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Originally Posted by Zinja
I have one particular question about the RoCAF that has puzzled me all along; why do or did they prefer the F16 as its primary fighter AC instead of the F15? Did they prefer the multi role capabilities of the F16 to air dominance? I know their F16s have been 'seriously' re-engineered but surely there is only one plane with a record under its belt when it comes to A-to-A combat. Or at least they would have done sort of assortment in their 160 fleet.
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No one wants to sell advanced aircraft to Taiwan because no one wants to offend China.
We sold F-16s to Taiwan due to the Taiwan Relations Act which states the US must provide the Republic of China with defensive weapons. F-15's range is deemed to be "offensive."
ROCAF would love to have some F-15s. But we don't want to upset China too much. Money is at stake here.