TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Army’s Kinmen Defense Command conducted its quarterly live-fire Taiwu Exercise at dawn on Wednesday, simulating a PLA invasion.
The drill was held at frontline positions and defensive sites along the Houhu coastal area in Jinning Township, per CNA. Participating units included an artillery battalion, a support battalion, and an amphibious reconnaissance platoon.
The exercise followed a “real personnel, real equipment, real-time, real-location, real-situation, and real-operation” approach. The live-fire phase began with 8-inch howitzers, 155-mm guns, and 120-mm mortars delivering concentrated fire on key targets, CNA reported.
Troops then used Javelin missiles against simulated enemy amphibious infantry and armored vehicles at sea, covering advancing M60 Patton tanks and CM21 armored vehicles as they moved into beach defense positions.
The command said the exercise also incorporated the Team Awareness Kit system to strengthen command-and-communication resilience. Drones were deployed for target reconnaissance and battlefield control while coordinating joint operations among multiple units.
Kinmen Defense Command said troops maintain an “everywhere is a battlefield” in response to growing threats from the enemy, according to CNA. It added that personnel are integrating daily combat-readiness patrols into training to improve rapid-response capabilities.
