Taipei, Dec. 22 -- With the upcoming addition of American made M109A7 howitzers to Taiwan, an expert noted that it will boost Taiwan's artillery with higher mobility, better precision and more firepower, as reported by Focus Taiwan.

Shu Hsiao-huang, an associate research fellow at Taiwan's military-funded Institute for National Defence and Security Research (INDSR), said the M109A7 howitzers will play a crucial role in modernising Taiwan's artillery capabilities, Focus Taiwan reported.

Focus Taiwan reported, citing Shu, that the M109A7 is able to fire within 60 seconds after receiving an order to do so, which is thus expected to significantly increase the howitzer's survival rate on the battlefield.

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