Originally Posted by
Ninthace
How long do the inhabitants of PPRuNe think Taiwan would last in the face of a full blown assault by PRC and hands up who thinks that running out of POL will be a problem for them?
A direct Landing Assault on Taiwan would surely be not so easy. Distance to mainland is 4 times the Channel. That gives ample warning time for Air Defence against incoming helicopters and coastal defence against incoming Landing craft. Taiwan has a mostly rugged coast. So not unlimited opportunities for Landing operations from Sea. It is mountaineous and heavily forrested. No easy target.
From a geograhphical perspective it is not the easiest target. The rest depends on Equipment (Ground based Air Defence and Anti- Ship Missiles) and determination. Also a critical topic will be supplies to Taiwan. As with Russia in Ukraine such an adventure could easily backfire.
For China it would currently surely be much easier occupying the Far East of Russia. There is not much Vlad' the Mad could do about it.