Republic of China Army - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The ROC Army's current operational strength includes 3 armies

Army

An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...

, 5 corps

Corps

A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...

. As of 2005, the Army's 35 brigade

Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...

s include 25 infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

brigades, 5 armoured brigades and 3 mechanized infantry

Mechanized infantry

Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers , or infantry fighting vehicles for transport and combat ....

brigades. All infantry brigades stood down and transferred to Reserve Command after 2005.

This update reflects the ROCA ORBAT at the conclusion of the Jinjing Restructuring Plan in 2008.

A new type of units called defense team (守備隊) is being introduced. These are formed by elements of de-activated brigades under each area defense commands. The strength of a defense group may vary from one or more reinforced battalions, making it roughly equal to a regiment. The team CO is usually a full colonel.

Army General Headquarters (陸軍司令部)

The ROC Army GHQ is headed by a 3-star general and is responsible for overall command of all ROC Army assets. Army GHQ is subordinate to the General Staff (military), the Minister of Defense (civilian) and the ROC President

President of the Republic of China

The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Republic of China . The Republic of China was founded on January 1, 1912, to govern all of China...

Internal Units: Personnel, Combat Readiness & Training, Logistics, Planning, Communications, Electronics & Information, General Affairs, Comptroller, Inspector General, Political Warfare.
Aviation and Special Forces Command (航空特戰指揮部)

601 Air Cavalry Brigade(original special force battalion assigned transferred back to 862nd Brigade)
602 Air Cavalry Brigade(original special force battalion assigned transferred back to 862nd Brigade)
603 Air Cavalry Brigade(this is a phantom unit, only exist on paper, no manpower, units, helo assigned)
101st Reconnaissance Battalion(better known as Sea Dragon Frogman, has a company station in Kinman, Matsu, 3 in Penghu, and other frontline islands)
Special Forces Command (特戰指揮部) In charge of 3 training centers

Army Airborne Training Center (大武營「陸軍空降訓練中心」)
Army Special Forces Training Center (谷關「陸軍特戰訓練中心」)
Army Winter and Mountain Training Center (武嶺寒訓中心)

Special Operation Command

862 Special Operation Group(originally 862nd Special Operation Brigade, with 3rd, 4th, and 6th battalion that transferred back from aviation brigades)
871 Special Operation Group(units unknown)

6th Army Corps (第六軍團司令部): Northern Taiwan

269 Mechanized Infantry Brigade
542 Armor Brigade
584 Armor Brigade
21 Artillery Command

801 MLR Battalion, with 2 company, each with 12 KF-6.

53 Engineer Group
73 Signals Group
33 Chemical Warfare Group

8th Army Corps (第八軍團司令部): Southern Taiwan

298 Mechanized Infantry Brigade
564 Armor Brigade
43 Artillery Command

802 MLR Battalion, with 2 company, each with 12 KF-6.

54 Engineer Group
75 Signals Group
39 Chemical Warfare Group

10th Army Corps (第十軍團司令部): Central Taiwan

200 Mechanized Infantry Brigade(will receive CM-32 "Clouded Leopard" wheeled IFV beginning of 2011)
586 Armor Brigade
58 Artillery Command

803 MLR Battalion, with 2 company, each with 12 KF-6.

52 Engineer Group
36 Chemical Warfare Group
74 Signals Group

Hua-Tung Defense Command (花東防衛司令部): Eastern Taiwan

Hualien (花蓮) Defense Team
Taitung (台東) Area Command

Kinmen
Kinmen
Kinmen , also known as Quemoy , is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China : Greater Kinmen, Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, ROC. The county is claimed by the People's Republic of China as part of its...

Defense Command (金門防衛司令部)

Jindong (金東, Kinmen East) Defense Team
Jinshih (金西, Kinmen West) Defense Team
Shihyu (獅嶼) Defense Team
Artillery Group

Penghu Defense Command (澎湖防衛司令部)

Golden (高登) Defense Team, around 3,000 soldiers

1 Armored Battalion, 1 Armored Infantry Battalion, 1 Armored Cav Battalion, 1 mixed Artillery Battalion.

Matsu
Matsu Islands
The Matsu Islands are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County , Fujian Province of the Republic of China . Only a small area of what is historically Lienchiang County is under the control of the ROC...

Defense Command (馬祖防衛司令部)

Beigao (北高) Defense Team
Juguang (莒光) Defense Team

Tungyin Defense Command (東引防衛司令部)

Tungyin (東引) Area Command

Armed Force Reserve Command (後備軍人司令部)

9 active infantry brigades, 24 Reserve brigades (Activated only in time of war)
- Logistics Command (後勤司令部)
- Education, Training and Doctorine Command (教育訓練暨準則發展司令部)
- Republic of China Military Academy, Training & Command Schools, Chemical Warfare Corps, Engineering Corps, Arsenal Development.

ROC Army's former Army Missile Command was transferred to ROC Air Force in 2006.

History

The Republic of China Army was founded as the National Revolutionary Army

National Revolutionary Army

The National Revolutionary Army , pre-1928 sometimes shortened to 革命軍 or Revolutionary Army and between 1928-1947 as 國軍 or National Army was the Military Arm of the Kuomintang from 1925 until 1947, as well as the national army of the Republic of China during the KMT's period of party rule...

, the armed wing of Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...

's KMT

Kuomintang

The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...

in 1924. It participated in the Northern Expedition, the Second Sino-Japanese War

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...

(during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

) and the Chinese Civil War

Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...

before withdrawing with the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949. After 1949, the ROC Army has participated in combat operations on Kinmen and the Dachen Archipelago against the PLA in the Battle of Kuningtou

Battle of Kuningtou

The Battle of Guningtou , also known as the Battle of Jinmen , was a battle fought over Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949...

, and in the First

First Taiwan Strait Crisis

The First Taiwan Strait Crisis was a short armed conflict that took place between the governments of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China . The PRC seized the Yijiangshan Islands, forcing the ROC to abandon the Tachen Islands...

and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China governments in which the PRC shelled the islands of Matsu and Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait in an attempt to seize them from...

. In addition to these major conflicts, ROCA commandos were regularly sent to raid the Fujian

Fujian

' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

& Guangdong coasts. Until the 1970s, the stated mission of the Army was to retake the Mainland from the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. Following the lifting of martial law in 1988 and the democratization of the 1990s, the mission of the ROC Army has been shifted to the defense of Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, Penghu, Kinmen

Kinmen

Kinmen , also known as Quemoy , is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China : Greater Kinmen, Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, ROC. The county is claimed by the People's Republic of China as part of its...

and Matsu

Matsu Islands

The Matsu Islands are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County , Fujian Province of the Republic of China . Only a small area of what is historically Lienchiang County is under the control of the ROC...

from a PLA invasion.

With the downsizing of ROC armed forces in recent years, the Army has endured the largest number of cutbacks as ROC military doctrine has begun to emphasize the importance of offshore engagement with the Navy and Air Force; subsequent to this shift in emphasis, the ROC Navy and Air Force have taken precedence over the ROC Army in defense doctrine and weapons' procurement. Recent short term goals in the Army include acquisition and development of joint command and control systems, advanced attack helicopters and armored vehicles, MLRS and field air defense systems. The Army is also in the process of transitioning to an all volunteer force.

Equipment

From the 1990s onwards, the Republic of China Army launched several upgrade programmes to replace out-dated equipment with cutting-edge state of the art

State of the art

The state of the art is the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time. It also refers to the level of development reached at any particular time as a result of the latest methodologies employed.- Origin :The earliest use of the term...

advanced

AdvancED

AdvancED is a private organization that accredits primary and secondary schools throughout the United States. The organization is based in Georgia. AdvanceED was formed in 2006 by the consolidation of the pre-college divisions of two of the U.S...

weapons, also increasing its emphasis on forces that could be rapidly deployed and were suited for combat in Taiwan's heavily urbanized environment. Orders were placed with the United States for M60A3 Patton tanks, M109A6 "Paladin" howitzers and AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters, as well as updating existing equipment.

Along with the other ROC military branches, the ROC Army has extensive experience in the construction and utilization of underground tunnels and bases gained during the People's Republic of China's bombardments of Kinmen

Kinmen

and Matsu

Matsu Islands

during the Cold War and many facilities are rumoured to be located underground in undisclosed locations.

In July 2007 it was reported that the ROC Army would request the purchase of 30 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters from in the 2008 defence budget. The 2008 defense budget also listed a request for 60 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters as a partial replacement for the UH-1Hs currently in service. It has been reported that the ROC Army will seek new third generation main battle tanks, as the M60A3s are aging. The possible tanks under consideration are the US M1A2, UK Challenger, German Leopard 2A6, French Le Clerc and the Israeli Merkava. However it is expected to procure the US M1A2 due to closer military ties.

The U.S. government announced on October 3 that it plans to sell $6.5 billion dollars worth of arms to Taiwan ending the freeze of arms sales to Taiwan. Amongst other things, the plans include $2.532 billion dollars worth of 30 AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III Attack helicopters with night-vision sensors, radar, 173 Stinger Block I air-to-air missiles and 1000 AGM-114L Hellfire missiles. and 182 Javelin missiles will also be available with 20 Javelin command launchers and is estimated to cost $47 million.

1-29-2010, US government announced 5 notifications to US Congress for arms sales to Taiwan. Of the total 6.392 billion US dollars in the 5 announcements, ROC Army will received 60 UH-60M and other related things for cost of 3.1 Billion.

On August 31, 2010, it was announced for next year's defense budget, ROCA plan for next generation MBT has been put on hold, due to lack of budget.

Armoured Vehicles

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| M60A3 TTS || || MBT || 480 || Some are transferred to ROCMC
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| CM-11 (M48H)

M48 Patton

The M48 Patton is a medium tank that was designed in the United States. It was the third and final tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle It was a...

|| || MBT || 450 || Assembled in Taiwan 1988-1994. Some transferred to ROCMC
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| CM-12 || || MBT || 250 || Modified in Taiwan from M48A3
|-
| M48A3 || || Medium tank || 50 || Received 309 M48A1/A2 in 1970s, modified in Taiwan to M48A3, 250 upgraded to CM12 standard
|-
| M41 || || Light Tank || 775 || 50 M41D Modified in Taiwan, some M41 are in used by ROCMC
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| CM-32

CM-32 Armoured Vehicle

The CM-32 "Clouded Leopard" , officially Taiwan Infantry Fighting Vehicle , is an eight-wheeled armoured vehicle currently being produced for the Republic of China Army, designed by Timoney Technology Limited of Ireland, but will be developed by the Ordnance Readiness Development Center.According...

|| || Eight-Wheeled IFV || ~100 || In production, first batch of 600, first unit will be 200th MIB in Central Taiwan.
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| CM-21 || || M113 APC Variant || 1,000+ || Various variants produced from 1982 to 2009. CM-21/A1 personnel carrier

CM-22 mortar carrier for 107mm/120mm mortar(similar to M106)

CM-23 mortar carrier for 81mm mortar(similar to M125)

CM-24/A1 ammo carrier, can carry either 90 rounds of 155mm or 42 rounds 203mm

CM-25 TOW launcher

CM-26 Command Track(similar to M577)

CM-27/A1 Recovery
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| M113

M113 Armored Personnel Carrier

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...

|| || Tracked APC || 650 || Various variants, including personnel carrier, mortar carrier, ammo carrier, TOW launcher(retired), command and recovery
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| V-150S || || Amphibious APC || 300 || With Southern Army Group, 298th Mech Inf Brigade
|-
| AM General

AM General

AM General is an American heavy vehicle manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. It is best known for the civilian Hummer and the military Humvee, that is assembled in Mishawaka, Indiana...

Humvee || || General Purpose Armoured Vehicle || 2,000-2,500 || Various variants, including to carry local made machine guns and TOW 2A launchers, and others.

Artillery

M110 howitzer

The 8 inch Self-Propelled Howitzer M110 was the largest available self-propelled howitzer in the United States Army's inventory. It was deployed in division artillery in general support battalions and in separate corps- and Army-level battalions. Missions include general support, counter-battery...

|| || 203 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer || 60
|-
| M109A2/A5 || || 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer, some transferred to ROCMC || 197/28
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| M108

M108 Howitzer

The M108 Howitzer is an American self-propelled 105 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s.The M108 was powered by a Detroit diesel turbocharged 8V-71T 8-cylinders 405 hp engine. It used the same hull and turret as the 155 mm M109 self-propelled howitzer, and components of...

|| || 105 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer || 225
|-
| M115

M115 203 mm howitzer

The M115 203 mm howitzer, also known as the M115 8 inch howitzer, was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. Originally designated the 8 inch Howitzer M1, it was designed during the buildup to World War II as a counterpart to the German 17 cm K 18 gun...

|| || 203 mm Towed Howitzer || 90
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| M59 "Long Tom"

155 mm Long Tom

The 155 mm Gun M1 and M2 , widely known as Long Tom, were 155 millimeter calibre field guns used by the United States armed forces during World War II and Korean War. The Long Tom replaced the Canon de 155 mm GPF in United States service.-Development:Before entering World War I, the United...

|| || 155 mm Towed Howitzer || 390
|-
| M101

M101 howitzer

The 105 mm M2A1 howitzer was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific, where it gained a reputation...

|| || 105 mm Towed Howitzer || 650
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| M1

240 mm howitzer M1

The 240 mm howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon", was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm Howitzer M1918 which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II.The project to replace...

|| || 240mm Fixed/Towed Howitzer || 30+, stationed in Kinmen/Quemoy and Matsu
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| Kung Feng VI

Kung Feng Multiple Launch Rocket System

The Kung Feng MLR series is a family of MLR systems used by the Republic of China Army.-Variants:* Kung Feng I - Prototype only. Never entered service.* Kung Feng II - Prototype only...

|| || 117 mm Tracked

Tracked vehicle

A tracked vehicle is a vehicle that runs on continuous tracks instead of wheels...

MRL

Multiple rocket launcher

A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...

|| 72, 24 per Corp
|-
| Thunderbolt-2000

Thunderbolt-2000

The Thunderbolt-2000 RT/LT-2000 is a wheeled MLRS systems used by the Republic of China Army. It was created with the intention of attacking enemy forces when disembarking from sea....

|| || Wheeled

Truck

A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...

MRL

Multiple rocket launcher

|| 57 ordered

Helicopters

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| Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III || || Attack Helicopter || 30 || On order
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| Bell AH-1W SuperCobra || || Attack Helicopter || 62 ||
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| Boeing CH-47SD Chinook

CH-47 Chinook

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s...

|| || Transport Helicopter || 9 ||
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| Bell OH-58D Kiowa || || Observer/Light Attack Helicopter || 39 ||
|-
| Bell TH-67A Creek

Bell 206

The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected...

|| || Training Helicopter || 30 || Training helicopters
|-
| AIDC UH-1H Iroquois

UH-1 Iroquois

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...

|| || Utility Helicopter || Fewer than 40 || 118 built under licence by AIDC
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| UH-60M Black Hawk || || Utility Helicopter || 60 || Announced/Order. Delivery starts 2013

Anti-Air Weapons

M1097 Avenger

The Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is a missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters...

|| || Short-Range Air Defense || 74 || In service with Northern and Central Army Group only, came with 1299 Stingers purchased in the same deal
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| FIM-92 Stinger

FIM-92 Stinger

The FIM-92 Stinger is a personal portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile , which can be adapted to fire from ground vehicles and helicopters , developed in the United States and entered into service in 1981. Used by the militaries of the U.S...

|| || Dual Mounted (not shoulder-launched) SAM

Surface-to-air missile

A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...

||116 || 55 Stinger DMS launchers with 465 RMP rounds, from US Army stockpile and rebuilt/refurbished, sold to Taiwan May 1996 for 80 million. 61 Stinger DMS launchers with 728 rounds, delivered between 1996 and 1998 for 180 million, some transferred to ROCMC
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| AIM-92 Stinger

AIM-92 Stinger

The AIM-92 Stinger or ATAS is an air-to-air missile developed from the shoulder-launched FIM-92 Stinger system, for use on helicopters such as the AH-64 Apache, Eurocopter Tiger and also UAVs such as the MQ-1 Predator...

|| || Air to Air Stinger AIM-92 Stinger

AIM-92 Stinger

||173 || Block I, ordered for AH-64D Block III APACHE Longbow Attack Helicopters
|-
| MIM-72/M48 Chaparral

MIM-72/M48 Chaparral

MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral was a US Army self-propelled surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. The launcher is based on the M113 family of vehicles. It entered service with the US Army in 1969 and was phased out between 1990 and 1998...

|| || Tracked short range SAM || 40 || In service with Southern Army Group only. With 646 rounds of MIM-72F and 302 rounds of MIM-72E/G/J
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| AIM-9 Sidewinder

AIM-9 Sidewinder

The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried mostly by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. The missile entered service with United States Air Force in the early 1950s, and variants and upgrades remain in active service with many air forces...

|| || Air to Air || 300 || AIM-9S. Carry by AH-1W
|-
| M42 Duster

M42 Duster

The M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, or "Duster," is an armored light air-defense gun built for the U.S. Army from 1952 until December 1959. Production of this vehicle was performed by the tank division of the General Motors Corporation. It used components from the M41 light tank...

|| || Tracked twin 40mm AAA || ?? || Still in service with Northern and Central Army Group anti-air units, 1 battalion each.
|-
| M55

M55

M55 or M-55 may refer to:* M55 rocket, a nerve agent filled American Cold War-era rocket* Myasishchev M-55, a Soviet reconnaissance aircraft* Messier 55 , a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius* a Samsung Sens laptop computer model...

|| || Towed Quad 12.7mm MG || ?? || Limited number still in service with anti-air units.
|-

Anti-Tank Weapons

M72 LAW

The M72 LAW is a portable one-shot 66 mm unguided anti-tank weapon, designed in the United States by Paul V. Choate, Charles B. Weeks, and Frank A. Spinale et al...

|| || Rocket-Propelled Grenade || || Produced locally as the Type 66
|-
|M136

AT4

The AT4 is an 84-mm unguided, portable, single-shot recoilless smoothbore weapon built in Sweden by Saab Bofors Dynamics...

|| || Anti-Tank Weapon|| ||
|-
|APILAS

APILAS

APILAS is a portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon, designed in France by GIAT Industries...

|||| Anti-Tank Weapon||1,000 ||Over 1,000 delivered by 1998
|-
| FGM-148 Javelin

FGM-148 Javelin

The FGM-148 Javelin is a United States-made man-portable third generation anti-tank missile fielded to replace the Dragon antitank missile.-Overview:Javelin is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance...

|| || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || 360 and 40 launchers || 182 with 20 launchers on order
|-
| BGM-71 TOW-2A/B

BGM-71 TOW

The BGM-71 TOW is an anti-tank missile. "BGM" is a weapon classification that stands for "Multiple Environment , Surface-Attack , Missile ". "TOW" is an acronym that stands for "Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command data link, guided missile"...

|| || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || 3,100+ rounds and 163+ launchers || Used by ROC Army and ROCMC on HUMVEE, M-113, CM-25, and on AH-1W and OH-58D helicopters. After 1997, Taiwan purchased 1786 TOW-2A and 290 TOW-2B
|-
| Hellfire AGM-114C

AGM-114 Hellfire

The AGM-114 Hellfire is an air-to-surface missile developed primarily for anti-armor use. It has multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike capability, and can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms. The Hellfire missile is the primary 100 lb-class air-to-ground precision...

|| || Anti-Tank Laser Guided Missile || 684 || Carry by AH-1W and OH-58D
|-
| Hellfire AGM-114K3

AGM-114 Hellfire

|| || Anti-Tank Laser Guided Missile || 240 || Carry by AH-1W and OH-58D since 1999
|-
| Hellfire AGM-114M3

AGM-114 Hellfire

|| || Anti-Tank Laser Guided Missile || 449 || Carry by AH-1W and OH-58D, ordered 9/2002
|-
| Hellfire AGM-114L

AGM-114 Hellfire

|| || Anti-Tank MMW Radar Guided Missile || 1,000 || On order to be carry by AH-64D

Small Arms

M9 Pistol

The Beretta M9, formally Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is a 9×19mm Parabellum pistol of the United States military adopted in 1985. It is essentially a military specification Beretta 92F, later the 92FS....

|| || 9 mm Pistol || Based on M9/Beretta 92
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| T51 || || .45 ACP Pistol || License-produced M1911A1
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|Glock 17||||9 mm Pistol ||
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| T77 || || 9 mm Submachine Gun ||
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|Calico M960 || || Submachine Gun ||
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| MP5A5 || || Submachine Gun||
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|Uzi|| || Submachine Gun||
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|M1014

Benelli M4 Super 90

The Benelli M4 Super 90 is an Italian semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Benelli Armi S.P.A.-History:On May 4, 1998, the U.S. Army Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ issued Solicitation #DAAE30-98-R-0401, requesting submissions for a new 12 gauge,...

||||Semi-Automatic Shotgun||
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|Franchi SPAS-12

Franchi SPAS-12

The SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun that was manufactured by the Italian firearms company Franchi S.p.A. from 1979 to 2000. The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, meaning it can be calibrated to cycle either semi-automatically or through pump-action. The SPAS-12 has sold well to military and police users...

||||Combat Shotgun||
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| T65

Type 65 Assault Rifle

The T65 is an assault rifle developed and manufactured by the Combined Service Forces of ROC Army in Taiwan. Originally patterned after the Armalite AR-18 that has the short-stroke gas system, prototype unveiled in 1975 showed a rifle that is externally very-heavily influenced by the M4/M16,...

|| || Assault Rifle ||
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| T86

T86 assault rifle

The T86 assault rifle is a gas-operated, magazine-fed, air-cooled assault rifle. It is the second original rifle design conducted by the 205th Armory of Combined Service Forces, Republic of China...

|| || Assault Rifle || Evaluation Only
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| T91 || || Assault Rifle || Current Standard Issue
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|M4A1

M4 Carbine

The M4 carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 designed by Eugene Stoner and made by ArmaLite. It is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle, with 80% parts commonality.It is a gas-operated,...

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|Type 57

M14 rifle

The M14 rifle, formally the United States Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14, is an American selective fire automatic rifle firing 7.62x51mm NATO ammunition. It was the standard issue U.S. rifle from 1959 to 1970. The M14 was used for U.S...

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|M24 Sniper Weapon System || || Sniper Rifle ||
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|DSR-1 || || Sniper Rifle ||
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|M82A1|| ||Sniper Rifle||
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|PSG-1

Heckler & Koch PSG1

The PSG1 is a semi-automatic rifle designed by the German company Heckler & Koch of Oberndorf am Neckar.-Development:...

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|SSG-2000

SIG-Sauer SSG 2000

-Service use:The SSG-2000 sniper rifle is a joint effort by Swiss company SIG Arms and German company J.P.Sauer & Sohn. Production of the SSG-2000 started in 1989 and it is still in production.-Description:...

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| T74

FN MAG

The FN MAG is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale by Ernest Vervier. It has been used by more than 80 countries, and it has been made under licence in countries such as Argentina, Egypt, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the...

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| FN Minimi

FN Minimi

The Minimi is a Belgian 5.56mm light machine gun developed by Fabrique Nationale in Herstal by Ernest Vervier. First introduced in 1974, it has entered service with the armed forces of over thirty countries...

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| M2||||Heavy Machine Gun||
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| T85 || || 40 mm Grenade Launcher||
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|MGL Mk-1

Milkor MGL

The MGL is a lightweight 40 mm semi-automatic, 6-shot grenade launcher developed and manufactured in South Africa by Milkor Ltd. The MGL was demonstrated as a concept to the South African Defence Force in 1981. The operating principle was immediately accepted and subjected to a stringent...

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|Mk-19 Mod 3

Mk 19 grenade launcher

The Mk 19 Grenade Launcher is a 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher or grenade machine gun that entered U.S. military service during the Cold War, first seeing action during the Vietnam War and remaining in service today.-Overview:...

|| || 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher|| Licensed production in Taiwan
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|-M16A1||M16 rifle

M16 rifle

The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...

||Assault Rifle|||| Limited use only

Future Weapons

XT-97 assault rifle

The XT97 assault rifle is a prototype multipurpose 5.56mm rifle currently under development at the 205th Armory, Ministry of Defense, Republic of China...

|| || Assault Rifle || Designed in 2008 due for service in 2011 for Special forces

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