(Taipei Comprehensive News) The first self -made submarine prototype ship in Taiwan will hold a naming and launch ceremony at the Kaohsiung Plant of Taiwan Shipping Corporation on Thursday (September 28), which is expected to name "Hai Yan".After the prototype is launched, it is scheduled to go to the sea for testing in April next year.
Comprehensive Free Times and United Daily reports that after Taiwan Cai Yingwen took office, it promoted self -made plans such as warships, military aircraft, and military vehicles.Among them, the prototype ship built by NT $ 49.3 billion (S $ 2.093 billion) was completed as scheduled, and the water was officially launched on Thursday.
People familiar with the matter said that the name of the prototype ship has been approved by Tsai Ing -wen as "Hai Yan", which is taken from Zhuangzi? Xiaoyaoyou: "There is a fish in the north, the name is 鲲."It means mysterious and unpredictable.
After the official launch, the prototype will be launched on October 1st to test the port (HAT).Huang Shuguang, the supervisor of the construction of the prototype ship and the consulting committee member of the Taiwan Guoan Association, said that in April next year, he will lead the team to the sea to perform the sea test (SAT) in April.Give the Taiwan Navy.
The prototype ship that is about to launch is equipped with a MK-48 MOD6 AT heavy torpedo. A single ship can be equipped with 18 pieces and is not equipped with a submarine missile.According to the Taiwan military, research and reform will be carried out after service in the future, and it will currently be mainly equipped with heavy torpedo; after entering mass production, it will be planned to equip heavy torpedo and submarine missile missiles at the same time.
The main battle of the Taiwan Navy ’s 256 team, only two sword dragon -class submarines“ Hailong ”and“ Haihu ”with two performance improvements.In order to complete the combat power of the submarine, after the delivery of the Navy in the Haiyu, Taiwan's homemade submarine also needs seven follow -up ships to form 10 underwater combat power.
Huang Shuguang said in an internal meeting that it was expected to complete three follow -up ships in 2025 and four in 2027.But he emphasized that this is just his personal thoughts, and he needs to roll up adjustment depending on the actual situation.
He also analyzed that there must be at least three aircraft battle groups in the PLA to attack Taiwan, which are deployed in northeast, southeast and southwestern waters in Taiwan, and the US military has declined.He predicted that the PLA had only had the ability to commit Taiwan until 2027, but it was not an attack.
Huang Shuguang emphasized that the establishment of a submarine fleet can crack the PLA's strategy to block the Taiwan Strait, while Taiwan has (counterattack) capabilities, but will not take the initiative to launch attacks.The manufacturing submarine focuses on guarding the trend, not to fight against mainland China.
He also believes that the internal conditions such as the speed and economic growth of the mainland have been rolling review. The Taiwan Army should greatly increase self -defense preparations by 2027 to allow the opposite bank to "change and postpone time."
