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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH
I don't believe if China should ever get a foothold in Taiwan that some tanks (Medium-VT-4A) aren't going to be landed. They already operate AMPHIB "tanks" that'll definitely hit the beaches.
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Sounds like the the Taiwanese General Staff has a good appreciation of their situation. The mainland is close enough at least some of the PRC amphibious forces can come directly from there and there's no way anything that can float has enough armor to handle a 105mm.
The PRC navy is very much dedicated to the anti-ship role so it's shore bombardment capability is pretty limited. 100 miles (the narrowest width of the Taiwan Straight) is a "bit" much for artillery support from the mainland. Even the PRC doesn't have enough missiles to use them for pre-invasion shore bombardment.
Upgrading their armor, of all types, with an Abrams fire control system and thermal vision means getting ashore in the first place is going to be a nightmare for the PRC.