US-made torpedoes on the way to Taiwan can sink China's mini-aircraft carriers that would be used in an invasion

Asia Times
Date: June 01, 2020
By: Frank Chen

Taiwan has embarked on a procurement drive to buy cutting-edge technology and assets from the US and France, while Chinese deputies and generals from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) up their rhetoric about defending their country’s territorial integrity.

Powerful torpedoes, missiles, coast defense systems and kits to upgrade existing frigates are among the items on the self-governing island’s shopping list announced in recent weeks. The Taiwanese military says talks with suppliers are ongoing and progressing.

Shortly after the PLA commissioned the second ship of the Type 075 amphibious assault vessel family at the end of April, the US Pentagon approved a potential sale of 18 MK-48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology Heavy Weight Torpedoes.

The Type 075 ships are dubbed “mini-aircraft carriers” as the largest of their kind among Asian navies. They are believed to be tailor-made for landing on Taiwan’s rocky shores.
But PLA engineers and staff will likely have to rejig their combat plans in light of the latest arms sale.    [FULL  STORY]