The PRC has an enormous undersea force and has been developing nuclear subs. Meanwhile, Taiwan has only four subs, two of which are re-fitted submarines used by the US in World War Ⅱ (they are outdated and useful only for training). The current ROC submarine force cannot effectively undertake counter blockade missions. Therefore, the purchase of new submarines is urgent.
在潛艦方面，因中共擁有龐大的水下兵力，近年更著手研發核潛艦，而我軍現僅有潛艦四艘，且其中兩艘為美國二次大戰時所用之改良潛艦，性能過於老舊，僅能做為訓練之用，無法有效執行反封鎖任務，所以潛艦的購置刻不容緩。