Taiwan mistakenly fires missile towards China

[rott]

do post the link

http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow_comments/53003491.cms

 

[dingyibvs]

Sh1t, that was close

http://weibo.com/CASIC?refer_fla ... ed&loc=nickname

Thanks god the missile fell short of the center line of the Taiwan Strait.

According to the official blog of the missile maker CASIC, the PLA was on the verge of firing HQ-9s to intercept and then launching an counter attack the moment the Hsiung-Feng III missile crossed the centre line.

BTW, how come Weibo posts are not arranged by chronological order?

 

[Desertfalcon]

“Our initial investigation found that the operation was not done in accordance with normal procedure,” Vice Admiral Mei Chia-shu told reporters, adding that an investigation was under way.

IOW....."Oops."

 

[feilong]

Now, now, it probably didn't carry a real warhead or it didn't detonate. Any tiny amount of explosives should be able to annihilate that fishing boat. That it struck a small fishing boat 70km away is actually not bad at all in terms of accuracy.

Luckily it fell short, if it had hit China mainland. Maybe today we might see half of Taiwan got wipe out and war started. China will unified Taiwan, this is a good reason to attack Taiwan island.

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

China is too big, just shoot any direction west and its 'heading towards China'.

 

[Tripoli]

You should check out the ignorant comments from ignorant Indians in the times of India. Their ignorance has reached to a point it's has become hilarious.

The times of india comment section is the sewer of the internet.

 

[ahojunk]

China is too big, just shoot any direction west and its 'heading towards China'.

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The target is just too big!



Jokes aside, how can the Taiwanese navy be so incompetent?

The Americans must be very upset with Taiwan because this can draw them into an unnecessary confrontation with China.

 

[TaiShang]

So much drama...

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Man killed by missile mistakenly launched by Taiwan military
2016-07-01 -- Xinhua

One fisherman has died and three others were injured after Taiwan's military launched a missile by mistake during a rehearsal early Friday, said the island's military.

The missile was launched from a corvette in Zuoying Harbor in Kaohsiung at 8:15 a.m. due to human error, it said. It fell into the waters off Penghu Island at 8:40 a.m. after hitting a fishing boat. The captain was killed. Three of his crew were injured.

Taiwan military authorities apologized for the casualties caused by the missile blunder at a press conference late Friday.

 

[Dungeness]

Too bad, it did not reach the "LOC" in the middle of Taiwan strait. It could have been THE most important day in China's history!

 

[anon45]

"Carrier killer" Ashm with very low explo, Even Fishing boat can't sunk

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Earlier in the day, Mei said the missile blunder, which occurred during a drill, was most likely caused by human error and by missile operators not following standard procedure.

Think of a hollowpoint bullet going through a piece of paper, its like that. This missile was intended for bigger and better armored targets than a rusty fishing boat, It just punched right through without detonating.

 

[Jlaw]

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The target is just too big!



Jokes aside, how can the Taiwanese navy be so incompetent?

The Americans must be very upset with Taiwan because this can draw them into an unnecessary confrontation with China.

The American have been upset since 1949. Whether it's KMT or DPP, one is a coward's party, the other is just a lap dog's party. Uncle Sam so upset that they recognized China as the rightful ruler of republic of China and ditched Taiwan

Too bad, it did not reach the "LOC" in the middle of Taiwan strait. It could have been THE most important day in China's history!

i'm sure Taiwan military will make another mistake in the future. Hopefully no fishing boat will block the way of the missile.

 

[greenwood]

The American have been upset since 1949. Whether it's KMT or DPP, one is a coward's party, the other is just a lap dog's party. Uncle Sam so upset that they recognized China as the rightful ruler of republic of China and ditched Taiwan



i'm sure Taiwan military will make another mistake in the future. Hopefully no fishing boat will block the way of the missile.

Today I read military expert's analysis, this missile attack is more than a mistake. Fire a missile is different with fire a gun bullet carelessly. Missile launch has a full procedure. Tsai Yin-wen intend to probe China's reaction. The probe fiercely remind us: the civil war has not end. Strait west must prepare carefully for any provacation at any time.

 

[SBUS-CXK]

Taiwan is getting Indian missiles.

Similar to the India "Brown movement" missile?... When it comes to missile technology, I think you have a long way to do that..... In 1988, China's DF-3 missile "exports to Saudi arabia. In 2007, China once again exported DF-21 to Saudi Arabia.

i loved this story it was amusing sorry which language is this ?

This is one of the five official working languages of the UN, you can try to Google.

 

[hirobo2]

Today I read military expert's analysis, this missile attack is more than a mistake. Fire a missile is different with fire a gun bullet carelessly. Missile launch has a full procedure. Tsai Yin-wen intend to probe China's reaction. The probe fiercely remind us: the civil war has not end. Strait west must prepare carefully for any provacation at any time.

Call me crazy. But what if that fishing boat was just a target practice. It was abandoned. There was no one on it. The captain on it being killed was a lie to report to the media. Then, it could be true what you just wrote...

 

[Arsalan]

This is THAT shipping boat?

I though they were calling it "carrier killer"

The size of it indicates its destructive power. I don't believe it can sink a carrier.

Well obviously it was not able to sink a fishing boat