TAIPEI — Taiwan has deployed a powerful multiple-launch rocket system on an offshore island to guard against any amphibious landing by China, local media reported Wednesday.
The weapon, called Ray Ting 2000 or “Thunder 2000,” went into service for the first time on Matsu island and could reach China’s Fujian province across the Taiwan Strait, the United Evening News cited sources as saying.
The defense ministry declined to comment.
The system can launch 40 rockets in a minute with a range of 45 kilometers (28 miles), the report said.
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