of money; now that the world is in turmoil, the way to unite and develop is to strive for peace and stabilize our hands and feet.
However, those "Taiwan independence elements" have no choice but to jump their feet, they are full of foolishness, and they want ordinary soldiers to come forward and fill the holes, and once there is a real situation, they will immediately fly abroad for refuge, and it is always the front-line soldiers who die.
Moreover, the end will definitely be a loss, and after the loss, the mainland will certainly treat the ordinary people in Taiwan with the courtesy of compatriots. But they are soldiers, can the mainland let them go?
As for the ordinary masses in Taiwan, many of them support the reunification of the mainland, and some even say that if they want to fight, they will fight as soon as possible, and they all want reunification anyway, and that the war will be completed as soon as possible, and there will not be so many estrangements, which will be beneficial to the masses on both sides of the strait.
On the other hand, on the mainland's side, looking forward to reunification is the consensus of the people and the long-cherished wish of the entire army.
Use strong deterrence to persuade the prodigal son to turn back
Many mainland netizens said that if they were to be a shell launcher on 052D, they would definitely fire the cannon and make themselves the creators of history.
In fact, everyone in the navy who can rush to the front line has the ambition to "make meritorious contributions."
Back then, in the naval battle against Vietnam, our equipment was nothing more than gunboats, and we couldn't catch up with Vietnam. The cannon was fired. Today, the Navy on 052D has more strength to fire.
What is commendable is that they just pressed the passion in their hearts.
Because, they did not wait for the order.
Soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, and the purpose of their visit this time is to deter, not to attack!
Seemingly. Until now, the mainland side is still calm.
It's like a parent who glares at a disobedient child, but is reluctant to punish him. This parent feels sorry for the child and only hopes that the prodigal son will return as soon as possible.
What is unexpected is that not long after the confrontation between the two ships, the DPP authorities, perhaps holding the thighs of the Americans tightly, and with the Americans' assurance, did not dare to admit that the confrontation was between the 052D and the Kangding-class two days ago, but in the past two days, they have grown bold and ignored the mainland's good intentions at all.
Therefore, in the past two days, the Taiwan defenders in the Kinmen area wanted to conduct live-fire exercises on the sea surface in April, and the Jinxia sea area was designated as a forbidden area.
For this reason, Li Zhengjie pointed out: Xiamen is near the exercise waters, which is quite close to Shiyu Island.
It is where mainland fishing boats come and go to fish.
What is the difference between military exercises and blatant provocations?
Even if you tell us in advance, can you guarantee that all fishermen will obediently not come to fish?
Once they accidentally enter the exercise waters and are hit by artillery shells, the masses on the mainland side will be agitated, and cross-strait relations will certainly intensify again.
Moreover, even if all fishermen are willing to give up a few days' harvest and wait until the military exercise is over to catch fish, can Taiwan ensure that all artillery fire is not missed?
As long as a live bullet misses and the artillery fire rushes towards Xiamen, it is difficult to explain the accidental injury.
What should I do if I accidentally injure a fisherman? Li Zhengjie is afraid that he is too worried.
As a matter of fact, after the Nanjing arrived, it was ready to stay in that area for a long time, and with a posture of "combat readiness," it strengthened the frequency of naval and air force patrol exercises.
In this way, we tell the "Taiwan authorities" that the PLA is fully capable of encircling the western side of the island of Taiwan and locking it up layer by layer.
In the past, Taiwan boasted that the Taitung region was relatively safe, but this time, the PLA will cover the scope of deterrence in Taitung.
If Taiwan really wants to conduct exercises, the mainland will accompany you to the end.
High pressure deterrence to the end, why not turn back?
The military situation is deduced, and the mainland will win
If the Taiwanese do not heed the advice and must organize a live-fire exercise, we might as well deduce the situation during the exercise.
With the lessons learned from the previous casualties of fishermen, this time, the mainland is likely to send coast guard ships to protect the fishing boats.
These coast guard ships are not vegetarians, and some are directly converted from naval vessels.
They will approach the waters near the exercise, put on a battle formation, and aim their warships and artillery at the Taiwan troops.
As soon as it receives the news that the Taiwan military has hit the fishermen on the mainland, the mainland will immediately open fire.
Behind the coast guard ship, 052D and other ships will be stationed in the rear. The 052D Vertical Launch System will be activated to provide support from a distance.
If the Taiwan military dares to fire on the coast guard ship, the 052D will immediately go berserk, and 64 supersonic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles, some of which will be fired at Taiwan's surface ships, and some will fly to Taiwan's army bases.
The range of Taiwan's warships cannot reach that of the mainland army, and soon the armor will be pierced and they will lose their combat effectiveness.
The DPP authorities are powerless to deal with it, and they will certainly hold on to the United States for help.
At present, Americans' minds are mainly on the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine, and it is hard to say whether they are willing to end up or whether they have enough energy to end up.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, the United States has had close contacts with the mainland, and in the context of the great global turmoil, both countries seem to have no intention of tearing their faces in an all-round way.
Obviously, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is so tense that the United States, which keeps saying that it is responsible for Taiwan's security, has made a move to ease relations with the mainland, which shows that the United States probably will not take the Taiwan issue seriously.
When the time comes, the mainland navy will go all out, the Americans will contribute less and no effort, and the Taiwan navy will not be capable. The ending can be imagined.
epilogue
The Taiwan authorities' various provocative acts of "addiction to food" have proved that they are bent on dragging cross-strait relations into the abyss.
What they have to face is a situation in which the mainland is further pressing into Taiwan and encroaching on the living space of the "Taiwan independence" forces.
The Taiwan authorities originally wanted to seek benefits through provocation, but what they did not expect was that what they sought was an increasingly slim chance of survival.
When they have been bouncing for a few more days and have nothing to do, the time for reunification may come.
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