Taiwan's military carried out live fire drills on its strategically-located southern coast on Monday, firing missiles from highly mobile armored cars to destroy targets close to shore in a simulation of repelling invading forces.
FANGSHAN, Taiwan - Taiwan's military carried out live fire drills on its strategically-located southern coast on Monday, firing missiles from highly mobile armored cars to destroy targets close to shore in a simulation of repelling invading forces.
Camouflaged Taiwan army Humvees roared around the coastal drill area in Pingtung county's Fangshan near the far southern tip of the island, before firing off U.S.-made TOW anti-tank missiles to destroy static targets near the shoreline. Pingtung, which looks out on the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean and Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan from the Philippines, is a highly strategic spot to watch Chinese military activity, and a potential landing site in an invasion.
Those drills are expected to see air force jets operating at civilian airports, including the island's main international airport at Taoyuan, to practice using their facilities in case air bases are rendered unusable in a war.
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