China To ‘Face Big Obstacles’ If They Attempt To Invade Taiwanese Shores
Written originally by Jack Kerley 15 Dec. 2021.
A report from the Taiwanese military has concluded that a Chinese invasion would be extremely difficult to achieve due to logistical issues.
The report stated that an attempt by the Chinese military to hold ports and airports would prove far more difficult than originally thought, Reuters reported.
According to Taiwanese Defence Ministry, the Chinese military will have to rely on unconventional roll-on, roll-off landing tactics, and these “landing operations will face extremely high risks,” the report said.
The report also highlighted the logistical issues that China might face when attempting to keep forces supplied over the Taiwanese straight, 9 news reported.
“The nation’s [Taiwan] military strongly defends ports and airports, and they will not be easy to occupy in a short time,” the report said.
Both the Imperial Japanese forces and the Germans in World War Two fell, largely due to supply chain breakdown. Germany invaded the USSR without considering supplying two fronts while Japan invaded Papua New Guinea without an understanding of the terrain, leading to massive supply chain breakdown allowing the Australian militia and PNG Indigenous to fight back the Japanese.
“US and Japanese military bases are close to Taiwan, and any Chinese Communist attack would necessarily be closely monitored, plus it would need to reserve forces to prevent foreign military intervention,” the Defence Ministry said, “It is difficult to concentrate all its efforts on fighting with Taiwan.”
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