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As someone who grew up in Taiwan, you got the population center backward… Most of the population lives on the Western part of the island, that’s primarily plains and hills, while the Eastern part is where it’s less densely populated with big mountains (I’ve driven on them.. they are quite steep), trees and vines. 😊
Chris, please always start with a review of a territory's geography so you aren't too far off when making analyses about war strategy, logistics, and tactics.
As a mechanic. Honestly a CAT C12 and an allison transmission is a hell of a powerplant. Probably one of the more reliable off the shelf options for sure.
I'm a Yankee living in NZ, and I'm a truck driver getting used to a lot of Japanese and European trucks--but everyone swears by the reliability and cheapness/ease of repair of the American trucks/gear. Lots of Japanese trucks get an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed gearbox...and while a Yank-tank is VERY expensive up-front, it is way cheaper to repair/upkeep.
@@Crimethoughtfull No they do not the Japanese and European are years head. That is why nearly all American trucks are now fitted with European engines and transmissions
As an Australian, my god, you would be up there with James Corbin for worst attempt at accent, funny as shit though. As far as purpose built fighting vehicle, I actually think that is perhaps the best one I have seen you review. It is designed to cover all of the terrain needs of a limited area in which it will serve. It is adaptable without redesign. It carries a detachment of eight. That is a vehicle you could adapt US fighting doctrine around without ignoring the core concepts. I am impressed.
You know my absolute, 100%, favorite thing about CM32? It's the thing that comes after the CM31. They just took the number in a model number, and named the thing that's one generation better with one number bigger. This is something that almost no other military on the planet seems to be capable of. What comes after DDG-112? Obviously, DDG-1000. Why? Because DDG-1000 is the next number after DD-997. What comes after M1? M1A1. M2 is completely different. Was M1 the first of it's kind? No, M1 is the next one after M60. There is a thing called M61, but it's completely different from M60 and M1 and unrelated. What letter comes after A in the M1A1? M1E3. E is the next letter after A, and there is no M1E1 or M1E2.
That happens in militaries with hundreds, if not thousands of concurrent developments. Finnish military designations are pretty clear cut. RK-62 for the RynnäkköKivääri (Assault rifle) designed in 1962. 7.62 KK PKM for the 7.62 chambered KoneKivääri (Machine gun) originally designated PKM by the country it was exported from. ItO 90 for the IlmantorjuntaOhjus (Airdefense Missile) developed in the early 90s, and so on. Not perfect, but there is almost never any guesswork as to the type and approximate fielding date of the equipment. At least it is better than "The soldier wearing his M1 tunic swung out from behind the M1 tank, clutching his M1 helmet and chambering his M1 rifle and attaching his M1 bayonet to it, saw an enemy tank and pulled out his M1 bazooka".
At 9:15 I think your graphics got mixed up there.. the western area of Taiwan is the flat plains with 90 % of the population and farming areas are whereas the Eastern side is the hilly side with a mountainous range in the middle protecting the main western population areas from Typhoons blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. I actually just came back from Taiwan last month, just barely missing Typhoon Haikui .
It was a funny bit about the Clouded Leopard hiding in the junkyard, but during the 1st Gulf War, we ran into exactly that. Near Kuwait City in the Al Jahra junkyard, the Iraqis hid a bunch of Panhard AML-90s among the slightly used BMWs. After numerous recon missions from the air and ground, no one had spotted them. The only thing that kept them from hitting us was the fact that you could see the valley of death from the junkyard and the light show the US put on there convinced them to surrender instead of making a stand. The surrender happened within a few hours of our first planned patrol into the Junkyard. We were very happy they made the correct choice! :)
@@trespire It's Not the first or last time I have been lucky like that. Looking back at it I can't believe I convinced myself that lucky things happened because I knew what I was doing. I guess that is the mind's way of coping with chaos.
@@trespire Yes, very lucky! It was not the first or last time I lucked out like that. I still can't believe I convinced myself back then that these lucky things happened because I knew what I was doing. I guess that is just the minds way of coping with chaos!
@Siapanpeteellis coping is a good word for it. It helps give a feeling of control. Which would prevent a drop in your morale and therefore a possible drop in performance. "Cope" is typically a negative word these days online, but it definitely served you well 👍
0:42: 🚀 The video discusses Taiwan's domestically produced cm-32 clouded leopard infantry fighting vehicle and its significance for Taiwan's defense. 3:58: 🔍 The CM-32 armored vehicle is a Taiwanese-designed and manufactured weapon that emphasizes mobility and firepower. 7:45: 🚀 The CM-32, a domestically produced vehicle in Taiwan, is known for its speed and maneuverability. 11:47: 💡 The CM-32 is a versatile military vehicle designed to replace aging APCs and tanks in the Taiwanese army. 16:07: 🚀 The CM-32 armored vehicle has various variants in development, including a 105mm mobile gun system variant and it runs on an American Allison MD 4560p Automatic Transition engine. Recap by Tammy AI
The Russia-Ukraine War has shown that cheap, mass-produced unmanned combat UAV and Drone systems will dominate future land warfare. Electric-powered attack drone swarms are particularly advantageous for defenders with local logistical support. Attackers must carry large batteries to power their drone swarms, otherwise their operations will be unsustainable. Defenders with local power sources have a significant advantage in using drones. Logistics is essential to combat power, so the United States and European countries are still developing plans for the next generation of medium- and light-weight tanks and armoured fighting vehicle that can work in concert with large numbers of unmanned attack drones and logistical support systems that can keep up with them. This is why the United States has announced that it will no longer develop new heavy tanks, and is instead waiting to develop the next generation of medium tanks and armored vehicles that can integrate unmanned combat systems. Taiwan is supporting domestic manufacturers to produce large quantities of a full range of domestically produced unmanned UAVs and attack drones and Switchblade loitering munitions. Therefore, Taiwan's next generation of armored vehicles will definitely be able to carry and launch small reconnaissance drones and loitering munitions.
I wish the new jersey beaches had sick infantry fighting vehicles on them over here. I mean maybe I don't but still that's an episode of jersey shore I'd watch.
I've enjoyed my visits to Taiwan - great country with really hospitable people. So sad that the only reason they have to live under the threat of a PRC invasion is because they show the world what China could become if it ever becomes a peaceful, responsible and democratic member of the international community. Taiwan has never been a province of China and deserves our complete support and ought never to have been excluded from from diplomatic relations. Every democratic nation should officially recognise Taiwan as an independent nation.
@@MrTubesong It's a good question, it goes back to the civil war between the pro democracy vs the communists in China 1948. When the pro democracy side lost, they moved their armies to the island of Taiwan and set up government there. Then, sometime back in the seventies, I think, the PRC issued an ultimatum and insisted that a country could only have official diplomatic relations with China (PRC) if it DIDN'T have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The US accepted and broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Most other countries in the world followed suit. I think there are just four (small) countries who officially recognise Taiwan today. It was a huge mistake to allow PRC to make this demand.
Just a week ago i saw three running down the main road in the north east of Taiwan. BTW, as a Taiwanese, I'd like to point out that the geography description is opposite from the fact, the west half of the island is the populated plain rather than the east.
Except CM-31 never entered mass production and stopped at prototype stage. Taiwan mainly uses CM-21 (a local variant of M113) for mechanized warfare until CM-32 came along, and even then there are still more than 1000 CM-21 in service.
Since Taiwan is not likely to war in the Middle East or the Arctic, the temperature range of the vehicle is narrower than most military specs, the choice of COTS components (transmission) is a smart thing.
While much more expensive in the short run, I like an ifv that will hold 6 dismounts. That way you have twice as many vehicles, with twice as much firepower. Also those six dismounts wouldn't be as squeezed in. There would be much more room for additional equipment. And if one hit a mine or was taken out the other vehicle will be there for cover and back up and a possible tow. I think the 30mm would be minimum now. An alternate would be the 40 mm grenade. more in favor of tracked vehicles what's for Taiwan the wheeled version is probably better. I think the future would be a hybrid vehicle. With a much quieter and fuel-efficient power plant and a large amount of batteries. Your thermal signature would be next to background with the right coatings, not to mention your sound would be very low. It seems like top-down is the way to go with anti-armor munitions these days. Since there's no way that you could put enough armor on the top of an ifv to really make a difference, some combination of active and passive armor against ATGM's would be ideal. Taiwan is lucky in that they don't have to worry about fighting anywhere else but on their Island. Against very known adversaries. There will be no cover from eyes above, either through drones or satellite. Unless they have been neutralized early. It will be brutal. But they can consolidate and fixate they're spending to accomplish what they need to. Which would be to decimate the Chinese Navy and airforce and any Marines or army that get a foothold. If Taiwan could dent the Chinese military hard enough, I think that they would retreat and not come back ever. But for that taiwan has to be able to deliver overwhelming firepower for up to a week or maybe even 1 month. After that, my guess is it would be over unless China decided to double down. In which case it probably won't have much left but their nuclear arsenal. Taiwan has the capability of reaching out and touching the interior of China. And as China becomes weaker, we all know what will happen to the countries surrounding it. Kind of the same thing that is happening in Russia now. I like wolves circling the injured buck in the forest.
As many people already pointed out, Taiwan’s geography is actually more mountainous on the east side, and relatively flat on the west side. Also, before the introduction of CM-32, the backbone of Taiwan’s mechanized forces was made up of CM-21 (and its variants) which is a local copy of M113 APC. CM-31 never really entered mass production…
The CM-32 takes advantage of the fact that China's ability to land hand heavy armor is very limited so medium to light armor they can land can be easily dealt with a 105mm gun
@@tainechen1634 China doesn't have enough munitions for a few days of intensive missile bombardment, let alone weeks. 10 yuan has been added to your account.
@@tainechen1634 The whole point of Taiwan getting hardened bunkers and highly mobile assets is for that exactly reason Secondly their strikes doesnt change the fact that one solider with MANPAD can easily bring done Y-20
I visited Taiwan once, it's a very beautiful country. Unlike in china the Taiwanese people are largely very warm and polite. However the worst thing about visiting Taiwan is that it's too easy for me to put on weight. Can't resist the food there, I just can't stop eating, simply the best in the world.
They are absolutely getting prepared for urban combat, however wouldn’t attacking those areas be bad? I am under the impression China wants Taiwan for semiconductor production but you can’t make them if you bomb the workers and factories.
@@blckspice5167 I agree, but you're also assuming that Chinese systems can tell the difference between an IFV and a Crane. Russia's systems are better than China's (China sourced theirs from Russia), and Russia's systems have trouble telling the difference between Tractors and Tanks. Anyway, it is what it is.
Interesting how the CM-32 has good speed. That's one of the things that usually gets leeched away in the development process. But for Taiwan, that speed is very important!
As a fellow Taiwanese and an American, really need to thank you all made this video, because as I always says, as long as there’s a person holding a Flag, the Republic of China won’t lost, and PRC will never be able to take over my homeland!!!
"and PRC will never be able to take over my homeland" - sure, that is if the ROC will continue to exist when DPP is constantly trying to destroying it from the inside
That is such a wunderful light armored vehicle. It is absolutely modular, flexible, fast and incredable cheap. One Unit only costs 2 Million USD according to Wikipedia. It is just amazing.
It is definitely good for what they need. I am surprised they haven't tried putting Javelin or Tow on it, but I doubt they would need to, considering the 30mm would take out any light armor
Taiwan’s homemade CM-32 Clouded Leopard armored combat vehicle, has independent suspension systems on each of the three front wheels on both sides. This allows the vehicle to steer with all three front wheels on either side, and the fourth wheels on either side can reverse, allowing the Clouded Leopard to rotate in place like a tracked tank. The Clouded Leopard can then rotate in place like a tank, making a circle, and then accelerate forward or backward in the desired direction, quickly leaving its original position. The ability to rotate in place is very useful in urban warfare, allowing the vehicle to quickly move in any direction forward or backward, quickly driving towards the enemy target for attack, or avoiding enemy ambushes. The third generation of the Clouded Leopard will definitely be a hybrid electric design. The hybrid electric third-generation Clouded Leopard can switch to electric drive in night combat, allowing it to stealthily attack enemy positions under the cover of darkness. The vehicle's large-capacity battery can also be used to charge the electric motors of the reconnaissance and attack drones equipped on the vehicle.
Hey, Cap. Glad to see you made it big and with over 1M subs too! Great channel you got here. Very informative on a wide range of topics and doesn't put me to sleep like some others do. Gotta get through the backlog on your vids but I really like your style and the mechanized videos really brings me back to the Brads and my time in them. Looking forward to more.
9:25 I think the map is the other way around... most of the western part is flat plains and mudflats, hills in the north, and mountains in the east. On the other hand, running commercial engines on military vehicles or the other way around has long been a tradition in the ROCA. Many of our publicly owned buses used to run on tank/APC engines.
I think the underground artillery network model is somewhat outdated, but with modification may provide unique capabilities. Hundreds of thousands of low cost drones is a more considerable answer.
They certainly have the domestic chip production to make producing millions of loitering munitions a near trivial endeavor. Copy the australian cardboard drone, and just auto-build. The communists suddenly find themselves under attack by entire clouds of cardboard explosives launched from hidden bunkers and there's no possible way to protect themselves.
a thing to add, the CM-31 isn't really what the ROC use before CM-32, CM-31 only gets to the stage of a few prototypes, military did use them for a lot of testing but they never order any for servers. what ROC military use are actually things like CM-21( basicly a M113), V-150, AAV-7 and humvee and the east and west population is opposite to reality, only around 1 million of Taiwan's 23-24 million people live on the east side, and the biggest flat plain and city are all in the west. if to look for mountainous area those are actually more in the east and middle part of Taiwan
Taiwan prefers using commercial engines for tanks and APV. We used to have many Greyhound buses so we could always use their replacement engines for our main battle tank if a war does break out.
Great video, though I want to point out that the part on the geography of Taiwan (at 9:28) is incorrect. It should be the other way around, the west is made up of plains while the centre and east is made up of mountains.
@@Jartran72 this^. If China ever bite the WW3 bait, they will swarm the area with thousands of drones, dedicated to overload and destroy AA system like Ukraine did. Even their small commercial drones are battle proven, so I figure Taiwan AA system will collapse in few days and had to rely on powerful US radars in Philippines.
And taiwan actually managed to build up a very large number of anti ship missiles and cruise missiles, which was something ukraine failed to. The few they have have done devastating work against Russia
@@robwobro he reads of a script which data he found on Google and Wikipedia. I like Cappy but he knows nothing about geopolitics, geography or anything outside of the USA.
Your attempt at our Aussie accent was hilarious! You did ok at the beginning then halfway through the video it sounded English - Irish - South African. Keep it up, made me laugh hard. 😂
The decision by Taiwan to switch over from US military products to domestic military products in the mid-1990s corresponds to the time when Bill (& Hillary) accepted over $6 billion dollars from Taiwan, but when the purchased weapon systems arrived in California for shipping, Bill ordered everything locked up in warehouses while he "thought about" the advisability of actually letting Taiwan receive what they had paid for. This act deprived Taiwan of both the weapons systems & their money - so they couldn't go spend it somewhere else. btw This is also the timeframe for the scandal when Al got caught picking up $100K campaign contribution from a California Buddhist temple - money originating from the PLA - mainland China. (After that Hillary took care of the collections as she was much harder to catch in the act.) So who could blame Taiwan for wanting to switch to domestically produced weapon systems.
Wow, this thing sounds AMAZING! It's an APC. It's an IFV. It's a French Light Tank. All on the same chassis/hull! High tech, high speed...is it bringing its own screening infantry, or is it supporting an infantry push? YES! That digital battlefield view info sharing thing should really be the thing that allows this light/medium thing to take out more static heavy stuff...or concentrate to take out waves of unnamed random who-knows loads of enemy combatants.
They are playing a hard game, if they legalize small weapons China might just invade because of it. And it’s a lot harder than you think it increase military spending in a nation like Taiwan.
Yeah because the USA is a shining example of that lmao yes give the taiwanese triads easy access to weapons. Even in Switzerland the weapons are locked away in strategic points
lmfao, Taiwan already had mass shootings before they hire more police to fight illegal weapons. Now there is no mass shootings from crazy people, just a few knife attacks from time to time with little to no death.
Because the odds of China actually attacking are extremely low, so that's not really worth it for now. Let's be honest here, China don't have the fleet for such scale of invasion yet. Maybe in the next 30-40 years, but definitely not now. MSM fear mongering always says its tomorrow or next week, but we know Chinese navy are too light for such task. Their marines and air force are ready for sure tho.
Ah, the Q-ship method. A country of culture to be sure. Q-ships for those who don't know, were ships that looked like harmless cargo or passenger ships, but had hidden guns.
Germans even tried disguising one of thier ships as a Q-ship... Note: Disguises do not work against the ship you are disguised as... (cue spindermans pointing at eachother meme) Also: It was the first ship they encountered... Also, also: The german ship lost...
British Q ships of WW1 did work, in the Royal Navy's considered view, but the exchange rate was very bad. The Q ship would sail alone into a hazardous area, and wait for a German sub to surface and attack with its gun. Then the Q ship would either open up with its own concealed gun or ram the sub. Problem was the U-boats would often win these encounters. However, since the Royal Navy had no other way of reliably locating and sinking enemy subs at the time. And they were a major strategic threat, so this was still the best British option. The navy had just to take the losses.
@@dwavenminer Heard of that, imagine getting cosmetic surgery to make yourself look like someone to steal from them, but then turns out, they're still at their place, and they have a rifle, and you have a pistol
Excellent video as always! Would you please consider make one about how to defend from paratroopers ? Are there any anti air weapons focused on neutralizing an aerial invasion? Thanks
@@mrdato116I had no clue that shooting paratroopers mid drop is a war crime. The more you know! That seems like a tough one considering anti-air doesn’t discriminate between aircraft and human
Taiwan has potent air defense systems, so I would imagine China would opt for more surgical air strikes with capable aircraft than trying to drop a bunch of dudes onto a small island with a lot of natural fortification in the form of mountains. If this war happens, I doubt we see anything close to Russia/Ukraine and there will most likely be very little infantry activity compared to previous conventional wars.
Paradrops are only ever truly effective with full air supremacy, a handful of squads equipped with MANPADS can wipe out hundreds of costly troops and billions in airframes and munitions, I wouldn't he worried if I were Taiwan
Very cool analysis. Did not know how good CM-32 is until I saw this video. Seems like the design team knew exactly what it is for and what it need to achieve its intended use. A little unfortunate that not a lot of media in Taiwan show off Taiwanese military invention/progress, as a lot of them are largely influenced by KMT and Chinese government. Not a lot of information is out about Taiwan's Indigenous Defense Submarine but hopefully I can get to see an analysis when more public information is available.
The first homemade submarine will be on display this month. I think the displacement is 2,500 tons. Using lithium batteries reduces noise, but sacrifices submersible time. Can use MK48 torpedoes or submarine-launched harpoon missiles. It is expected that only eight ships will be built. But dozens of unmanned submarines will be built to assist in operations. Unmanned submarines can also launch torpedoes or transport special forces. In addition to unmanned submarines, there are also a larger number of underwater detectors. With eight submarines as the core, it leads a huge unmanned underwater fleet. This is the news revealed by Taiwanese news, but the plan is still in its early stages.
In addition, the unmanned submarine project uses AI, and the AI can complete preset tasks when the connection is out of order. But the progress of unmanned submarines is currently unknown.
Many taiwan news media have bought by or controlled by China Communist Government (Like 中天、東森 and TVBS, etc.) .....the only News media that is pro-DPP is 三立
Great video, although @9:13 you got the geography flipped. The west coast is mostly flat plains, and the central mountain ranges and the east coast are extremely mountainous.
good video despite the west/east slip up. It really seems like whatever the case is for tanks as we traditionally know them, IFV/APCs are here to stay, because their capability and flexibility is too great... If the future becomes even more drone and sensor oriented, IFVs with auto-cannons will probably dominate the battlefield.
Thanks, great video - as an old squid, it is nice to get an understandable explanation of what is or needs to be, going on out on the ground - and I stand hard behind Taiwan
I saw it in March on the way home from a capybara pet farm. Looked impressive. Also I think you confused east and west in your geographical explanation.
I just realized that its super weird that Switzerland doesn‘t have something like this or is trying to acquire some. Our Leopard are good but they are too heavy for many bridges in the mountain and the tracks quite regularly fuck up our mountain roads. Additionally the conditions in Taiwan are not totally dissimilar to Switzerland as well, especially the defensive doctrine and the mix of steep mountains and plains.
Switzerland is not an island. If Switzerland ever gets invaded, those CM32s will have to face MBTs. And the manufacturers will you that that isn't a good idea.
I served as a gunner on CM31 for my draft (40MM MK19/T74 7.62MM version) and boy was that blast run though mountains at 100KM/hr Fun ride and plus there as ac on board
The fatal problem of disguising military vehicles as civilian vehicles is simple; China likely wouldn’t have targeted construction or garbage trucks in a hypothetical conflict. Even in a war,those civilian vehicles would still be in service,much like in Ukraine with modern infrastructure needing upkeep and maintenance no matter what. Well now China will specially target Construction and other public service vehicles in an invasion,which they wouldn’t have until these showed up. I get what Taiwan tried to do with this,but in reality all they did was ensure civilian casualties will skyrocket in a potential conflict,and that certain necessary services would cease if China were to invade in any sort of way.
Or on the flipside China are now wasting million dollar missiles on construction kit, that likely would have caused civilian death either way due to the way Taiwan is so densely populated, sounds like a win for me both strategically but also politically
There will be no civilian population on the west bank left alive after the initial bombardments, so this doesn't really matter. It is in China's interest to remove the Taiwanese populations, anyway. The bigger issue is that a military vehicle disguised as civilian, or civilian vehicle used for military actions, not placed in close vicinity to a military objective is generally considered perfidy. Not that it matters if the Taiwanese population gets massacred and their identity and nation erased so I don't think they care.
They aren't going to be priorities for establishing a beach head. What you are saying only makes sense if they can target everything at the same time. Which seems doubtful seeing as how it's never been done before at anywhere near that scale. The first priority would be killing everything that threatens the landing. Thus disguising vehicles as things that aren't top tier threats to a landing.
09:28, You got wrong description about the east and west parts of Taiwan. Quite opposite, the west part of Taiwan is plain and the east part is mountainous.
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Correction I flipped west and east description of Taiwan 9:07
I am sorry, i live in Sweden but it’s sad that vets in usa are often not treated as well as they’re supposed to
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@@kraniumskull357was that a Swedish accent he was doing?
@@kraniumskull357 If you read Vietnam books, get Blood on the Risers
Geeee, it almost sounds like American corruption.
As someone who grew up in Taiwan, you got the population center backward… Most of the population lives on the Western part of the island, that’s primarily plains and hills, while the Eastern part is where it’s less densely populated with big mountains (I’ve driven on them.. they are quite steep), trees and vines. 😊
Yep the 09:24 map is backwards…
honest mistake my bad I misspoke
@@Taskandpurposehey Mr capy. You shouldn't give false hopes to the Taiwan people. They might make mistakes.
That explains why the map showed there is much more roads on the western side
Chris, please always start with a review of a territory's geography so you aren't too far off when making analyses about war strategy, logistics, and tactics.
As a mechanic. Honestly a CAT C12 and an allison transmission is a hell of a powerplant. Probably one of the more reliable off the shelf options for sure.
I'm a Yankee living in NZ, and I'm a truck driver getting used to a lot of Japanese and European trucks--but everyone swears by the reliability and cheapness/ease of repair of the American trucks/gear. Lots of Japanese trucks get an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed gearbox...and while a Yank-tank is VERY expensive up-front, it is way cheaper to repair/upkeep.
You are joking aren't? or you do not work on heavy equipment.
@@Crimethoughtfull No they do not the Japanese and European are years head. That is why nearly all American trucks are now fitted with European engines and transmissions
@@stephenconnolly3018American trucks most certainly ARE NOT equipped with European engines and transmissions. Not even close😂
takes a poundin' and keeps on tickin'
As an Australian, my god, you would be up there with James Corbin for worst attempt at accent, funny as shit though. As far as purpose built fighting vehicle, I actually think that is perhaps the best one I have seen you review. It is designed to cover all of the terrain needs of a limited area in which it will serve. It is adaptable without redesign. It carries a detachment of eight. That is a vehicle you could adapt US fighting doctrine around without ignoring the core concepts. I am impressed.
Oh you have not heard most Americans attempt at an Aussy accent than. It normally ends up just being a British accent with the word “mate” put on it.
"worst attempt"? Presumably, you haven't heard Kate McKinnon.
His fake accent was so bad that if he said it is a bad aussie accent of a bad aussie accent I would believe it.
Holy shit a voice actor he is not.
Who tf is James Corbin?
It's not a bad accent
You know my absolute, 100%, favorite thing about CM32? It's the thing that comes after the CM31. They just took the number in a model number, and named the thing that's one generation better with one number bigger. This is something that almost no other military on the planet seems to be capable of.
What comes after DDG-112? Obviously, DDG-1000. Why? Because DDG-1000 is the next number after DD-997.
What comes after M1? M1A1. M2 is completely different. Was M1 the first of it's kind? No, M1 is the next one after M60. There is a thing called M61, but it's completely different from M60 and M1 and unrelated. What letter comes after A in the M1A1? M1E3. E is the next letter after A, and there is no M1E1 or M1E2.
Well, what do you expect from the country that uses MM/DD/YYYY, instead of YYYY/MM/DD or DD/MM/YYYY
That happens in militaries with hundreds, if not thousands of concurrent developments.
Finnish military designations are pretty clear cut. RK-62 for the RynnäkköKivääri (Assault rifle) designed in 1962. 7.62 KK PKM for the 7.62 chambered KoneKivääri (Machine gun) originally designated PKM by the country it was exported from. ItO 90 for the IlmantorjuntaOhjus (Airdefense Missile) developed in the early 90s, and so on. Not perfect, but there is almost never any guesswork as to the type and approximate fielding date of the equipment.
At least it is better than "The soldier wearing his M1 tunic swung out from behind the M1 tank, clutching his M1 helmet and chambering his M1 rifle and attaching his M1 bayonet to it, saw an enemy tank and pulled out his M1 bazooka".
You must have been really REALLY bored. Lmfao! 😂
But this removes all those Jobs in den naming group.
@@adrielburned6924 I was busy alphebetising my M3 Grant medium tank, M3 halftrack, M3 Gun Motor Carriage, M3 Carbine, M3 Grease Gun smg, M3 Bradley IFV, M3 Stuart light tank, M3 helmet, 37mm Gun M3, 90mm Gun M3, 105mm Howitzer M3, M3 20mm cannon, M3 MG, M3 Scout Car, M3 Ram and M3 Kangaroo (foreign cousins), M3 tripod and M3 fighting knife.
At 9:15 I think your graphics got mixed up there.. the western area of Taiwan is the flat plains with 90 % of the population and farming areas are whereas the Eastern side is the hilly side with a mountainous range in the middle protecting the main western population areas from Typhoons blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. I actually just came back from Taiwan last month, just barely missing Typhoon Haikui .
I was listening to it in the background when I heard this, and stopped what I was doing just to check I heard it right...well, I heard it right...LOL
This is to confuse the CCP. Don't give it away, please.
It was a funny bit about the Clouded Leopard hiding in the junkyard, but during the 1st Gulf War, we ran into exactly that. Near Kuwait City in the Al Jahra junkyard, the Iraqis hid a bunch of Panhard AML-90s among the slightly used BMWs. After numerous recon missions from the air and ground, no one had spotted them. The only thing that kept them from hitting us was the fact that you could see the valley of death from the junkyard and the light show the US put on there convinced them to surrender instead of making a stand. The surrender happened within a few hours of our first planned patrol into the Junkyard. We were very happy they made the correct choice! :)
During Gulf I I saw an Iraqi SP Artillery battery hiding in a junkyard near Kuwait City.
You got lucky !
A big thanks from Ex-IAF Kurnass ground crew.
@@trespire It's Not the first or last time I have been lucky like that. Looking back at it I can't believe I convinced myself that lucky things happened because I knew what I was doing. I guess that is the mind's way of coping with chaos.
@@trespire Yes, very lucky! It was not the first or last time I lucked out like that. I still can't believe I convinced myself back then that these lucky things happened because I knew what I was doing. I guess that is just the minds way of coping with chaos!
@Siapanpeteellis coping is a good word for it. It helps give a feeling of control. Which would prevent a drop in your morale and therefore a possible drop in performance.
"Cope" is typically a negative word these days online, but it definitely served you well 👍
0:42: 🚀 The video discusses Taiwan's domestically produced cm-32 clouded leopard infantry fighting vehicle and its significance for Taiwan's defense.
3:58: 🔍 The CM-32 armored vehicle is a Taiwanese-designed and manufactured weapon that emphasizes mobility and firepower.
7:45: 🚀 The CM-32, a domestically produced vehicle in Taiwan, is known for its speed and maneuverability.
11:47: 💡 The CM-32 is a versatile military vehicle designed to replace aging APCs and tanks in the Taiwanese army.
16:07: 🚀 The CM-32 armored vehicle has various variants in development, including a 105mm mobile gun system variant and it runs on an American Allison MD 4560p Automatic Transition engine.
Recap by Tammy AI
The Russia-Ukraine War has shown that cheap, mass-produced unmanned combat UAV and Drone systems will dominate future land warfare. Electric-powered attack drone swarms are particularly advantageous for defenders with local logistical support.
Attackers must carry large batteries to power their drone swarms, otherwise their operations will be unsustainable. Defenders with local power sources have a significant advantage in using drones.
Logistics is essential to combat power, so the United States and European countries are still developing plans for the next generation of medium- and light-weight tanks and armoured fighting vehicle that can work in concert with large numbers of unmanned attack drones and logistical support systems that can keep up with them.
This is why the United States has announced that it will no longer develop new heavy tanks, and is instead waiting to develop the next generation of medium tanks and armored vehicles that can integrate unmanned combat systems.
Taiwan is supporting domestic manufacturers to produce large quantities of a full range of domestically produced unmanned UAVs and attack drones and Switchblade loitering munitions. Therefore, Taiwan's next generation of armored vehicles will definitely be able to carry and launch small reconnaissance drones and loitering munitions.
I've seen these on the beach here in Taiwan, and want to drive one so bad.
I wish the new jersey beaches had sick infantry fighting vehicles on them over here. I mean maybe I don't but still that's an episode of jersey shore I'd watch.
@@Taskandpurposecoming soon on Florida beaches.
I did some tours to takistan, chernarussia, tanoa and Altis I can tell you driving IFV and military vehicles in general is no pleasure
@@KennyNGA True.
@@Taskandpurpose
I wished you STOPPED
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I've enjoyed my visits to Taiwan - great country with really hospitable people.
So sad that the only reason they have to live under the threat of a PRC invasion is because they show the world what China could become if it ever becomes a peaceful, responsible and democratic member of the international community.
Taiwan has never been a province of China and deserves our complete support and ought never to have been excluded from from diplomatic relations. Every democratic nation should officially recognise Taiwan as an independent nation.
Agreed 🎉🎉🎉
It's not your turn to speak for the locals. More than half of them admit to being Chinese, but they are blocked by the media and cannot speak up
Why no democratic nation recognizes Taiwan as an independent nation?
@@MrTubesong Chinazi money corruption
@@MrTubesong It's a good question, it goes back to the civil war between the pro democracy vs the communists in China 1948. When the pro democracy side lost, they moved their armies to the island of Taiwan and set up government there. Then, sometime back in the seventies, I think, the PRC issued an ultimatum and insisted that a country could only have official diplomatic relations with China (PRC) if it DIDN'T have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The US accepted and broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Most other countries in the world followed suit. I think there are just four (small) countries who officially recognise Taiwan today. It was a huge mistake to allow PRC to make this demand.
Just a week ago i saw three running down the main road in the north east of Taiwan. BTW, as a Taiwanese, I'd like to point out that the geography description is opposite from the fact, the west half of the island is the populated plain rather than the east.
starts at 9:07 had me rolling 😂
Yap. East is less populated than west. And plains are on west side with a large mountain range in middle.
It's ok! Cappy is spreading disinformation to deceive the PLA. It's intentional! :D
Cappy always gets one basic detail dead wrong.
@@edriclinHow big are the mountains? Guys have defenses there?
CM31 still seems like a valuable tool as an ambulance and rear line transport.
Except CM-31 never entered mass production and stopped at prototype stage. Taiwan mainly uses CM-21 (a local variant of M113) for mechanized warfare until CM-32 came along, and even then there are still more than 1000 CM-21 in service.
That intro was absolutely awful. I fkn love it. Truly diabolical, good man.
I'll have you know my mom said my accents are great !
Your mom just knows you best @@Taskandpurpose
Since Taiwan is not likely to war in the Middle East or the Arctic, the temperature range of the vehicle is narrower than most military specs, the choice of COTS components (transmission) is a smart thing.
Hey Chris, you mixed up the geography. The west side is plains and the east side is mountains.
thanks I switched up what I meant to say !
It was a side effect of the Australian accent from the intro - he was still thinking upside down!
While much more expensive in the short run, I like an ifv that will hold 6 dismounts. That way you have twice as many vehicles, with twice as much firepower. Also those six dismounts wouldn't be as squeezed in. There would be much more room for additional equipment. And if one hit a mine or was taken out the other vehicle will be there for cover and back up and a possible tow.
I think the 30mm would be minimum now. An alternate would be the 40 mm grenade.
more in favor of tracked vehicles what's for Taiwan the wheeled version is probably better.
I think the future would be a hybrid vehicle. With a much quieter and fuel-efficient power plant and a large amount of batteries. Your thermal signature would be next to background with the right coatings, not to mention your sound would be very low.
It seems like top-down is the way to go with anti-armor munitions these days. Since there's no way that you could put enough armor on the top of an ifv to really make a difference, some combination of active and passive armor against ATGM's would be ideal.
Taiwan is lucky in that they don't have to worry about fighting anywhere else but on their Island. Against very known adversaries. There will be no cover from eyes above, either through drones or satellite. Unless they have been neutralized early. It will be brutal. But they can consolidate and fixate they're spending to accomplish what they need to. Which would be to decimate the Chinese Navy and airforce and any Marines or army that get a foothold. If Taiwan could dent the Chinese military hard enough, I think that they would retreat and not come back ever. But for that taiwan has to be able to deliver overwhelming firepower for up to a week or maybe even 1 month. After that, my guess is it would be over unless China decided to double down. In which case it probably won't have much left but their nuclear arsenal. Taiwan has the capability of reaching out and touching the interior of China. And as China becomes weaker, we all know what will happen to the countries surrounding it. Kind of the same thing that is happening in Russia now. I like wolves circling the injured buck in the forest.
Best Jamaican accent I've ever heard 10/10
I was trying to sound scottish but I guess Jamacian is close enough !
Na bro
I thought it was Danish and got confused. Jamaican does make more sense though.
As many people already pointed out, Taiwan’s geography is actually more mountainous on the east side, and relatively flat on the west side. Also, before the introduction of CM-32, the backbone of Taiwan’s mechanized forces was made up of CM-21 (and its variants) which is a local copy of M113 APC. CM-31 never really entered mass production…
Yeah, and Chinese artillery, drones and missiles don't give a 💩 whether they are mountainous or flat. They will flatten everything.
@@danwelterweight4137 don't overestimate yourself, little pinks......
I know nothing about Taiwans geography but even I noticed something wasn't quite right
The CM-32 takes advantage of the fact that China's ability to land hand heavy armor is very limited so medium to light armor they can land can be easily dealt with a 105mm gun
that is even China makes it half way across the strait without getting its entire fleet sunk in hours,
If Taiwan's military assets survived a couple of weeks of bombing and missile strikes.
@@tainechen1634 China doesn't have enough munitions for a few days of intensive missile bombardment, let alone weeks. 10 yuan has been added to your account.
@@tainechen1634
The whole point of Taiwan getting hardened bunkers and highly mobile assets is for that exactly reason
Secondly their strikes doesnt change the fact that one solider with MANPAD can easily bring done Y-20
@@ArchOfficial 有趣的赌局。你在赌中国没有导弹。
I visited Taiwan once, it's a very beautiful country. Unlike in china the Taiwanese people are largely very warm and polite.
However the worst thing about visiting Taiwan is that it's too easy for me to put on weight. Can't resist the food there, I just can't stop eating, simply the best in the world.
😂😂
你确定去过中国么？😂
@@Jackol_TZ 吱Na韮菜臺灣係獨立國家
哈哈哈，吱Na喊别人是吱Na🤣。要不都说你们鬼岛上的历史都是虚构的。你再猴跳也是中华民国的一部分，你家绿党都没说是独立的国家🤣@@yukin1990
@@yukin1990TAIWAN WILL BE independently nuked
I like the crane disguise, like China won't just start bombing civilians the moment the invasion starts.
They are absolutely getting prepared for urban combat, however wouldn’t attacking those areas be bad? I am under the impression China wants Taiwan for semiconductor production but you can’t make them if you bomb the workers and factories.
It's more so for traget priority. Attack military vehicles first and don't waste ammo on things that dont look like tanks
I'd be worried if I owned a real crane
I don't think the Chinese Communists understand the term collateral damage.
@@blckspice5167 I agree, but you're also assuming that Chinese systems can tell the difference between an IFV and a Crane.
Russia's systems are better than China's (China sourced theirs from Russia), and Russia's systems have trouble telling the difference between Tractors and Tanks.
Anyway, it is what it is.
Interesting how the CM-32 has good speed. That's one of the things that usually gets leeched away in the development process. But for Taiwan, that speed is very important!
Lest said the better.
As a fellow Taiwanese and an American, really need to thank you all made this video, because as I always says, as long as there’s a person holding a Flag, the Republic of China won’t lost, and PRC will never be able to take over my homeland!!!
Taiwan would last about a week if invaded by China realistically
Do people from Taiwain say they are Chinese or Taiwanese?
"and PRC will never be able to take over my homeland" - sure, that is if the ROC will continue to exist when DPP is constantly trying to destroying it from the inside
@@GamesOfficialRUclipsTaiwanese obviously
@@efovex I mean thats like saying "I'm not German, I'm Bavarian."
Given Chris Cappy's past as a Stryker soldier, I can see why he likes the Clouded Leopard's modularity.
That is such a wunderful light armored vehicle. It is absolutely modular, flexible, fast and incredable cheap. One Unit only costs 2 Million USD according to Wikipedia. It is just amazing.
It is definitely good for what they need. I am surprised they haven't tried putting Javelin or Tow on it, but I doubt they would need to, considering the 30mm would take out any light armor
Honestly, western-aligned countries should buy these
@@kameronjones7139 Exactly. That is just awesome.
@@Siethon1 I would hope so but waisting tax payer money is their Problem
@@kameronjones7139 except china doens't only have light armor
Don't listen to the haters. That was one of the best impersonations of someone from Norfolk doing a Zimbabwean accent I've heard this year.
That cardboard wrap is actually smart. If you line the inside of the panel with foil, you can effectively have an IR/thermal cloak.
Heat transfer will still be a major issue, you also cannot cloak all the vehicle and it can become easily damaged and rip
Dude , the comedy is an added bonus . Love the San Fransisco varient with the Tent cammo option.
Your Steve Irwin parody is hilarious mate! 😆👍
Taiwan’s homemade CM-32 Clouded Leopard armored combat vehicle, has independent suspension systems on each of the three front wheels on both sides. This allows the vehicle to steer with all three front wheels on either side, and the fourth wheels on either side can reverse, allowing the Clouded Leopard to rotate in place like a tracked tank. The Clouded Leopard can then rotate in place like a tank, making a circle, and then accelerate forward or backward in the desired direction, quickly leaving its original position. The ability to rotate in place is very useful in urban warfare, allowing the vehicle to quickly move in any direction forward or backward, quickly driving towards the enemy target for attack, or avoiding enemy ambushes.
The third generation of the Clouded Leopard will definitely be a hybrid electric design. The hybrid electric third-generation Clouded Leopard can switch to electric drive in night combat, allowing it to stealthily attack enemy positions under the cover of darkness. The vehicle's large-capacity battery can also be used to charge the electric motors of the reconnaissance and attack drones equipped on the vehicle.
Hey, Cap. Glad to see you made it big and with over 1M subs too! Great channel you got here. Very informative on a wide range of topics and doesn't put me to sleep like some others do. Gotta get through the backlog on your vids but I really like your style and the mechanized videos really brings me back to the Brads and my time in them. Looking forward to more.
16:10 I'm guessing it was the Alfred MD 4560D before the "Transition".
9:25 I think the map is the other way around... most of the western part is flat plains and mudflats, hills in the north, and mountains in the east.
On the other hand, running commercial engines on military vehicles or the other way around has long been a tradition in the ROCA. Many of our publicly owned buses used to run on tank/APC engines.
8:12 This is not a Clouded Leopard, it is a leopard (onça-pintada) endemic from south america
I think the underground artillery network model is somewhat outdated, but with modification may provide unique capabilities. Hundreds of thousands of low cost drones is a more considerable answer.
If anyone can do drone warfare I'd bet Taiwan could.
@AL-lh2ht With the short distance between Taiwan and China's mainland I don't think thats true and Ukraine has single handedly proven that.
@@pierredelecto7069 Taiwan need to send their drones to mainland China for maintenance, lol
@@AL-lh2ht >Be Taiwan
>$150 dollar drone boat
> Surprise chinses invader ships with magnetic surprises !
They certainly have the domestic chip production to make producing millions of loitering munitions a near trivial endeavor. Copy the australian cardboard drone, and just auto-build. The communists suddenly find themselves under attack by entire clouds of cardboard explosives launched from hidden bunkers and there's no possible way to protect themselves.
a thing to add, the CM-31 isn't really what the ROC use before CM-32, CM-31 only gets to the stage of a few prototypes, military did use them for a lot of testing but they never order any for servers. what ROC military use are actually things like CM-21( basicly a M113), V-150, AAV-7 and humvee
and the east and west population is opposite to reality, only around 1 million of Taiwan's 23-24 million people live on the east side, and the biggest flat plain and city are all in the west. if to look for mountainous area those are actually more in the east and middle part of Taiwan
I looks like it would work in Chicago but just make it look more rusty and put scrap on it.
If I lived in Chicago this would be my daily driver.
Taiwan prefers using commercial engines for tanks and APV. We used to have many Greyhound buses so we could always use their replacement engines for our main battle tank if a war does break out.
Great video, though I want to point out that the part on the geography of Taiwan (at 9:28) is incorrect. It should be the other way around, the west is made up of plains while the centre and east is made up of mountains.
Some other graphics saying China or Chinese rather than Taiwan or Taiwanese
LOL @ 8:16, that is a regular leopard, not a clouded leopard, which really look very different!
Accents are getting better Chris 👍
I hope deterrence is enough so that Taiwan never needs to use these.
You should see Taiwan's domestic kamikaze drones. They just had a huge drone expo. Taiwan is going to use Ukraine's playbook.
As will anyone. Military tech always leaps forward in a big war like that. Doctrines will have to be rewritten now.
@@Jartran72 this^. If China ever bite the WW3 bait, they will swarm the area with thousands of drones, dedicated to overload and destroy AA system like Ukraine did. Even their small commercial drones are battle proven, so I figure Taiwan AA system will collapse in few days and had to rely on powerful US radars in Philippines.
And taiwan actually managed to build up a very large number of anti ship missiles and cruise missiles, which was something ukraine failed to. The few they have have done devastating work against Russia
@@kameronjones7139make sense since Russia is not really coming in from the seas ..
@@elmohead read my comment again because you only read half of it
You totally failed on the clouded leopard! They're actually pretty small and amazingly beautiful
Hang on I think you got the east/west sides of the island mixed up 😅
The east is mountainous and the west is where most people live.
Chris' credibility is so high with me, for three minutes, I thought I mis-remembered Taiwanese geography. Then I checked G-maps.
@@robwobro he reads of a script which data he found on Google and Wikipedia. I like Cappy but he knows nothing about geopolitics, geography or anything outside of the USA.
@@zyncwargaming179 oh thank you I didn't know that
8:47 that 'SF' version looks like it could cause alot of trouble for someone...
They need a module that mimics the Gepard to deal with China's drones.
Glad to see snarky Cappy back!!! Missed you, mate. You’re a beautiful creature.
That's a perfect South African accent you are doing there Cappy, keep it up!
I vote to have the Australian combat wildlife spotter be a mainstay on the channel
9:15.... nope, other way round, the mountains are on the East.
good catch thank you for the correction good sir !
Correct! That is one BIG mistake I also noticed. :D
Chris' credibility is so high with me, for three minutes, I thought I mis-remembered Taiwanese geography. Then I checked G-maps.
Aussie here. Re the accent - nailed it!
Mate, you mixed flat plains and mountains...you even see all the roads in the west
Would be nice to have a video on Singapore’s military and domestically-produced weapons!
Your attempt at our Aussie accent was hilarious! You did ok at the beginning then halfway through the video it sounded English - Irish - South African. Keep it up, made me laugh hard. 😂
As a Taiwanese American, thanks for being so informative, I was always curious what kind of capabilities the Clouded Leopard can do.
The decision by Taiwan to switch over from US military products to domestic military products in the mid-1990s corresponds to the time when Bill (& Hillary) accepted over $6 billion dollars from Taiwan, but when the purchased weapon systems arrived in California for shipping, Bill ordered everything locked up in warehouses while he "thought about" the advisability of actually letting Taiwan receive what they had paid for. This act deprived Taiwan of both the weapons systems & their money - so they couldn't go spend it somewhere else. btw This is also the timeframe for the scandal when Al got caught picking up $100K campaign contribution from a California Buddhist temple - money originating from the PLA - mainland China. (After that Hillary took care of the collections as she was much harder to catch in the act.) So who could blame Taiwan for wanting to switch to domestically produced weapon systems.
11:15 watching them grease the apc was a really good sight shows they care about longevity.
Cappy, I love how you can pull of the ridiculous, hoaky humor you have while passing along some worthwhile info. Thanks for the info and the laughs!
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Hooah 🙂
Wish your dream fullfill.....and Winnie the Sith (Xi JinPin) is became a dead man
9:20 I think it might be misplaced the east/west part of the terrain. The west is flat plain while the east is mountainous.
Aussie accent police here; stop it, get some help....
I took 3 weeks of Australian accent classes to prepare for this video about Taiwan.
17:48 Anyone know the purpose of those studs on top of the soldiers' helmets?
Wow, this thing sounds AMAZING! It's an APC. It's an IFV. It's a French Light Tank. All on the same chassis/hull! High tech, high speed...is it bringing its own screening infantry, or is it supporting an infantry push? YES! That digital battlefield view info sharing thing should really be the thing that allows this light/medium thing to take out more static heavy stuff...or concentrate to take out waves of unnamed random who-knows loads of enemy combatants.
how dare you not call the president vegetable english
If they took their defense seriously they would have legalized small arms and increased their military budget to 10% by now.
They are playing a hard game, if they legalize small weapons China might just invade because of it. And it’s a lot harder than you think it increase military spending in a nation like Taiwan.
Yeah because the USA is a shining example of that lmao yes give the taiwanese triads easy access to weapons. Even in Switzerland the weapons are locked away in strategic points
lmfao, Taiwan already had mass shootings before they hire more police to fight illegal weapons. Now there is no mass shootings from crazy people, just a few knife attacks from time to time with little to no death.
Because the odds of China actually attacking are extremely low, so that's not really worth it for now. Let's be honest here, China don't have the fleet for such scale of invasion yet. Maybe in the next 30-40 years, but definitely not now. MSM fear mongering always says its tomorrow or next week, but we know Chinese navy are too light for such task. Their marines and air force are ready for sure tho.
@@KennyNGAWhy not do what isreal do?
As an Australian, that was once of the best South African accents I've ever heard.
Looks like a good armored vehicle, congratulations and good luck to Taiwan
Wait, you can just arrest rich corporate executives if they are doing corrupt things? Has anyone told the rest of the world this?
Ah, the Q-ship method. A country of culture to be sure.
Q-ships for those who don't know, were ships that looked like harmless cargo or passenger ships, but had hidden guns.
Germans even tried disguising one of thier ships as a Q-ship...
Note: Disguises do not work against the ship you are disguised as... (cue spindermans pointing at eachother meme)
Also: It was the first ship they encountered...
Also, also: The german ship lost...
Yea I wonder if that will backfire and lead to china just bombing civilian construction sites
British Q ships of WW1 did work, in the Royal Navy's considered view, but the exchange rate was very bad. The Q ship would sail alone into a hazardous area, and wait for a German sub to surface and attack with its gun. Then the Q ship would either open up with its own concealed gun or ram the sub.
Problem was the U-boats would often win these encounters.
However, since the Royal Navy had no other way of reliably locating and sinking enemy subs at the time. And they were a major strategic threat, so this was still the best British option. The navy had just to take the losses.
@@dwavenminer Heard of that, imagine getting cosmetic surgery to make yourself look like someone to steal from them, but then turns out, they're still at their place, and they have a rifle, and you have a pistol
Just go be bait for german submersibles sounds marginally better than WWI trench life.. i think? I am not sure because drowning is my worst nightmare.
I've been watching since roughly the start of the war in Ukraine, and it's fantastic how this channel and Cappy have evolved.
Excellent video as always!
Would you please consider make one about how to defend from paratroopers ?
Are there any anti air weapons focused on neutralizing an aerial invasion?
Thanks
A good quality Roman ballista, or Napoleonic era grapeshot should do. But you are risking war crimes if shooting at paratroopers. Bummers
@@mrdato116I had no clue that shooting paratroopers mid drop is a war crime. The more you know!
That seems like a tough one considering anti-air doesn’t discriminate between aircraft and human
Taiwan has potent air defense systems, so I would imagine China would opt for more surgical air strikes with capable aircraft than trying to drop a bunch of dudes onto a small island with a lot of natural fortification in the form of mountains.
If this war happens, I doubt we see anything close to Russia/Ukraine and there will most likely be very little infantry activity compared to previous conventional wars.
@@mrdato116
War crime to shoot at an invading force ?
Please elaborate.
I don't see that as war crime.
Paradrops are only ever truly effective with full air supremacy, a handful of squads equipped with MANPADS can wipe out hundreds of costly troops and billions in airframes and munitions, I wouldn't he worried if I were Taiwan
16:15 it has an Allison transition? 😂
Very cool analysis. Did not know how good CM-32 is until I saw this video. Seems like the design team knew exactly what it is for and what it need to achieve its intended use. A little unfortunate that not a lot of media in Taiwan show off Taiwanese military invention/progress, as a lot of them are largely influenced by KMT and Chinese government.
Not a lot of information is out about Taiwan's Indigenous Defense Submarine but hopefully I can get to see an analysis when more public information is available.
The first homemade submarine will be on display this month.
I think the displacement is 2,500 tons.
Using lithium batteries reduces noise, but sacrifices submersible time.
Can use MK48 torpedoes or submarine-launched harpoon missiles.
It is expected that only eight ships will be built.
But dozens of unmanned submarines will be built to assist in operations.
Unmanned submarines can also launch torpedoes or transport special forces.
In addition to unmanned submarines, there are also a larger number of underwater detectors.
With eight submarines as the core, it leads a huge unmanned underwater fleet.
This is the news revealed by Taiwanese news, but the plan is still in its early stages.
In addition, the unmanned submarine project uses AI, and the AI can complete preset tasks when the connection is out of order.
But the progress of unmanned submarines is currently unknown.
Many taiwan news media have bought by or controlled by China Communist Government (Like 中天、東森 and TVBS, etc.) .....the only News media that is pro-DPP is 三立
You got it wrong about Taiwanese terrain. In the west are flat plains and in the east are mountains.
noiiiccceeeee m8 love the australian accent 😂
167,000 troops vs 2 million troops... Taiwan isn't stopping anything
China can't get troops to Taiwan. Duh
Another good news..................Taiwan’s first self-made submarine will be launched on September 29
I hope you have all you need to deter the war.
9:07 you got it reversed! 😂😂😂
please make correction asap 🙏 🙂
correction I got it reveresed ! thank you for catching that
Great video, although @9:13 you got the geography flipped. The west coast is mostly flat plains, and the central mountain ranges and the east coast are extremely mountainous.
good video despite the west/east slip up.
It really seems like whatever the case is for tanks as we traditionally know them, IFV/APCs are here to stay, because their capability and flexibility is too great...
If the future becomes even more drone and sensor oriented, IFVs with auto-cannons will probably dominate the battlefield.
I miss Steve. He was so freaking iconic. Love the vid
This US citizen supports Taiwanese independence!
Ok that Aussie accent was terrifying. But top marks for effort, and love the content, keep it up!
Thanks, great video - as an old squid, it is nice to get an understandable explanation of what is or needs to be, going on out on the ground - and I stand hard behind Taiwan
I miss the days you stood behind me hard. 😢
Sorry to be that guy but your variants' pictures @ 7:31 are wrong.
I saw it in March on the way home from a capybara pet farm. Looked impressive.
Also I think you confused east and west in your geographical explanation.
That San Francisco cm32 got me 😂
I just realized that its super weird that Switzerland doesn‘t have something like this or is trying to acquire some.
Our Leopard are good but they are too heavy for many bridges in the mountain and the tracks quite regularly fuck up our mountain roads.
Additionally the conditions in Taiwan are not totally dissimilar to Switzerland as well, especially the defensive doctrine and the mix of steep mountains and plains.
The only issue is Phil that CH doesn't have a 'enemy' who want to take you over...
Maybe someday Switzerland will acquire cm32 just not this soon.
Switzerland is not an island. If Switzerland ever gets invaded, those CM32s will have to face MBTs. And the manufacturers will you that that isn't a good idea.
@Cappy - great video! Where did you get the 3D models from of the vehicle?
Happy independence day to Taiwan.
I served as a gunner on CM31 for my draft (40MM MK19/T74 7.62MM version)
and boy was that blast run though mountains at 100KM/hr
Fun ride and plus there as ac on board
Good for them...great job Taiwan!!!
At 9:30 plains and mountains, east and west, labels are flipped.
The fatal problem of disguising military vehicles as civilian vehicles is simple;
China likely wouldn’t have targeted construction or garbage trucks in a hypothetical conflict. Even in a war,those civilian vehicles would still be in service,much like in Ukraine with modern infrastructure needing upkeep and maintenance no matter what.
Well now China will specially target Construction and other public service vehicles in an invasion,which they wouldn’t have until these showed up.
I get what Taiwan tried to do with this,but in reality all they did was ensure civilian casualties will skyrocket in a potential conflict,and that certain necessary services would cease if China were to invade in any sort of way.
Or on the flipside China are now wasting million dollar missiles on construction kit, that likely would have caused civilian death either way due to the way Taiwan is so densely populated, sounds like a win for me both strategically but also politically
Maybe that's exactly the point so the west is more likely the intervene
@@etienne8110 There are zero documented cases of Ukrainian forces using "meat shields".
There will be no civilian population on the west bank left alive after the initial bombardments, so this doesn't really matter. It is in China's interest to remove the Taiwanese populations, anyway.
The bigger issue is that a military vehicle disguised as civilian, or civilian vehicle used for military actions, not placed in close vicinity to a military objective is generally considered perfidy. Not that it matters if the Taiwanese population gets massacred and their identity and nation erased so I don't think they care.
They aren't going to be priorities for establishing a beach head. What you are saying only makes sense if they can target everything at the same time. Which seems doubtful seeing as how it's never been done before at anywhere near that scale. The first priority would be killing everything that threatens the landing. Thus disguising vehicles as things that aren't top tier threats to a landing.
I would like, on behalf of most people everywhere, thanks you for stopping intros that bad.
As always, great video Cappy! Lets hope Taiwan will never have to out these badboys to the test.
As an Aussie, I approve the horrendous take on the Aussie accent 😂😂 well done good sir
09:28, You got wrong description about the east and west parts of Taiwan. Quite opposite, the west part of Taiwan is plain and the east part is mountainous.
Epic intro! I loved it!
Thanks for the well rounded videos and analysis!