Asian Arms Race: Taiwan to deploy cannons, mortars on Taiping in South China Sea

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Asian Arms Race: Taiwan to deploy cannons, mortars on Taiping in South China Sea

ANN – Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) yesterday confirmed that it will complete the installation of a certain number of cannons and mortars on Taiping Island in the South China Sea next month in a move to enhance its military presence in the disputed seas amid the escalating conflict over the region. A total of eight sets of 40mm autocannons and a certain number of 120mm mortars will be shipped to the island by the end of August, unidentified MND sources told the Chinese-language United Evening News yesterday. The latest weapons are expected to replace the existing 106mm recoilless guns and the 81mm mortars currently used by Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA). Read Article

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