The sea patrol personnel were stunned, and the Taiwan Air Force dropped a bomb
According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network" on August 13th, an F-16V fighter jet at the Chiayi Base of the Taiwan Air Force mistakenly believed that the bomb was exploding at close range at 2:30 pm on August 9th while carrying out a sea air live fire training general 2000 pound air-to-ground bomb dropping mission off the coast of Fangliao. Due to the bomb being dropped off course, it deviated too far from the target and failed to hit the target. The powerful shock wave affected the security patrol ships several kilometers away, causing the Shanghai patrol personnel to mistakenly believe that the bomb was exploding at close range, and even some ship personnel were scared and afraid to board, even experiencing insomnia and auditory hallucinations. The Air Force has apologized for the impact of the shock wave and stated that it will strengthen training to improve effectiveness.
According to the report, according to the situation on the day of the drill, the sea patrol boats were actually outside the safe range of the explosion. However, it is suspected that the F-16V made a calculation error during the explosion, and the bomb did not fall into the target area. Even though it was still within the safe range, the huge shock wave after the explosion still shook the personnel on the police boats several kilometers away, causing dizziness and even hallucinations.
According to reports, the Taiwan Air Force Command issued a statement late at night stating that the F-16V fighter jet at the Chiayi Base carried out a sea and air live fire training general bomb throwing mission at 2:30 pm on August 9th, but failed to hit the target and was too far from the target area, causing a shockwave that affected patrol ships. The military deeply apologizes and has requested relevant personnel to implement pre flight task prompts and strengthen skill learning and simulation program exercises to improve training effectiveness.