Taiwan showed off its newly acquired U.S.-made M1A2T Abrams tanks on Thursday, the second day of the annual military exercises designed to deter China’s aggression.
Video footage displayed the tanks parading individually and in group formations, conducting a live-fire shooting training at the Husinchu training grounds. The 120 mm tank guns fired armour-piercing ammunition at stationary and moving targets; all 19 rounds struck without missing, according to the army.
The drills, known as Han Kuang, are annual exercises to train for combat readiness in the event of a full-scale Chinese invasion. Rehearsals focus on defensive war and civil-military integration measures, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday….
Taiwan Rolls Out New US-Made Tanks to Combat China’s Aggression
