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Anping 600-ton Patrol Ship

The first 600-ton patrol ship "Anping Ship", the first 600-ton patrol ship of the China Maritime Patrol Administration, which has the function of conversion from peace to war and can greatly enhance my country's fishing and rights protection rights, held a launching ceremony yesterday. The "Anping Ship" shipbuilding progressed two months ahead of schedule. It is expected that the ship will be completed and delivered in October this year, and it will be deployed in the southern region's mobile maritime patrol to invest in the protection and protection of fishing rights in the southern waters.

Chen Qimai, vice president of the Executive Yuan, together with Li Zhongwei, chairman of the Ocean Commission, and Han Bixiang, chairman of CITIC Shipbuilding, etc., held the "first 600-ton cruise ship launched, the third ship started, and the third 35-ton patrol at CITIC Gaoding Plant. Joint ceremony for boat delivery." At the ceremony, Chen Qimai first pressed the start button of the 600-ton cruiser. The "Anping Ship" was launched by the fleet branch director Xie Qingqin's wife Zhang Ying.

The newly built 600-ton patrol ship "Anping Ship" of the Patrol Administration was named on 06 December 2019 last year by President Cai personally. The speed was up to 35 knots. It was equipped with a high-pressure water gun and the range was also increased to 120 meters. High maneuverability.

This type of ship refers to the naval Tuojiang ship design foundation. The hull is a "wave-piercing double hull", and it is appropriately modified and optimized for the sea patrol module according to the nature of the sea patrol service, mission characteristics and use requirements, with the addition of high-pressure water guns and enhanced ships. The strength and stability of the body structure; at the same time, the pipeline of the missile system is reserved, which has the function of peace and war conversion, and has the strong strength to maintain the security of the Taiwan Strait and regional peace, symbolizing that Taiwan has taken another major step toward the goal of national defense independence.

The sea patrol Anping ship has Xiong Er and Xiong 3 anti-ship missiles. Some experts said that some ships of the US Coast Guard have also been equipped with harpoon anti-ship missiles. In recent years, they have been evaluating whether to resume the wartime of their patrol ships. Taiwan's maritime patrols are obviously more willing to actively try new technologies than the navy, and they are more willing to accept the risks associated with innovation, which is worthy of recognition.

Because the ship has the function of "Peace Warfare Conversion", it is equipped with the preset space and routes of the anti-ship missiles of the second and third ships. From the role of law enforcement can be converted into military defense missions. The Ocean Commission declared that 12 ships of the same type, including Anping Ship, will have "strong power to maintain the security of the Taiwan Strait and regional peace."

Mei Fuxing, director of the Taiwan Strait Security Research Center, said the sea patrol is obviously more willing to actively try new technologies than the navy, and is more willing to accept the risks associated with innovation, which is worthy of recognition. It is hoped that their overall experience in using double-carcasses will be good, and they will be able to give back to the continuous evolution of the Tuojiang class design.

Mei Fuxing said that the "conversion of peace and war" was not the first of its kind in the past. At that time, the patrol "Weixing Ship" had successfully tested and fired the second anti-ship missile during the exercise. Some ships of the US Coast Guard have also been equipped with harpoon anti-ship missiles. At the same time, in recent years, they are evaluating whether to restore their patrol warship armed concept. For a country like us that has been on the brink of quasi-war threats all year round, it is nothing wrong to build a sea patrol into a maritime force that can also perform part of the combat tasks when necessary, and it should even be encouraged.

But he reminded that the "conversion of peace and war" should still take into account the needs of "ordinary" law enforcement tasks. The "Anping class" usually uses multiple rockets as its main armament, and it seems to be unsatisfactory in terms of shooting accuracy and killing power. Because unguided rockets are not accurate enough, guided rockets are either unsuitable for law enforcement and directly hit the lethality, or they are used to warn and kill chickens, obviously too expensive. It should still be considered appropriate to equip a small and medium caliber cannon. If the 40mm guns are too expensive or not easy to purchase, then Taiwan may choose the 30mm chain gun that the Army has already adopted in large quantities.