대만 해병대 (영문)

Republic of China Marine Corps [ROCMC]

The Republic of China Marine Corps [ROCMC], in peacetime, assumes naval base defense, guards appointed offshore islands and acts as a rapid reaction force. In wartime, the Marine Corps, as the strategic preparation forces, are engaged in combat missions.

The Marine Corps was formerly organized on the basis of two divisions, the 66th and 99th, supported by one amphibious regiment and one logistics regiment. Under the armed forces re-organization plan, details of which were announced by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in August 2000, the divisional commands were phased out - the key units are now the Marines Brigades, a Base Security Guard Brigade and a Garrison Brigade.

Equipped with M113, M-733, LARC-5, LVTP 5 personnel carriers and LVTH 6 armored tractors, the marines are based at Tsoying and in southern Taiwan, with detachments at Pratas and Spratly islands in the South China Sea. The ROCMC deploys eight SAM platoons, equipped with Chaparral SAM quad-launchers, to the offshore island of Wuchiu (Spratly) and the Pratas islets in the South China Sea.

The Marines in Taiwan are drafted and serve an average of 18 months. They also have very limited training grounds. Because Taiwan is so small, it’s hard to find places in to train. For example, Tawain Marines have trouble finding places to do live-fire exercises. Because of the size of the United States, there are many places U.S. Marines can train. Tawain Marine Corps do not have combat experience as many American Marines do. They aren’t as involved in world events as the US Marines here are. And because Tawain Marines only serve a year and a half, thei combat readiness is decreased.

The Taiwan Marine Corps has used the Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel, Mark 5 for many years. The LVTP5 is a large vehicle with an inverted V-shaped bow that was built for a more efficient water operation and its date of acceptance was 1956. Since then many advances have been made in equipment technology and vehicle capabilities. The equipment Taiwan uses is very old, but the budget is very limited and it is difficult to procure new equipment.

The Taiwan Marine Corps Vice Commander, Maj. Gen. Chin-Hsiang Yeh, and several other Taiwan Marine officers visited Marine Corps Logistics Command Albany 26-28 August 2003 to participate in a Taiwan Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps Logistics and Provisioning Conference. The Albany Maintenance Center will build 54 Assault Amphibious Vehicles for the Taiwan Marine Corps. This is a huge leap in equipment capabilities for the Taiwan Marine Corps.

The AAV Reliability, Availability, Maintainability/Rebuild to Standard Program, for the Marine Corps Maintenance Centers and in Barstow, Calif., was approved in June 1997 as a new start-acquisition program beginning in October 1998, with a maximum four-year production duration. Additionally, industry is expected to remain in its current location within the Logistics Command in support of this work effort and future FMS requirements should they arise. The contract between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Taiwan Marine Corps is an estimated $180 million.

In 2004 one Marine brigade was redeployed near the Taipei area to defend the capital in the event of a suprise attack by the People's Liberation Army. Marines were also be used to guard major Naval and Marine Corps buildings in Taipei.