▁of ▁gu ided ▁miss ile ▁destroy ers ▁and ▁fr ig ates , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁four ▁dozen ▁small , ▁fast ▁miss ile ▁boats ▁to ▁take ▁out ▁much ▁larger ▁Chinese ▁surface ▁and ▁am ph ib ious ▁ships . ▁ ▁The ▁Ro C AF ▁is ▁optimized ▁for ▁air ▁superior ity ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁more ▁form id able ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁countries , ▁but ▁current ▁Chinese ▁technology ▁invest ments ▁have ▁made ▁China ▁much ▁more ▁able ▁to ▁contest ▁air space . ▁ ▁Air ▁bases ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁come ▁under ▁attack ▁from ▁some ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁conventional ▁ball istic ▁miss iles ▁in ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁with ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁direct ▁hits ▁needed ▁to ▁put ▁each ▁one ▁out ▁of ▁action . ▁ ▁Taiwan ▁has ▁equipment ▁to ▁keep ▁exposed ▁bases ▁operating ▁while ▁under ▁fire ▁with ▁run way ▁repair ▁systems ▁and ▁mobile ▁aircraft ▁arrest ing ▁systems . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁under ground ▁air ▁bases ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Ro C AF : ▁Chi ash an ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁h ollow ed - out ▁mountain ▁that ▁can ▁protect ▁ 2 0 0 ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁Ch ih hang ▁Air ▁Base ▁which ▁can ▁protect ▁ 8 0 ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁Ro C AF ▁oper ates ▁a ▁nation wide ▁air ▁defense ▁network ▁to ▁eng age ▁targets ▁anywhere ▁over ▁the ▁main land ; ▁some ▁anti - air craft ▁miss ile ▁batter ies ▁are ▁also ▁located ▁in ▁under ground ▁sil os . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁would ▁only ▁fight ▁if ▁Chinese ▁forces ▁manage ▁to