Increasing the cost of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is not the way to defeat or deter China. Being able to drive the PLA invaders into the surf will provide a capability to defeat and deter China.
Taiwan received its first 38 of 108 Abrams tanks ordered, allowing them to replace ancient tanks:
Taiwan has received its first batch of M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks as it continues its drive to modernize its armed forces, which face an expanding military threat from Beijing. While the upgrade for the Republic of China Army (ROCA) — which was still operating 1950s-era M41A3 Walker Bulldog light tanks up until recently — is obvious, there are still questions about how suitable the big and heavy Abrams is for the island’s very particular defensive requirements.
I know that asymmetric "porcupine" weapons are the Belle of the Ball these days. Whatever the marketing term of the moment is. And while necessary, such weapons are not enough. Heavy armor and fires will be vital to spearhead counter-attacks to drive the invaders into the sea, as I discussed in Military Review.
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NOTE: Photo from Taiwan's Ministry of Defense
