The U.S. Navy used the P-8A to carry out military operations through the Taiwan Strait on April 17, so there is quite a rhythm of not allowing the PLA to reunify by force, and the P-8A is a platform with anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities, and it is obviously ill-intentioned to break into the Taiwan Strait. The U.S. Navy's P-8A has not done a good job for a long time, so it frequently approaches China, and in addition to the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, it is more likely to carry out missions in the South China Sea. The U.S. Navy's P-8A is based on the Kadena base in the Ryukyus, jumping up and down in the Asia-Pacific region, and the U.S. Navy has previously been equipped with a large number of P-3C Orion maritime anti-submarine patrol aircraft, but now it has used the cutting-edge P-8A Sea King. When the United States retired the P-3C in large numbers, it took out a batch of armed Taiwan from the aircraft cemetery.
Just when the U.S. Navy's P-8A was approaching to show off its military might, Taiwan also began to show off its force, and according to the information released by Taiwan, Taiwan dispatched a P-3C Orion maritime anti-submarine patrol plane on April 18 to carry out combat readiness training missions. Unlike the U.S. Navy's P-8A, Taiwan's P-3C has the ability to attack submarines and surface combat ships, as it can carry AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles. According to public information, the AGM-65 can be carried by a variety of weapons, in addition to the P-3C, fighters can also carry projection, and the US military has used AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles during many previous foreign wars.
When the Taiwan P-3C was showing off its force, it was "asking for a hammer to get a hammer", because at that time the P-3C directly fired an AGM-65 air-to-surface missile by mistake, and the defense department of Taiwan Island publicly explained that it was "falling off", so there was an accident in which the AGM-65 air-to-surface missile fell into the sea. In fact, under normal circumstances, the AGM-65 will not fall from the pylon on its own, because it is in a locked state, which is a necessary procedure for weapon mounting, and only after the launch procedure is started, the pylon will release the AGM-65 air-to-surface missile. This is not the first time that Taiwan Island has fired missiles by mistake, and there have been accidental launches of Hsiungfeng series anti-ship missiles before, and a fishing boat was hit in the sea area, so it is not uncommon to mistakenly launch AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles.
Taiwan's use of the P-3C Orion maritime anti-submarine patrol plane is a practice of attacking land-based targets, which is one of the important actions of Taiwan's "resisting reunification by force." Taiwan uses the P-3C as a bomber, and the P-3C has a larger combat range than ordinary fighters, so it can be equipped with long-distance raid missions. The Taiwan P-3C is equipped with quite a lot of weapons, and the rest also has Harpoon anti-ship missiles and air-launched anti-submarine torpedoes, so that it has the ability to strike against a variety of platforms. Taiwan often uses P-3C maritime anti-submarine patrol aircraft to carry out missions in the airspace near the Bass Strait, in an attempt to grasp the dynamics of PLA submarines.
In the recent stage, there have not only been P-3C maritime anti-submarine patrol planes flexing their muscles on the island, but also live-fire drills involving armed helicopters, multiple rocket launchers, anti-aircraft missiles, and main battle tanks. Taiwan Island is a concentrated demonstration of its military strength, so there is a rhythm to give the PLA an eye medicine. According to the analysis of the front station of the Beacon Station, the DPP authorities are building momentum for Lai Qingde's ascension, and for this reason, they have the current aggressive posture. The US Navy's use of the P-8A to intrude into the Taiwan Strait has given the DPP authorities more illusions, and it is necessary to arouse vigilance against this.