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Strike Force Taiwan: China
posted Sunday, 5 February 2006
When speaking about the threat that Mainland china is believed to pose to its disputed neighbor, it can often be difficult to get any specific information out of either Washington or Taipei, other than a blanket statement stating that 'China is a threat' containing an estimate of the number of missiles that China is believed to be pointing at the island.
However, as most people will know, 'threats and missiles don't an invasion force make'. Presumably China must have troops, tanks and jets as well? Yes, it does.
Although China is not keen on providing numbers and figures relating to the PLA, Angry Chinese Blogger is now proud to present the official DoD estimate of the forces that China had within 'striking range' of Chinese-Taiwan during 2005. Excluding missiles, which we are all borded with hearing about, right?
Air
|
Fighters |
425 |
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Bombers |
280 |
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Transport |
50 |
Land
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Personnel (Active) |
375,000 |
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Group Armies |
9 |
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Tanks |
2,500 |
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Artillery Pieces |
5,500 |
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Divisions |
Brigades |
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Infantry (including airborne) |
9 |
11 |
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Armor |
4 |
4 |
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Mech Infantry |
3 |
1 |
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Artillery Divisions/Brigades |
3 |
5 |
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Marines |
0 |
2 |
Sea
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Personnel |
140,000 |
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Destroyers |
13 |
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Frigates |
34 |
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Tank Landing Ships |
20 |
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Medium Landing Ships |
15 |
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Diesel Submarines |
29 |
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Nuclear Submarines |
0 |
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Coastal Patrol (Missile) |
34 |
(Includes both South and East fleets).
All figures are taken from “The Military Power of the People’s Republic of China (2005)”, courtesy of the US Department of Defense.
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