Taiwan 1; China 0

Taiwain 1; China 0 — at least that’s the way the simulation turned out.

The Taiwanese military has published the results of a computer simulation which show the Taiwanese successfully repelling an invasion by the Communist Chinese.

The Taiwanese forsee the Chinese ferrying ground troops from the mainland to the island, while being attacked by the Taiwanese Navy and Air Force.  The Chinese are also expected to engage in air strikes and missile attacks.

During this time, the Taiwanese military defends their terrority and also attacks supporting targets on the mainland. 

The end result, according to the simulation, is a loss of the beachhead initially held by Red Chinese ground forces.

The Communists have the advantage in the quantity of fighter aircraft.  The free Taiwanese partially offset this advantage with qualitative superiority in terms of both aircraft and pilot training.

The Communist Chinese have a good coastal submarine fleet.  Taiwan is defended with anti-submarine equipment which is badly in need of a technical refresh.

The Taiwanese simulation counts on no help from the Americans in defending the freedom of their people.  With the current anti-war sentiment in America, that appears to be a safe assumption.