《TAIPEI TIMES》Army to hold anti-landing drills this month
Taiwan’s navy navigate onboard special operation boats during a drill on the waters near a military base in Kaohsiung on Jan. 31. Photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Reuters
Staff Writer, with CNA
Three of Taiwan’s field army commands this month would each hold anti-landing drills on a beach in their jurisdiction, including two public beaches, the Fisheries Agency said in three notifications on May 23 and Monday last week.
The first drill would be held on Wednesday by the army’s Tainan-based Eighth Army Corps on a public beach in the Sishu Coastal Recreation Area, the agency said.
The Sixth Army Corps on June 18 would be training on Jhongfu Beach (中福海灘) in New Taipei City, while the 10th Army Corps would conduct a live-fire drill on June 26 at Taichung’s Caocuosi Beach (草厝溪海灘), the agency said.
The military has been strengthening its defense protocols with weapons practices, wargames and live-fire drills conducted on the nation’s “red beaches.”
Beaches in Taiwan are categorized into three color codes: Red beaches could see large-scale landing operations and are the most vulnerable to a Chinese People’s Liberation Army invasion; yellow zones are beaches that could see unconventional landing operations; and blue beaches are locations that would be difficult to invade.
Anti-landing drills that involve shooting practices on beaches aim to familiarize soldiers with the environment of a potential battlefield, the military said.
Firing rounds on beaches differs from target practice in controlled environments, as environmental factors such as wind and sand can affect visibility and the functionality of weapons, the military said.
The military also increased the number of anti-landing drills on red beaches, such as in Tainan’s Sishu Coastal Recreation Area.
Because these areas are accessible to the public, the army had only conducted basic drills such as physical training and hardware construction before the first live-fire exercise in Taoyuan’s Guanyin Coastal Recreation Area, which was held at the end of last year.
The three red beaches selected for the anti-landing drills this month were also evaluated by analyst Ian M. Easton in his book The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy in Asia for their tactical relevance.
Sishu (喜樹) could be a target due to its closeness to important locations such as Taoyuan International Airport and Tainan Air Base, and infrastructure such as the Coastal Highway, Easton said.
Jhongfu Beach was mentioned for its proximity to Taoyuan International Airport and Linkou Power Plant, as well as Caocuosi Beach, as it is near Taichung International Airport, which is also an air base.
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