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The Taiwan military's "Han Kuang Exercise" began yesterday (22nd), but an incident occurred at around 8 pm yesterday. A private car collided with a Taiwan military "Clouded Leopard" tank at the intersection of Section 2, Longmi Road, Bali District, New Taipei City, but no one was injured.

According to Taiwan media "Weekly King CTWANT", the driver of the white car was 38-year-old Lin, who was driving from Longmi Road to Wugu and collided with the Taiwan military's "Clouded Leopard" infantry fighting vehicle. Because it was dark at the time, the driver of the vehicle did not notice the car next to him and accidentally hit the car when he dodged to the left. The right door and fender of the car were damaged, but the "Clouded Leopard" infantry fighting vehicle was fine.

After receiving the report, the New Taipei City Luzhou Police Station arrived at the scene to direct traffic. Both drivers were not under the influence of alcohol. The detailed cause of the accident is yet to be determined.

In response, the Taiwan Army's Sixth Army Corps said that an eight-wheeled armored vehicle under its 269th Brigade collided with a civilian car on Longmi Road in Bali District, New Taipei City, while performing a maneuvering exercise last night. No one was injured. The case is currently under investigation by the police, and related matters will be handled in accordance with military vehicle insurance regulations.

According to Taiwan media "United Daily News", the 333rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Fourth Operational Zone of the Taiwan Army received an order on the morning of the 22nd to dispatch multiple armored vehicles to tactical positions on standby. Embarrassingly, a "Clouded Leopard" eight-wheeled armored vehicle in the convoy was suspected to have an engine failure and stopped in front of a residential house for emergency repairs, with soldiers behind it guarding with guns.

In response, the Taiwan military said that the "Han Kuang Exercise" was designed to envision encountering various emergencies, including a complete SOP (standard operating procedure) for dealing with vehicle failures, and the Taiwan military also has relevant training and support.

The Taiwan military recently introduced the details of this year's "Han Kuang Exercise" at a press conference, talking about the so-called "decentralized", "no imaginary enemy", "no script, actual combat" exercises. Since 2022, the Taiwan military's "Han Kuang Exercise" has continuously added street fighting simulations after the imaginary enemy landed.

However, Taiwan media's successive revelations about the exercise have proved that these changes to the "Han Kuang Exercise" are simply "changing the soup but not the substance."(Reported by Strait Herald reporter Lin Jingxian)