Republic of China Army

Republic of China Army
Republic of China Army
	Emblem of the Republic of China Army
Founded	16 June 1924 (as the National Revolutionary Army); 1 June 1946 (as the Republic of China Army)
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Type	Ground Force
Role	Ground warfare
Size	94,000 (2024)
Part of	Republic of China Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Longtan, Taoyuan, Republic of China
Motto(s)	親愛精誠 ("qīn ài jīng chéng, translated as "Devoted and Sincere Love")
Colors	Gold ; Green
March	陸軍軍歌; ("Lùjūnjūngē"; "Liu̍k-kiûn Kiûn-kô"; English: "The Army Song")
Engagements	Northern Expedition; Sino-Soviet conflict (1929); Kumul Rebellion; Sino-Tibetan War of 1930–1932; Long March; Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937); Second Sino-Japanese War; World War II; Chinese Civil War Battle of Baitag Bogd; Chinese Communist Revolution; Battle of Guningtou; Battle of Nanri Island; ; First Taiwan Strait Crisis Battle of Dachen Archipelago; Battle of Yijiangshan Islands; ; 1960–61 campaign at the China–Burma border; Second Taiwan Strait Crisis; Communist insurgency in Thailand; Third Taiwan Strait Crisis; War on Terror Military intervention against ISIL; ;
Website	Chinese; English
Commanders
Commander of the Army	General Chung Shu-ming
Deputy Commander of the Republic of China Army	Lieutenant-General Fang Mao-hung
Deputy Commander of the Republic of China Army	Lieutenant-General Wang Hsing-li
Insignia
Roundel
Flag
Unit colour
Aircraft flown
Attack helicopter	AH-1W, AH-64E
Cargo helicopter	CH-47SD, UH-60M
Observation helicopter	OH-58D
Trainer helicopter	TH-67A
Utility helicopter	UH-60M
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中華民國陸軍
Simplified Chinese	中华民国陆军
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Mínguó Lùjūn
Bopomofo	ㄓㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ
Wade–Giles	Chung1-hua2 Min2-kuo2 Lu4-chün1
Tongyong Pinyin	Jhonghuá Mínguó Lùjyun
Yale Romanization	Jūnghwá Míngwó Lùjyūn
IPA	[ʈʂʊ́ŋxwǎ mǐnkwǒ lûtɕýn]
Hakka
Romanization	Chûng-fà Mìn-koet Liu̍k-kiûn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tiong-hôa-bîn-kok Lio̍k-kun

The Republic of China Army (Chinese: 中華民國陸軍) also known as the ROC Army (ROCA); colloquially the Taiwanese Army (Chinese: 台湾陆军)^[2] by western or mainland Chinese media, or commonly referred as the National Military Army (Chinese: 國軍陸軍) by local Taiwanese people, is the largest branch of Taiwan's military, the Republic of China (Taiwan) Armed Forces.

An estimated 80% of the ROCA is based on the Main Island of Taiwan, while the remainder are stationed on the Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, Dongsha, and Taiping Islands. This branch was also referred to historically as the Chinese Army and the Nationalist Chinese Army during and after World War II and the 1949 retreat.^[3]

Since the Chinese Civil War, no armistice or peace treaty has ever been signed between the Republic of China regime and the communist regime, so as the final line of defense against a possible invasion by the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the primary focus of the ROCA is on defense and counterattack against amphibious assault and urban warfare.

^ IISS (2024). The Military Balance 2024. London: Routledge. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-032-78004-7.
^ Bardenhagen, Klaus (2021). "Taiwan's army 'ill-prepared' for potential Chinese attack". Deutsche Welle. The morale and training of the Taiwanese army will probably play a major role in determining whether Taiwan really is ready to defend itself in an emergency.
^ https://taiwantoday.tw/AMP/politics/taiwan-review/5929/they-fight-for-freedom

[1] IISS (2024). The Military Balance 2024. London: Routledge. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-032-78004-7.

[2] Bardenhagen, Klaus (2021). "Taiwan's army 'ill-prepared' for potential Chinese attack". Deutsche Welle. The morale and training of the Taiwanese army will probably play a major role in determining whether Taiwan really is ready to defend itself in an emergency.

[3] ttps://taiwantoday.tw/AMP/politics/taiwan-review/5929/they-fight-for-freedom

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