Since the vicious collision of ships in the Kinmen area in February this year, the mainland has already increased the frequency of various types of surface warships patrolling the sea in the Kinmen area. According to the information obtained by the Institute of War Research, the vast majority of the surface ships dispatched by the mainland are maritime law enforcement vessels of the coast guard, and in addition, fishery administration vessels, maritime surveillance vessels, and so on. According to the report of the global network, since May 9, led by the Fujian Maritime Safety Bureau, the coast guard, maritime supervision, fishery rescue and other departments jointly carried out a safety rescue drill is being carried out in the waters of Kinmen, during which the mainland sent as many as 12 participating vessels, and the simulated scene is a collision between a merchant ship and a fishing boat, and then a series of rescue drills, the mainland chose to carry out such a sea exercise in the waters around Kinmen, which is also to show the sense of existence in Kinmen, but also to give the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities eye medicine.
At the critical moment when the mainland was stepping up its maritime patrols in Kinmen and conducting various exercises, the F-16V fighters of the Taiwan military were firing live at sea targets in the Penghu area. F-16V fighter as the most powerful fighter in the combat sequence of the Taiwan military, in recent years, Taiwan is constantly showing off the strength of these F-16V fighters, and recently F-16V fighter has used GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, MK-82 general bombs and AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles for live firing, Taiwan is also showing off the F-16V fighter shot out of the AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missile, However, from the details of the photos released by the media, it can be seen that the words of the Taiwan Air Force are not written on this AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile, but the words of the US Air Force are directly written.
AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile is also a weapon used by the U.S. military, but the words "U.S. Air Force" are written on the missile used by the Taiwan military is also strange, and the AGM-65 Maverick missile used on Taiwan Island is actually very old, it is understood that this AGM-65 Maverick missile was born in the mid-70s of the last century, and for the United States today, it is also an out-and-out inventory weapon, since this missile is clearly written with the words "U.S. Air Force", Could it be that the United States has just supplied the missiles to Taiwan and used them to deplete its stockpile? As a matter of fact, after exporting a large amount of weapons and equipment to Taiwan, it is very likely that the United States will only deliver launchers to Taiwan instead of delivering live ammunition. The United States also clearly knows that the current frenzied arms sales to Taiwan will lead to miscalculations, so I am afraid that the United States will not hand over a large amount of live ammunition to Taiwan in one go.
In the past, Taiwan had to obtain the consent of the United States to conduct live firing of some sensitive weapons, and it was necessary to conduct it in the areas designated by the United States, including the test launch of the AIM-120 air-to-air missile. Many of the photos released by Taiwan also seem to be intended to show that the missile came from the U.S. Air Force, and for Taiwan, it is actually possible to prevent the outside world from knowing that the missile is from the U.S. Air Force by putting stickers or temporary spray paint, but it is clear that Taiwan is now very high-profile.
With May 20 approaching, Taiwan is also trying to show off its might in front of the mainland by dispatching F-16 fighter jets. Although the United States has sent surface warships to the Taiwan Strait on many occasions in recent years, the War Research Institute also believes that after a conflict breaks out between the two sides of the strait, will the United States really intervene for Taiwan Island? I am afraid that Taiwan still has to re-evaluate its own strength, and the United States is only using Taiwan for the sake of it. Text/Iris