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Ouyang Li-hsing (歐陽力行), vice president of state-run weapons developer the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology, died of a heart attack while on a trip in Pingtung County. The 57-year-old Ouyang was not breathing when he was found by an aide in his hotel room in Hengchun Township (恆春) at 7:20am yesterday, the institute said in a statement. After checking surveillance video footage and surveying the hotel room, police found the windows were closed and did not see any signs of a break-in or fighting, nor did they find any wounds on Ouyang’s body, Wang said. Hengchun health authorities concluded that Ouyang died ....
Is the ‘Ta Chiang’ a carrier killer? By Oliver Hwang 黃征輝 Following last month’s launch of the navy’s latest warship, the Ta Chiang, a heated debate has erupted in the media about whether the vessel can be classified as a “carrier killer,” with some claiming that it is a gross exaggeration of the ship’s capabilities. So which side is right? Is the missile corvette a genuine “carrier killer” or not? To find out, we must temporarily put aside the ship itself and instead focus on the missiles it is to carry: the Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile. The Hsiung Feng has a terminal velocity of Mach 3 and can skim less than 5m above the water’s surface. Supposing that the targeted aircraft carrier’s radar is positioned 50m above the water’s surface, its crew would, under optimum conditions, have about 40 seconds to initiate countermeasures. ....