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So apparently a poll -- in peace time -- have it that only nearly half of Taiwanese would be willing to defend their country. That begs the question of what would it take to make it %50 or higher? Fools do not realize that %40 is actually a large number of defenders because not all of the PLA will be able to attack Taiwan while nearly half of Taiwan will be defending it.
Not all of the PLA? Then how many? How many soldiers depends on how many ships.
In WW II Operation Overlord, aka D-Day, the Allies landed 150,000 troops supported by a fleet of...
https://theddaystory.com/discover/w..., the Allies,Beach, and 7,900 airborne troops.
The Taiwanese military is about 300,000 with over 2.5 million reserves. What is 1/2 of that reserve? Let us low ball and say 1 million.
Five to one on home turf.
Not all of the PLA? Then how many? How many soldiers depends on how many ships.
In WW II Operation Overlord, aka D-Day, the Allies landed 150,000 troops supported by a fleet of...
https://theddaystory.com/discover/w..., the Allies,Beach, and 7,900 airborne troops.
... the Allies landed around 156,000 troops...
...including 6,939 vessels: 1,213 naval combat ships, 4,126 landing ships and landing craft, 736 ancillary craft and 864 merchant vessels.
That is 4,126 vessels that actually made landfall. Not the entire fleet. Let us be really generous and give China 200,000 landing troops....including 6,939 vessels: 1,213 naval combat ships, 4,126 landing ships and landing craft, 736 ancillary craft and 864 merchant vessels.
The Taiwanese military is about 300,000 with over 2.5 million reserves. What is 1/2 of that reserve? Let us low ball and say 1 million.
Five to one on home turf.