Republic of China Army’s Reserves Missing 30 Percent of Equipment: Armoured
Vehicles Cracking Due to Poor Welding
中華民國陸軍預備役裝備失蹤三成：裝甲車因焊接不良開裂
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Military Watch Magazine Editorial Staff July-30th-2025
Anew audit of the Republic of China Armed Forces has revealed that the Army’s
military reserve units are missing 30 percent of their equipment, with some
categories of equipment such as communications and medical support having
fallen below 60 percent availability. This audit has reflected poorly on
efforts taken over four years to strengthen the reserve system, which have
included the activation of five infantry brigades, implementation of 14 day
refresher training programs, and the creation of county- and city-level
homeland defence units. Unlike the People’s Republic of China, the Republic
of China Armed Forces rely on a conscription system for all males, with 1.657
million reservists currently on call. Training standards, however, have been
widely criticised both domestically and abroad, with conscripts required to
train for just four months, which is far below the standard one to two years
of conscription seen abroad. Although the conscription period is intended to
be extended to 12 months, this is expected to take close to a decade to
significantly increase the capabilities of reserve units across the age range.
中華民國武裝部隊最新審計顯示，陸軍預備役部隊缺乏30%的裝備，某些類別的裝備（例如
通訊和醫療支援）的可用率甚至低於60%。這項審計反映出，過去四年來加強預備役體系
的努力效果不佳，這些努力包括組建五個步兵旅、實施為期14天的進修訓練計劃以及創建
縣市級國土防衛部隊。與中華人民共和國不同，中華民國武裝部隊對所有男性實施徵兵制
，目前有165.7萬名預備役軍人處於待命狀態。然而，其訓練標準在國內外都受到廣泛批
評，徵兵人員僅需訓練四個月，遠低於國外一到兩年的徵兵標準。儘管徵兵期計畫延長至
12個月，但預計需要近十年才能顯著提高各年齡層預備役部隊的作戰能力。
In parallel to issues with the equipment of reserve units, the Republic of
China Ministry of National Defence has confirmed reports that the
domestically produced CM-32 Clouded Leopard infantry fighting vehicles have
suffered from structural cracks due to poor welding and metal fatigue. These
defects have been found to have affected approximately one sixth of the fleet
so far. The producer, the China Steel Machinery Corporation, acknowledged
that welding quality required improvement and has begun to implement
modifications. The Republic of China Armed Forces rely disproportionately
heavily on domestically produced equipment largely due to difficulties
importing from abroad, with the Republic of China government’s status as an
effective non-state actor, due to the international community’s recognition
of the rival People’s Republic of China government based in Beijing as the
sole legitimate Chinese government, making arms imports highly challenging.
The CM-32 has accordingly been relied on to serve as the Republic of China
Army’s primary class of infantry fighting vehicle, despite a number of
drawbacks compared to competing foreign vehicles.
除了預備役部隊裝備問題外，中華民國國防部已確認國產CM-32雲豹步兵戰車因焊接不良
和金屬疲勞而出現結構裂縫的報告。迄今為止，這些缺陷已影響到約六分之一的戰車。生
產商中國鋼鐵機械公司承認焊接品質需要改進，並已開始進行改進。中華民國武裝部隊過
度依賴國產裝備，這主要是由於從國外進口困難，而由於國際社會承認位於北京的中華民
國政府為唯一合法政府，中華民國政府作為有效的非國家行為體的地位，使得武器進口極
具挑戰性。因此，儘管CM-32與外國競爭對手相比存在許多缺陷，但中華民國陸軍仍依賴
其作為主要的步兵戰車。