India, China troops face-off, several injured

Several Indian and Chinese troops sustained injuries after they engaged in a fist-fight in the Naku La sector of North Sikkim on Saturday. The incident happened after a face-off, but the matter was resolved soon, sources said. 

...兩邊請節制不要嚇人謝謝~  

https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/1266236577153462272?s=20

The Times Of India on Twitter

“No de-escalation in China stand-off Both sides have also moved forward thousands of additional troops and set up logistics supply lines, with heavy vehicles and monitoring equipment, to back their soldiers on the actual confrontation sites. https://t.co/aO4oibg8Ov”

Twitter

紐時也注意到兩國關係緊張:

“Even before the scuffling, India was feeling increasingly hemmed in by China’s expanding economic and geopolitical influence in South Asia.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/world/asia/india-china-border.html?referringSource=articleShare

China and India Brawl at 14,000 Feet Along the Border

As China projects its power across Asia, and along the disputed India-China border in the Himalayas, India is feeling surrounded. Both sides insist they don’t want a war, but thousands of troops have been sent.

The New York Times

這篇報導提到五月份雙方首次摩擦的時間點是在本串首嘟05/11事件之前的05/05晚。雖說媒體的均提到雙方有針對邊界問題建立溝通機制,同一個月內發生三次以上衝突,即使在此時仍顯異常。

“The PLA and Indian Army soldiers clashed at the feature called Finger 5 in the northern flank of the Pangong lake on May 5 night.

A few days later, personnel from the two armies clashed again near Naku La in Sikkim.”

https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2020/may/31/india-china-border-standoff-more-army-troops-itbp-men-moved-to-ladakh--2150132.html

India-China border standoff: More Army troops, ITBP men moved to Ladakh 

These troops were moved out from various battalions. The 3,488 km-long LAC with China is managed by the ITBP and the Army jointly.

同樣是看衝突,影片可以看的門道很多。

「影片中顯示一艘印度Tampa快艇(從美國進口)攔截懸掛中國國旗的模擬中國巡邏船的演習畫面,印度快艇使用了名為“漩渦戰術”,用高速快艇不斷繞代號LX系列的“中國巡邏船”轉圈航行,將目標船隻困在水流中,迫使其開始陷入渦流時返回。依目前情況來看,該湖西部45公里長的部份地區在印度的控制下,其餘部份則在中國控制之下。

該報道引據軍事評論員黃東分析,解放軍在班公錯湖出動928D巡邏艇,行內俗稱“西海艦隊”,已集結5,000多士兵,已是一個旅的兵力,印軍也不相伯仲,“雙方已經有1萬人,可以打一場不大不小嘅戰爭”。 」

http://www.rfi.fr/tw/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20200531-%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%B0%E9%82%8A%E7%95%8C%E9%9B%99%E6%96%B9%E7%BD%95%E6%B0%B4%E9%99%B8%E7%A9%BA%E5%B1%AF%E5%85%B5%E5%B0%8D%E5%B3%99-%E8%BB%8D%E8%A9%95%E6%8F%90%E5%8F%8D%E6%93%8A%E6%88%B0?fbclid=IwAR0wlyXJISnqbTmWgwbEi8c1LWrQSb7erCSqtNhaCXQmLWALkWDBjda625s&ref=fb_i

中印邊界雙方罕水陸空屯兵對峙 軍評提反擊戰?

雖然中國外交部發言人趙立堅日前聲言中印邊境地區局勢穩定可控,言猶在耳,今日網上就傳出一段短片,見在疑似中印邊境地區班公錯(Pangong……

😮😮😮

[ The protest against Chinese apps comes after India in April said stricter screening rules will apply to foreign direct investments from China, worrying investors there. China has said the policy is discriminatory.

"Previous boycott calls have focused on Chinese goods, whereas this one especially targets Chinese apps, which could impact Chinese technology companies who have seen India as a crucial market," ]

https://twitter.com/adityakalra/status/1267806547725279237?s=21

“传统上和平的加勒万河现在已经成为一个热点,因为这是实控线距离印度沿着什约克河(Shyok River)修到斗拉特别奥里地(Daulet Beg Oldi)的新道路最近的点。斗拉特别奥里地是拉达克地区的实控线沿线最偏远、最薄弱的地区,”

https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-52889893

中印对峙进一步升级 两国大幅增兵加勒万河谷

世界上人口最多的两个国家的军队正在喜马拉雅山脉高海拔处陷入紧张对峙,在寻求进一步实现战略目标的过程中,对峙可能升级。

The Diplomat對最近兩國緊張情勢的分析。

“It is true that China does not consider India to be its primary strategic competitor. However, some Chinese veterans are of the opinion that China has a history of adjusting its strategic direction and has more often than not benefitted from solving contradictions in a secondary direction first, rather than the contradictions in the primary direction.”

https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/what-is-china-saying-about-the-china-india-border-stand-off/

What Is China Saying About the China-India Border Stand-Off?

On the Chinese internet, the Nepal-India territorial dispute is seen as a direct contributing factor to the recent flare-up on the Sino-Indian border.

WAPO一篇報導對這段衝突期間作出淺白說明的分析:

“If Beijing fears other nations may view China as weak or distracted by the coronavirus and the economic aftershocks, the Chinese leadership may feel it has to take a hard line against any potential challenge to Chinese sovereignty. This is true not only regarding the border with India but also with regard to Taiwan, Hong Kong and the South China Sea.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/02/why-are-china-india-skirmishing-their-border-heres-4-things-know/#click=https://t.co/7XpzRYv3Hq

對印中邊界的衝突,米方態度簡單清楚:

“The Chinese Communist Party has been on this effort, on this march, for an awfully long time,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last week. “They’ll certainly use a tactical situation on the ground to their advantage.”
“中共为此,为这次推进已经努力了很长时间,”国务卿迈克·庞皮欧(Mike Pompeo)上周表示。“他们肯定会在实地利用战术优势。”

https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20200608/china-india-border-himalayas/dual/

喜马拉雅“斗殴”事件后,中印边境对峙走向和解

在上个月中印军方在边境附近发生多起冲突后,两国指挥官举行了会晤。印度表示将通过传统外交和军事渠道解决问题;中国没有立即表态,但连日以来一直试图淡化事态。

上星期推出的共和黨國安戰略報告裡,印太重點策略的定位不變。

「”中国(中共)的宏伟战略‘中国梦’是要将国际体系转变为由中共领导的体系。” 报告建议至少从五个方面反击中国。第一,抵制中国的工业间谍活动、盗窃知识产权以及其他恶意的经济行为。第二,制止中国的恶性政治影响和虚假信息宣传运动。第三,抵制中国的侵犯人权行为。第四,应对中国的全球军事现代化。第五,加强在印度太平洋地区的联盟。」

https://www.voachinese.com/amp/rsc-report-chinese-high-ranking-officials-20200611/5459206.html

美国会共和党提议制裁韩正和汪洋

米軍的太平洋空防將被視為要務,川川連任與否都不會改變這個基礎。

“白宮送交國會的最新一份國家安全報告,名稱是《美國對中華人民共和國的戰略方針》,從公開的內容已可預見,美中兩國的戰略競爭將會進一步白熱化,過去只是少數派理論的「美中新冷戰」恐怕很快會走向現實。中國所積極發展的極音速(Hypersonic)飛彈與新一代戰略轟炸機轟-20,都讓美國必需更重視太平洋方向的空中防禦。”

https://opinion.udn.com/opinion/story/120873/4637141?fbclid=IwAR01DPyagLJCKsZUtMGovEfIDLINz9kpZYM8MmApbw6hkgterHFV6k9s8bE

自費幫美國「站崗」?鋪路爪長程預警雷達在台灣的戰略意義 | 王臻明 | 鳴人堂

這四座不在美國本土48州內的鋪路爪長程預警雷達,目前監控了可以攻擊美國的大半空域,是美國建立的空中絕對國防圈,一旦有一座被摧毀,都會讓美國反制彈道飛彈攻擊的能力出現漏洞。雖然目前海基或新型的X波段雷達也逐漸服役,但暫時仍無法取代這四座鋪路爪長程預警雷達。

從米軍的防務觀點看,扼住地圖上的南海尖端與菲律賓海的交界處,幾乎就掌握了西太平洋的交通關隘。

https://twitter.com/esperdod/status/1272579703921086467?s=21

太平洋威懾倡議的操作:

[ to create a “deterrence by punishment” framework. This would see the U.S. and its allies not only focus on strike missions on PLA military targets, but further threaten Chinese commercial shipping, impose harsh economic sanctions, and undertake other measures. The goal would be to broaden an immediate conflict into one that not only aims to defeat the PLA’s immediate military objectives, but also “punishes” Chinese political and economic leadership. ]

https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/getting-the-pacific-deterrence-initiative-right/

Getting the Pacific Deterrence Initiative Right

The PDI will undoubtedly set the groundwork for U.S. defense posture in Asia for the foreseeable future. Getting it right matters.

但我覺得米軍武器的威懾力比國會強很多...  

"若以兩枚AGM-158C反艦飛彈攻擊一艘敵方艦艇的情況來計算,B-1B轟炸機所掛載的24枚飛彈能同時攻擊12個敵方目標,這已經是整個艦隊的規模。...。這款反艦反艦會先攻擊航空母艦、大型驅逐艦等價值較高的目標、或是判斷防空能力最強的艦艇,先瓦解對方的防禦網,同時也會放棄已經被擊毀的敵方艦艇,轉而選擇還有作戰能力的艦艇,不會白白浪費飛彈。這樣的設計能讓已發射的反艦飛彈擁有最大的攻擊效益。"

https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=89566%3F%3Dfb

"The US is professing support for these countries' rights in those areas. Now, if the US wants to come to support an ally or partner in the South China Sea which is getting pushed around by China, now it has the legal justification to say China's actions are illegal in our view... even though Pompeo has previously indicated these are coercive actions by the Chinese, he probably would not have said they are illegal, now he can,"

南海成為美中最可能直接的引爆點.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/13/politics/south-china-sea-pompeo-announcement/index.html

"1架/1min升空跟1架/10mins升空,是完全不同的概念,讀者自己想像一下,60架全部升空,前者代表第一架滯空了60mins,後者代表600mins,也就是10小時。

呃,還沒發現問題在哪的,問題可大了,因為油箱跟載彈量是固定的,用維基百科的資料,J-15作戰半徑達1200km,但台灣的反艦飛彈射程已經確定超過300km,這還不包含開戰前台灣的艦隊基本上都會進入太平洋。意即,這兩艘解放軍的航母艦隊,他位置要放在哪個地方?

讀者要明白,三三兩兩跑來台灣東部攻擊那叫做射火雞,形成足夠的作戰編隊才有意義,距離跟航程還有油料,這可以繪製成一個作戰時間圖表,很容易知道到底其同一時間可以發揮多少戰力。

這還不算真的開戰時會有戰損,損失到一個階段的航母群會連護衛機的數量都不夠,一個不好被逆襲,說不定艦隊全部覆滅。"

#台海 #南海

https://vocus.cc/eoiss/5f0a8781fd89780001f4881d

近日軍事相關消息有感 | 王立第二戰研所 — vocus

前陣子陸戰隊出事後,吳怡農寫了一篇很微妙的評論,國內大概軍事界(不是軍武)有點程度的都翻了,藍綠都有不過方向不同。罵就算了,因為黃澎孝又從這延伸出了中國渡海的困難,導致換另一批人又翻了……這講到底都是戰術跟武器的細節,所以我們要怎樣檢驗這些? - 關鍵字:國防,武力侵台,現代戰爭,軍事,演習,王立第二戰研所,雜談閒聊,登陸作戰

"聯兵營的規模變的更小,那要如何發揚更強大的火力來彌補這個問題。以先進國家的發展經驗,這完全要依賴配合度更高的三軍聯合作戰訓練,由地面部隊的聯絡官,引導陸航的武裝攻擊直升機、空軍的戰機進行火力打擊。
甚至在濱海地區作戰時,還能協調海軍艦艇進行艦炮炮擊或以艦上防空飛彈掩護岸上的部隊。"

#台海

https://forum.ettoday.net/news/1762901

漢光演習》王臻明/任務尚未結束 漢光演習只是聯兵營新編裝檢討的開始 | 雲論 | ETtoday新聞雲

漢光演習能驗證多少部隊戰力,一向是見仁見智,國軍應該把聯兵營首度參與漢光演習,視為是新編裝檢討的開始,而不是編成以後任務已圓滿結束。

"目前採用無人載具進行掃雷主要有兩種,一種是以無人船進入雷區進行掃雷工作,另一種是以傳統船艦在雷區外施放水下掃雷載具。兩種方法各有優缺點,但類似小型無人潛艇的水下掃雷載具,因為能深入水下作業,可以偵測的範圍較廣,處理的水雷種類也較多,是目前最被看好的技術。許多國家都正在全力發展類似的系統。以美國為例,美國海軍才剛剛再加碼投資通用動力公司1,360萬美元,好繼續研發「刀魚」(Knifefish)水下無人掃雷載具。

刀魚水下無人掃雷載具可以配備在各種船艦上,在雷區外施放以後,像小型無人潛艇般的掃雷載具會自己航向雷區,利用載具上配備的聲納系統,偵側水雷的位置,並在辨識水雷種類後,依操作者的選擇,標示水雷位置,好讓船艦可以避開,或是直接引爆摧毀。"

https://opinion.udn.com/opinion/story/120873/4757719

慶富案後獵雷艦難產,海軍「掃雷戰力」缺口何去何從? | 王臻明 | 鳴人堂

在海軍新一代的造艦計畫中,已規劃興建四艘快速布雷艇與六艘用來反制敵方水雷的獵雷艦。首艘快速布雷艇預計會在2020年交艦,但獵雷艦的興建計畫,卻因為承建的慶富造船公司出現一連串弊案而胎死腹中。海軍在與慶富造船公司解約以後表示,將暫時不會再續建這六艘獵雷艦,導致未來海軍的掃雷戰力出現缺口。

"等於是一架海軍版的MQ-9B升空後,廣達上萬公里海域裡的所有水面船艦位置、種類型號、航向速度,都能立刻一清二楚。讓操作者能快速掌握並監控周邊海域的所有情況,評估威脅程度,擬定作戰計畫,這樣的能力讓海軍版的MQ-9B成為海島國家防禦的重要利器。"

#台海

https://forum.ettoday.net/news/1781266

王臻明/揭開台海戰爭迷霧的利器-MQ-9B海洋衛士無人機 | 雲論 | ETtoday新聞雲

未來海軍版的MQ-9B若能順利返台服役,將可有效監控台灣周邊海域,搭配岸射增程型雄風三型超音速反艦飛彈,與艦載的各型反艦飛彈,空射型的魚叉反艦飛彈,可大幅提高國軍的制海能力。

"事實上,美軍無人機之所以能長時間在空中飛行,甚至從美國本土基地指揮在阿富汗的無人機執行任務,端賴龐大的衛星系統,和遍布全球基地體系所提供的支援。前者至少包括作為導航的軍規GPS衛星,和無人機與基地間進行資訊交換和指令傳輸的通訊衛星。美軍的經驗指出,要讓一架無人機24小時在空中執行任務,所需支援人力高達168人。"

https://forum.ettoday.net/news/1781230

無人機軍售》揭仲/「海上衛士」創造的未來性與危機 | 雲論 | ETtoday新聞雲

隨引進「海上衛士」所創造的「未來性」,可能會被北京解讀為華府與台北聯手衝撞、甚至跨越北京的紅線。縱使北京還奈何不了華府,卻絕對有辦法透過多元的手段,讓台北在某些領域感受壓力。

"美國同意釋出大型無人機給臺灣,可不是單純的軍火交易,而是有完整大國博弈思維脈絡與政策配套的。個別軍事合作本身絕非臺海安全的萬靈丹,區區數億美元的軍售更不足以構成讓美國願意與中共為敵的所謂「保護費」,但卻是可以踏著逐步晉升雙邊戰略關係的積木。

能與美國的一級盟邦(英、法、荷、西、意、比)使用相同的MQ-9無人機來構建可與美軍共通的C4ISR能量,就是美臺雙方高層在前述共識下的這麽一塊積木。這暗喻著跨越了一個重要門欄,走向新的戰略合作境界。"

https://forum.ettoday.net/news/1781154

“Taiwan’s purchase of the F-16s marks the first sale of advanced fighter jets to the island since President George H.W. Bush announced approval for 150 F-16s in 1992. A $62 billion figure announced by the Pentagon on Friday is the upper limit of numerous contracts if all potential foreign customers placed their maximum desired number over the decade.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-14/u-s-formalizes-f-16-jet-sale-to-taiwan-with-china-tensions-high

U.S. Formalizes F-16 Jet Sale to Taiwan

Taiwan formally signed an agreement to buy 66 of the latest model F-16 jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp., a move likely to further inflame tensions between the U.S. and China.