Heng Shan Military Command Center

Heng Shan Military Command Center (衡山指揮所) is an emergency military command center in Taiwan similar to Cheyenne Mountain Complex in the United States. It is designed to withstand a 20 kilo-ton nuclear blast, a 2 kilo-ton conventional bombing and also EM pulse in event of an attack.^[1]^[2] The command center was constructed in 1978. The command is equipped with fiber optics, emergency power generators, and water supply. The base mainframe also has state-of-the-art tactical simulation system, Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS) from the United States military. The base is located in the heart of Dazhi Ya Nan mountain (大直) of Taipei City and is connected to the Yuan Shan Military Command Center (圓山指揮所) through a tunnel.Facing the new National Defense Building(Construction).

References

External links

USJFCOM: Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS)

Republic of China Armed Forces

Branches	Army Navy Marine Corps Naval Aviation Air Force Military Police

Organizations	Ministry of National Defense National Security Bureau Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology Veterans Affairs Commission

Equipment	Sky Bow Sky Sword I / II Wan Chien Hsiung Feng I / II / IIE / III IDF Ching-kuo CM-32 Type 64 tank T65 assault rifle T74 Machine Gun T75 Light machine gun T75 Pistol T77 Sub Machine Gun T86 assault rifle T91 assault rifle T93 sniper rifle XT-97 Assault Rifle

Issues	Weapons of mass destruction Political status of Taiwan Taiwan independence Taiwan Strait crises (1955/1958/1996)

Command Centers	Heng Shan Military Command Center Yuan Shan Military Command Center

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