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Below is a list of equipment used by the Republic of China Army (commonly known as the Taiwanese Army).
| Platform | Origin | Manufacturer | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K85 | Karmin international | 8.7m rigid inflatable boat | More than 30 purchased, in service with Republic of China Army special forces. [4] |
| Vehicle | Type | Image | Origin | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main battle tank | |||||
| M1A2T Abrams | Main battle tank | | 80 [5] | 108 M1A2Ts ordered in total. [6] | |
| M60A3 TTS | Main battle tank | | 200 [7] | Some have been transferred to the ROCMC. [8] Undergoing system upgrade by NCSIST from 2022~2024.[ citation needed ] | |
| CM-11 Brave Tiger | Main battle tank | | 450 [7] | Assembled in Taiwan from 1988 to 1994, with a M48 turret fixed on a M60 chassis integrated with a M1A1 fire control system. Certain armoured battalions equipped with the CM-11 will have them replaced by the Abrams tank.[ citation needed ] | |
| Light tank | |||||
| M41D | Light tank | | 100 [7] | M41a3 modified by the Republic of China Army with a new Detroit Diesel 8V-71T diesel engine, enabling the tank to reach speeds of up to 72 km/h (45 mph) and increasing its range to 450 km (280 mi).The turret was altered to carry a Republic of China Army-manufactured variant of the M32 known as the M32K1, as well as a co-axial Type 74 machine gun (FN MAG) general purpose machine gun. The M32K1 has a fume extractor and a different muzzle brake, and has been upgraded with thermal imaging sights. | |
| Armored vehicles | |||||
| CM-32 | Infantry fighting vehicle/ Armored personnel carrier | | In 2018, first batch of 378 CM-32 and CM-33 vehicles was completed and a second batch of 284 CM-34 vehicles was ordered. [9] In August 2020 another 21 CM-34 vehicles was ordered for the military police. [11] Platform will be further developed into a mobile gun system, a self-propelled howitzer and a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV). [12] | ||
| CM-21 | Armored personnel carrier | | 225 CM-21A [7] | Various variants produced from 1982 to 2009. CM-21/A1 armored personnel carrier CM-22 mortar carrier for 107mm/120 mm mortar CM-23 mortar carrier for 81 mm mortar CM-25 TOW launcher CM-26 command vehicle | |
| M113 | Armoured personnel carrier | | 650 [7] | M113A1/A2 | |
| CM-24/A1 | Ammunition carrier | | 173 | Can carry either 90 rounds of 155 mm or 42 rounds 203 mm.[ citation needed ] | |
| CM-26 | Armored Command Post Carrier | | |||
| CM-27/A1 | Armored recovery vehicle | | N/A [7] | Used to tow artillery, can carry personnel and ammunition.[ citation needed ] | |
| M88 | Armored recovery vehicle | | 51 [13] | 37 M88A1 variants. An additional 14 M88A2 ordered in 2019. [14] | |
| M9 | Combat engineering vehicle | | 19 [13] [15] | ||
| LVT H6 | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | | 150 [15] | Still used by the Taiwanese marine as of 2022, planned to be replaced by the AAV-7A1. 717 were originally delivered. [13] | |
| AAV-7A1 | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | | 90 (78 personnel, 6 command and 4 recovery variants) + 1 AAV turret trainer [13] | Serving in Republic of China Marine Corps, replaces the LVTP-5 and LVT H6.[ citation needed ] | |
| V-150S Commando | Armored personnel carrier | | 300 [15] [13] | In use with Southern Army Group, 333th Mechanised Infantry Brigade.[ citation needed ] | |
| Trucks | |||||
| Navistar 7400 | 3.5 tons 4WD heavy truck | | 4,788 | Produced under license by Sanyang Motor Co., Ltd. Based on Navistar 7000 series.[ citation needed ] | |
| FMTV M1084A2 | Ammunition supply truck | | - | Purchased along with the M142 HIMARS. | |
| Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3345 | Combat engineer dump truck | | 84 | ||
| Oshkosh M1070 | Tank transporter | | 16 | Purchased along with the M1A2T. | |
| Light armored vehicles | |||||
| Humvee | Light utility vehicle | | 9,000+ [16] [17] [10] | Multiple variants, including ones carrying local made machine guns and TOW 2A launchers, along with various other weapons.[ citation needed ] | |
| Jeep J8 | Light utility vehicle | | 3,598 | Multiple variants, Type A soft top, Type B soft top with machine gun, Type C hard top. Produced by Sanyang Motor Co., Ltd. Manufacturing. [18] | |
| Tactical all-terrain vehicles | |||||
| SC-09A 4WD Special combat Assault Vehicle(SAV) | Light tactical all-terrain vehicle/Scout car | | 56 [19] | In use with ROC Army Aviation and Special Forces. [20] | |
| Amphibious bridging vehicles | |||||
| M3 Amphibious Rig | Amphibious bridging vehicle | | 22 [15] | In use with Northern Army Group, 53 Engineering Battalion.[ citation needed ] | |
| M48A5Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | | 12 [10] | In use in 52,53 and 54 Engineering Battalion.[ citation needed ] | |
| Weapon | Caliber Type | Image | Origin | In service | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towed artillery (1,360+) | ||||||||
| M1 howitzer | 240mm towed howitzer | | 30 | |||||
| M115 | 203mm towed howitzer | 70 [15] | 90 were originally bought from the United States. [13] | |||||
| M59 "Long Tom" | 155mm towed howitzer | 90 [15] | 390 ordered in 1954, 90 remain in service.[ citation needed ] | |||||
| M114 | 155mm towed howitzer | 250 [7] | ||||||
| T-65 | 155mm towed howitzer | | Locally produced, licensed, version of the M114A1 howitzer.[ citation needed ] | |||||
| M101(T-64) | 105mm towed howitzer | | 650 [7] | |||||
| T63 | 105mm towed howitzer | 300 [13] | Locally produced, licensed, version of the M101 howitzer.[ citation needed ] | |||||
| T-69 | 155mm towed howitzer | | ||||||
| T-86 | 155mm towed howitzer | |||||||
| Self-propelled artillery (488) | ||||||||
| M109 | 155 mm self-propelled howitzer | | 225 [7] | M109A2/A5 | ||||
| M44 | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | | 48 [7] | M44T | ||||
| T-69 | 155mm self-propelled howtizer | 45 [7] | ||||||
| M110 | 203mm self-propelled howitzer | | 70 [7] | |||||
| Multiple rocket launcher (223) | ||||||||
| M142 HIMARS | wheeled MRLS | | 11 | On 21 October 2020, the US government approved the sale of 11 HIMARS to Taiwan. [21] Another 18 are ordered since the cancellation of 40 M109A6. [22] Additional 18 launchers will be purchased due to the cancellation of M109A6 howitzer orders. [23] [24] [25] The first batch of 11 launchers were delivered in November. | ||||
| RT/LT-2000 | 117mm, 180mm, or 227mm wheeled multiple rocket launcher system | | 43 [7] | |||||
| Kung Feng VI | 117mm wheeled multiple rocket launcher system | | 120 [7] | Retired in 2014, only a handful use as training for the RT/LT-2000. | ||||
| Mortars | ||||||||
| T-75 [15] | 60 mm mortar | | ?? | Modeled after the M224 mortar.[ citation needed ] | ||||
| T-75 [15] | 81 mm mortar | | ?? | Modeled after the M29 mortar. | ||||
| M29 [15] | 81 mm mortar | 160+ [7] | ||||||
| M30 | 107 mm mortar | ? | [15] | |||||
| T-63 | 120 mm mortar | ? | [15] [26] | |||||
| CM-23 | 81 mm mortar carrier | | ||||||
| M125 | 81 mm mortar carrier | 72 [15] | ||||||
| M106A2 | 107mm mortar carrier | 90 [15] [13] | ||||||
| CM-22 | 107mm/120mm mortar carrier | | ||||||
| Aircraft | Variant | Type | Image | Origin | In service [27] [28] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicopters (168) | |||||||
| AH-64 Apache Guardian | AH-64E | Attack helicopter | | 29 [7] | |||
| AH-1 SuperCobra | AH-1W | Attack helicopter | | 67 [7] | |||
| OH-58 Kiowa | OH-58D | Light observation helicopter | | 37 [7] | |||
| CH-47 Chinook | CH-47SD | Heavy transport helicopter | | 8 [7] | |||
| UH-60 Black Hawk | UH-60M | Utility helicopter | | 30 [7] | |||
| Bell 206 | TH-67A Creek | Training helicopter | 30 | ||||
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | |||||||
| NCSIST Albatross | Medium recon unmanned aerial vehicle | | 32 | ||||
| NCSIST Cardinal II | Small recon unmanned aerial vehicle | | 30 | ||||
| NCSIST Capricorn | Unmanned aerial vehicle | | ~300 [29] | ||||
| Platform | Type | Origin | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIM-9 Sidewinder | Air-to-air missile | 300 | AIM-9S. Carried by AH-1W. [30] | |
| AIM-92 Stinger | Air-to-air missile | 173 | Block I, ordered for AH-64E Longbow attack helicopters. [31] | |
| Surface-to-air TC-2 | Medium-range surface-to-air missile | 29 (mobile missile launchers) [32] | Six batteries and 246 missiles service in 2023. [33] | |
| MIM-72/M48 Chaparral | Short-range surface-to-air missile | 40 | In service with Southern Army Group only. To be replaced by Surface-to-Air TC-2.[ citation needed ] | |
| Antelope | Short-range surface-to-air missile | ?? | Mounts four TC-1L interceptors.[ citation needed ] | |
| M-1097 Avenger (AN/TWQ-1) | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon | 74 | In service with Northern and Central Army Group only, came with 1299 Stingers purchased in the same deal. [13] | |
| Dual Mounted Stinger | Short-range surface-to-air missile | 116 | 55 Stinger DMS launchers with 465 RMP rounds, from the United States Army stockpile and rebuilt/refurbished, sold to Taiwan May 1996 for 80 million. [34] 61 Stinger DMS launchers with 728 rounds, delivered between 1996 and 1998 for 180 million, some transferred to ROCMC [13] Additional ex-US service Stingers delivered in May 2023 under the Presidential Drawdown Authority. [35] | |
| FIM-92 Stinger | Man-portable air-defense system | 1,800+ [35] | 250 Stinger Block-1-92 ordered in 2018 and an additional 254 Stinger Block-1-92F in 2019. [13] | |
| CS/MPQ-90 Bee Eye | Active electronically scanned array radar | 23 [36] | Integrated with Avenger and Antelope batteries from 2010. [37] Six on order as of 2019. Use in Surface-to-Air TC-2 Six order in 2019.[ citation needed ] |
| Platform | Type | Origin | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellfire AGM-114L | Anti-tank guided missile | 1,000 | Carried by AH-64E since 2012-2014. [38] | |
| Hellfire AGM-114K3 | Anti-tank guided missile | 240 | Carried by AH-1W and OH-58D since 1999.[ citation needed ] | |
| Hellfire AGM-114C | Anti-tank guided missile | 684 | Carried by AH-1W and OH-58D. [39] | |
| BGM-71 TOW-2A/B | Anti-tank guided missile | 3,100+ [40] | 163+ launchers, used by Republic of China Army and Republic of China Marine Corps on Humvee, M-113, CM-25, and on AH-1W and OH-58D helicopters. [41] 769 BGM-71F TOW-2B ARF ordered in 2018. [39] 1700 BGM-71F TOW-2B ARF ordered in 2019. [42] | |
| FGM-148 Javelin | Anti-tank guided missile | 760 | 40 launchers, 360 missiles ordered in 2002. [43] 20 launchers, 182 missiles ordered in 2008. [44] 60 launchers, 208 missiles ordered in 2017. [38] 42 launchers, 400 missiles ordered in 2019 [45] | |
| APILAS | Anti-tank missile | 1,000+ | Over 1,000 delivered by 1998, deployed mostly in outlying islands.[ citation needed ] | |
| M136 (AT4) | Shoulder launched recoilless gun | ?? | License-produced in the United States.[ citation needed ] | |
| M72 LAW | Rocket-propelled grenade | ?? | Produced locally as the Type 66.[ citation needed ] | |
| M40A2 RR | Recoilless rifle | Approximately 159.[ citation needed ] | ||
| Kestrel | Rocket-propelled grenade | - | 10,962 [46] |