China doesn't need to build a "game changer" amphibious warfare system to invade Taiwan. But every little bit adds up.
Since March, China has been making a splash with manoeuvres off its south coast involving a line of odd-looking barges with retractable legs that work like giant stilts. ...
But analysts in Taiwan say that, for the moment, the barges are not helping China much in achieving a capability to invade the island.
Obviously they aren't intended as a forcible entry enabler. Duh. The article even notes this further down. The barges are one more means to move PLA forces across the Taiwan Strait. Think of them not as the key system to crack Taiwan's defenses but as more grains of sand in the invasion beach China is creating.
Changle and Xiang’an International are now military lily pads for large-scale air and drone attacks and airborne and air resupply operations against Taiwan.
U.S. sources note other activity that certainly looks like preparation for an attack.
Oh.
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