Kinmen Taizu Exercise Live-Fire Drills: Intercepting Cross-Fire Network to Prevent Enemy Beach Landings
The Kinmen Defense Command conducted the 'Taizu Exercise' at dawn today, a live-fire drill simulating an enemy invasion. Utilizing tanks and missiles to form a fire network, the exercise aims to thwart and destroy enemy beach landings, with the goal of strengthening military readiness and building deterrence.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Wu Wen-Rong, Kinmen, May 13) The Kinmen Defense Command conducted the "Taizu Exercise" at dawn today, simulating an enemy invasion. They utilized combat armored vehicles' standard weapons, howitzers, Javelin missiles, and other armaments to form a cross-fire network, thwarting and destroying enemy forces attempting beach landings. The Kinmen Defense Command stated that it continuously strengthens combat readiness training to build deterrence through strength.
The Army Kinmen Defense Command today conducted the second quarter Taizu Exercise of 2026 in the Houhu sea area's frontline strongholds and positions. Simulating an enemy invasion, the subordinate Kinmen Defense Battalion, incorporating an artillery battalion, support battalion, and amphibious reconnaissance platoon, utilized various artillery pieces and the standard weapons of tanks and armored vehicles to execute live-fire drills targeting sea objectives.
According to Kinmen Defense Command news materials, this exercise adopted a "real people, real equipment, real-time, real-location, real-situation, real-operation" approach, designing complex scenarios from a combat perspective. The training subjects included "support operations," "key area fire interception," "main battle line combat," and "limited objective attack."
The Kinmen Defense Command stated that in the early stages of the live-fire drills, various artillery pieces such as 8-inch howitzers, 155mm cannons, and 120mm mortars were used to weave a dense fire network for key area fire interception. Subsequently, Javelin missiles were fired at enemy amphibious infantry and tanks at sea, providing cover for the Kinmen Defense Battalion's M60A3 tanks and CM21 armored vehicles to quickly move into beach positions to engage in combat.
The Kinmen Defense Command also pointed out that this exercise used the "Tactical Assault Kit (TAK)" to enhance command and communication resilience, and deployed drones for target reconnaissance and battlefield control, integrating various units to conduct combined arms operations.
The Kinmen Defense Command stated that in the face of severe enemy threats, officers and soldiers in the defense zone adhere to the mindset of "everywhere is a battlefield," integrating this into daily combat readiness patrol missions. This aims to establish immediate readiness capabilities, adapt to the characteristics of island defense operations, and continuously strengthen combat readiness training to build deterrence through strength, thereby inspiring a sense of honor among officers and soldiers and solidifying their confidence in being "able to fight, dare to fight, and win." (Editor: Li Heng-Shan) 1150513
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(Central News Agency Reporter Wu Wen-Rong, Kinmen, May 13) The Kinmen Defense Command conducted the "Taizu Exercise" at dawn today, simulating an enemy invasion. They utilized combat armored vehicles' standard weapons, howitzers, Javelin missiles, and other armaments to form a cross-fire network, thwarting and destroying enemy forces attempting beach landings. The Kinmen Defense Command stated that it continuously strengthens combat readiness training to build deterrence through strength.
The Army Kinmen Defense Command today conducted the second quarter Taizu Exercise of 2026 in the Houhu sea area's frontline strongholds and positions. Simulating an enemy invasion, the subordinate Kinmen Defense Battalion, incorporating an artillery battalion, support battalion, and amphibious reconnaissance platoon, utilized various artillery pieces and the standard weapons of tanks and armored vehicles to execute live-fire drills targeting sea objectives.
According to Kinmen Defense Command news materials, this exercise adopted a "real people, real equipment, real-time, real-location, real-situation, real-operation" approach, designing complex scenarios from a combat perspective. The training subjects included "support operations," "key area fire interception," "main battle line combat," and "limited objective attack."
The Kinmen Defense Command stated that in the early stages of the live-fire drills, various artillery pieces such as 8-inch howitzers, 155mm cannons, and 120mm mortars were used to weave a dense fire network for key area fire interception. Subsequently, Javelin missiles were fired at enemy amphibious infantry and tanks at sea, providing cover for the Kinmen Defense Battalion's M60A3 tanks and CM21 armored vehicles to quickly move into beach positions to engage in combat.
The Kinmen Defense Command also pointed out that this exercise used the "Tactical Assault Kit (TAK)" to enhance command and communication resilience, and deployed drones for target reconnaissance and battlefield control, integrating various units to conduct combined arms operations.
The Kinmen Defense Command stated that in the face of severe enemy threats, officers and soldiers in the defense zone adhere to the mindset of "everywhere is a battlefield," integrating this into daily combat readiness patrol missions. This aims to establish immediate readiness capabilities, adapt to the characteristics of island defense operations, and continuously strengthen combat readiness training to build deterrence through strength, thereby inspiring a sense of honor among officers and soldiers and solidifying their confidence in being "able to fight, dare to fight, and win." (Editor: Li Heng-Shan) 1150513
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