Taiwan to buy M777A2 howitzers
Taiwan is set to buy a number of M777A2 howitzers to replace the older artillery guns. The plan reportedly codenamed “acute thunder clap” is part of the Ministry of National Defense’s (MND) ongoing strategy to confront and dissolve a potential amphibious assault.
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| Artillerymen from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct M777A2 Howitzer training with precision guided munitions March 19, 2015, at Operational Base Fenty in Afghanistan. (Photo: U.S. Army / Capt. Charlie Emmons, Train Advise Assist Command-East Public Affairs) |
