List of equipment of the Republic of China Army
This is a list of equipment used by the Republic of China Army.
Small arms[]
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T-93 sniper rifle with the Taiwanese team competing in the International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia in 2010
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/ROCA_Special_Force_Team_ASSC_2_1.jpg/220px-ROCA_Special_Force_Team_ASSC_2_1.jpg)
ROCA Special Force Team ASSC 2
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ROCA Special Force Team ASSC 2
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/LWRCI_R.E.P.R.20_Display_in_Armor_School_Museum_20130302.jpg/220px-LWRCI_R.E.P.R.20_Display_in_Armor_School_Museum_20130302.jpg)
ROCA LWRCI R.E.P.R. 20 on display at the Armor School Museum
Watercraft[]
Platform | Origin | Manufacturer | Type | Notes |
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K85 | ![]() |
Karmin international | 8.7m rigid inflatable boat | More than 30 purchased, in service with ROCA special forces[1] |
Armoured vehicles[]
Vehicle | Origin | Type | In service | Image | Notes |
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M1A2T | ![]() |
Main battle tank | 0 | ![]() |
108 ordered, will be received from 2022 onwards.[2] |
M60A3 TTS | ![]() |
Main battle tank | 460 | ![]() |
Some have been transferred to the ROCMC[3] |
CM-11 | ![]() |
Main battle tank | 450 | ![]() |
Assembled in Taiwan from 1988–1994. Some of them are equipped with reactive armour. |
CM-12 | ![]() |
Medium tank | 100 | Modified in Taiwan from M48A3[4] | |
M48A3 | ![]() |
Medium tank | 50 | ![]() |
Received 309 M48A1/A2 in the 1970s, modified in Taiwan to M48A3. 100 have been upgraded to the CM-12 standard[4] |
M41 | ![]() |
Light tank |
~100 | Total of 775 previously, most of them have been retired. 50 have been upgraded to the M41D. | |
CM-32 | ![]() |
Eight-wheeled infantry fighting vehicle/ Light armoured vehicle |
~414 | ![]() |
First batch of 652 in production, first unit will be 200th MIB in Central Taiwan.[5] 414 vehicles entered service from 2017–2019 |
CM-21 | ![]() |
M113 armoured personnel carrier variant | 1,000+ | ![]() |
Various variants produced from 1982 to 2009. CM-21/A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier CM-22 Mortar Carrier for 107mm/120mm mortar CM-23 Mortar Carrier for 81mm mortar CM-24/A1 Ammunition Carrier, can carry either 90 rounds of 155mm or 42 rounds 203mm CM-25 TOW Launcher CM-26 Command Vehicle CM-27/A1 Recovery Vehicle |
V-150S | ![]() |
Amphibious armoured personnel carrier | 300 | ![]() |
In use with Southern Army Group, 298th Mechanised Infantry Brigade |
Humvee | ![]() |
Light utility vehicle | 7,000+[6] | ![]() |
Multiple variants, including ones carrying local made machine guns and TOW 2A launchers, along with various other weapons. |
M3 Amphibious Rig | ![]() |
Amphibious bridging vehicle | 22 | ![]() |
In use with Northern Army Group, 53 Engineering Battalion |
Artillery[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/ROCA_Self-propelled_Howitzers_Display_at_ORDC_Yue_Kang_Road_20121013.jpg/220px-ROCA_Self-propelled_Howitzers_Display_at_ORDC_Yue_Kang_Road_20121013.jpg)
ROCA Self-propelled Howitzers Display at ORDC Yue Kang Road
Weapon | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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M110A2 | ![]() |
203mm self-propelled howitzer | 60 | |
M109A2/A5 | ![]() |
155mm self-propelled howitzer | 197/28[7] | Some transferred to ROCMC |
M1 | ![]() |
240mm fixed/towed howitzer | 30+ | Stationed in Kinmen/Quemoy and Matsu |
M115 | ![]() |
203mm towed howitzer | 90[7] | |
M59 "Long Tom" | ![]() |
155mm towed howitzer | 390[7] | |
M114 | ![]() |
155mm towed howitzer | 250 | |
M101 | ![]() |
105mm towed howitzer | 650 | |
M712 Copperhead | ![]() |
155mm Laser-guided AP Artillery shell | ?? | |
RT/LT-2000 | ![]() |
117mm, 180mm, or 227mm wheeled MRL | 43 | 57 originally ordered, later reduced to 43 |
Kung Feng VI | ![]() |
117mm or 126mm wheeled MRL | 72 | 24 per Corp[8] |
Helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicle[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/ROCA_OH-58D_636_Taking_off_from_ROCMA_Ground_20140531a.jpg/220px-ROCA_OH-58D_636_Taking_off_from_ROCMA_Ground_20140531a.jpg)
ROCA OH-58D 636 taking off from ROCMA Ground 20140531a
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7306 CH-47 Chinook
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service[9][10] | Notes |
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AH-64 Apache Guardian | ![]() |
Attack helicopter | AH-64E | 29[11] | 30 ordered, one lost to crash[12][13] |
AH-1 SuperCobra | ![]() |
Attack helicopter | AH-1W | 62[11] | |
OH-58 Kiowa | ![]() |
OH-58D | 37[11] | Partially assembled in Taiwan | |
Bell 206 | ![]() |
Training helicopter | TH-67A Creek | 29[11] | |
CH-47 Chinook | ![]() |
Heavy transport helicopter | CH-47SD | 8[11] | |
UH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
Utility helicopter | UH-60M | 35[11] | [14] |
NCSIST Albatross | ![]() |
Medium recon unmanned aerial vehicle | 32 | 32 as of 2014, at least three have been lost in crashes.[15] | |
NCSIST Cardinal II | ![]() |
Small recon unmanned aerial vehicle | 30 | Hand launched tactical unmanned aerial vehicle[16] |
Anti-aircraft weapons[]
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M730A1 (MIM-72)
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A visitor operates an FIM-92 Stinger Twin Launchers with a soldier
Platform | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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AIM-9 Sidewinder | ![]() |
Air-to-air missile | 300 | AIM-9S. Carried by F-16 and AH-1W[17] |
AIM-92 Stinger | ![]() |
Air-to-air missile | 173 | Block I, ordered for AH-64D Block III APACHE Longbow Attack Helicopters[18] |
Sky Sword II (TC-2) | ![]() |
Mid-range surface-to-air missile/air-to-air missile | ?? | Carried by AIDC F-CK-1 and tracked/wheeled trucks |
MIM-72/M48 Chaparral | ![]() |
Short-range surface-to-air missile | 40 | In service with Southern Army Group only. With 646 rounds of MIM-72F and 302 rounds of MIM-72E/G/J[7] |
Antelope air defence system | ![]() |
Short-range surface-to-air missile | ?? | Mounts four TC-1L interceptors |
M-1097 Avenger (AN/TWQ-1) | ![]() |
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon | 74 | In service with Northern and Central Army Group only, came with 1299 Stingers purchased in the same deal[7] |
Dual Mounted Stinger (DMS) | ![]() |
Short-range surface-to-air missile | 116 | 55 Stinger DMS launchers with 465 RMP rounds, from US Army stockpile and rebuilt/refurbished, sold to Taiwan May 1996 for 80 million.[19] 61 Stinger DMS launchers with 728 rounds, delivered between 1996 and 1998 for 180 million, some transferred to ROCMC[7] |
FIM-92 Stinger | ![]() |
Man-portable air-defense system | 2,223 | 250 Stinger Block-1-92 ordered in 2018[20] |
CS/MPQ-90 Bee Eye | ![]() |
Active electronically scanned array radar | 17[21] | Integrated with Avenger and Antelope batteries from 2010[22] Six on order as of 2019. |
Anti-ship weapons[]
Platform | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Hsiung Feng III | ![]() |
Anti-ship missile | 250 (2012) | Truck platform[23] |
Hsiung Feng II | ![]() |
Anti-ship missile | ?? | Truck platform |
Anti-tank weapons[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/One_4-round_XM65_Missile_Launcher_on_Outboard_Hardpoint_of_ROCA_AH-1W_20110813.jpg/220px-One_4-round_XM65_Missile_Launcher_on_Outboard_Hardpoint_of_ROCA_AH-1W_20110813.jpg)
A 4-round XM65 Missile Launcher on outboard hardpoint of a ROCA AH-1W 20110813
Platform | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Hellfire AGM-114L | ![]() |
Anti-tank guided missile | 1,000 | Delivered 2012-2014[20] |
Hellfire AGM-114K3 | ![]() |
Anti-tank guided missile | 240 | Carried by AH-1W and OH-58D since 1999 |
Hellfire AGM-114C | ![]() |
Anti-tank guided missile | 684 | Carried by AH-1W and OH-58D[7] |
BGM-71 TOW-2A/B | ![]() |
Anti-tank guided missile | 3,100+ [24] | 163+ launchers, used by ROC Army and ROCMC on HUMVEE, M-113, CM-25, and on AH-1W and OH-58D helicopters.[25] 769 BGM-71F TOW-2B ARF ordered in 2018[7] |
FGM-148 Javelin | ![]() |
Anti-tank guided missile | 542 | 60 launchers, 208 missiles ordered in 2017[20] |
APILAS | ![]() |
Anti-tank missile | 1,000 | Over 1,000 delivered by 1998 |
M136 (AT4) | ![]() |
Rocket-propelled grenade | ?? | Licence-built in US |
M72 LAW | ![]() |
Rocket-propelled grenade | ?? | Produced locally as the Type 66 |
Other surface attack weapons[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Two_AGM-114_Hellfire_Missiles_Loaded_on_Mounting_Bracket_of_ROCA_OH-58D_20111105.jpg/220px-Two_AGM-114_Hellfire_Missiles_Loaded_on_Mounting_Bracket_of_ROCA_OH-58D_20111105.jpg)
Platform | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Yun Feng | ![]() |
Supersonic cruise missile | ~50 | Truck platform, twenty improved missiles ordered in 2018.[26] |
Hsiung Feng IIE | ![]() |
Subsonic cruise missile | Dozens to hundreds[27] | Truck platform[23] |
Tien Chi | ![]() |
Short-range ballistic missile | 15-50[28] | Silo based |
AGM-114M3 Hellfire | ![]() |
Air-to-surface missile | 449 | Carry by AH-1W or OH-58D or AH-64E, ordered 9/2002[18] |
Hydra 70[29] | ![]() |
Anti-materiel rocket | ?? | Carry by AH-64E, AH-1W, or OH-58D. Both imported and domestically produced.[30] |
Future weapons and acquisition[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Xt97rifle.jpg/220px-Xt97rifle.jpg)
XT-97 rifle
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