"The unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has entered the island of Taiwan?" On December 29, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command publicly released footage on the 29th, showing the "Shuangweikexi" reconnaissance drone conducting reconnaissance over Taipei City: The PLA "Shuangweikexi" reconnaissance drone captured images of the gateway to Greater Taipei, including the Tamsui River estuary, extending all the way to the Taipei 101 Tower and the "Da Jidang" area, using its electro-optical equipment during the day. In the footage, the bridge is the Tanjiang Bridge, and the shooting location is around the Tamsui River estuary. The straight-line distance between the Tamsui Wharf and the Taipei 101 Tower is more than 20 kilometers, so the shooting point must be more than 23 kilometers away.

The PLA Eastern Theater Command released a photo of the Taipei 101 Tower taken by the Shuangweikexi drone

This is an AI-enhanced effect. The recent river mouth is the gateway to Taipei, where the Taiwanese military focuses its defense: the Tamsui River estuary

When the Shuangweikexi drone captured the Taipei 101 Tower, it was not flying over the island of Taiwan, but rather over the Tamsui River estuary, taking long-range photos from more than 20 kilometers away. The Taipei 101 Tower is located in Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan Province. The Tamsui River entrance is in the northwest direction of Taipei City. According to publicly available geographical information, the straight-line distance from the Tamsui River entrance to the Taipei 101 Tower is approximately 20 kilometers. The PLA "Shuangweikexi" armed drone flew over the two Tien Kung anti-missile missile batteries and the Fuguijiao radar station at the Tamsui River estuary, and the areas such as the Tanjiang Bridge, Sanzhong Bridge, Guanyin Mountain, and Bali Beach in Taipei City are clearly visible in the footage.

Approximate flight position of the PLA Shuangweikexi reconnaissance/army drone

This image was likely taken during the day because there are no city lights visible. This is not an infrared camera, but a photo taken by an electro-optical sensor to achieve longer range observation, and the image is in black and white. The distance is most likely not less than 20 kilometers, and the distance from the Taipei 101 Tower to the shore is more than 20 kilometers. It can be seen that the performance of the electro-optical reconnaissance equipment on the PLA Shuangweikexi reconnaissance/army drone is very powerful.

If everything goes smoothly, the PLA will be able to enter Taipei from the Tamsui River estuary

The PLA has mobilized the Shuangweikexi armed drone this time

In this PLA exercise in the Taiwan Strait, there was a "decapitation" tactical arrangement. The PLA's Shuangweikexi armed drone has a large payload and long endurance, which can block the escape routes of high-level personnel of the Taiwan authorities such as Lai Ching-te. Next time, there may also be the Jiu Tian drone, but our drones are sufficient. The PLA's drone captured the Taipei 101 Tower, and during the capture, there was also a civilian plane taking off. Interestingly, although the PLA drone did not cross the island, the Taiwanese military and the Taiwan authorities had no reaction at all.

The PLA Shuangweikexi armed drone can be equipped with 16-32 missiles

Japanese Self-Defense Forces' photo of the Shuangweikexi armed reconnaissance drone

The PLA Shuangweikexi captured the Greater Taipei area, from the Tamsui River estuary to the Taipei 101 Tower. At the same time, an airplane departing from Taoyuan Airport entered the frame during its climb. The passengers on this Airbus A330 would certainly not know that a drone had recorded the scene from 20-30 kilometers away, nor would they know that on December 29, the Taiwan Strait sea and air space experienced a dramatic event. The PLA Shuangweikexi reconnaissance/army drone captured the Tanjiang Bridge at the Tamsui River estuary and the distant Chongyang Bridge, so the position of the Shuangweikexi drone should be outside the Tamsui River estuary. The straight-line distance between the Tamsui River estuary and the Taipei 101 Tower is about 20 kilometers, although it did not enter the airspace of Taiwan Province, but it was not far away.

This Taiwan Strait exercise clearly aimed at a decapitation operation

The airspace reached by the PLA Shuangweikexi reconnaissance/army drone is also a wartime operational position: when the PLA carries out the unification of Taiwan Province, the Shuangweikexi reconnaissance/army drone can be equipped with 16-32 ground-to-air missiles, with a range of up to 20 kilometers, flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters, constantly monitoring all movements in the Taipei area. As soon as it detects Taiwanese military tanks or the HIMARS long-range rocket launchers, it can directly fire a missile. As soon as it detects the Taiwan independence forces or the senior officials of the Taiwan authorities attempting to flee from the buildings, they are driving the Yunbao armored vehicles towards Taoyuan Airport. After the PLA armed drone detects them, it can immediately track and shoot a missile at Lai Ching-te or the fleeing personnel of the Taiwan authorities, successfully executing the decapitation and blocking the escape route of Lai Ching-te and the Taiwan independence forces.

The PLA drone also monitored a civilian aircraft taking off

This PLA exercise in the Taiwan Strait targeted simulated strikes against important image targets of the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, so it rarely deployed the J-20 stealth fighter and the Shuangweikexi reconnaissance/army drone. It is necessary to decapitate the Taiwan independence forces; once the war starts, it should quickly decapitate them, which can have a strong deterrent effect on the resistance forces of the Taiwan independence forces.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/7589364278138864178/

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