Chinese school rockets Tokyo!

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Makeshift Rocket Launcher Found in School Yard in Central Tokyo
- - TBS Tue, Mar 11, 2003 16:01
A makeshift rocket launcher was found on the grounds of a school in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, this morning. With electric cords and a timer on the device having been burned, the Metropolitan Police Department suspects an extremist group had tried to attack government facilities... a school official found the device in the back of a gymnasium of the Tokyo Chinese School in Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

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Makeshift Rocket Launcher Found in School Yard in Central Tokyo

The rest-of-the-story...

Two projectile launchers found pointed at Japan's Defence Agency
Channel News Asia, Singapore - 11 March 2003 1703 hrs (SST)
They are investigating if the two metal cylinders found at a nearby school were intended to fire mortars at the defence headquarters.

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Makeshift Rocket Launcher Found in School Yard in Central Tokyo - - TBS Tue, Mar 11, 2003 16:01

UPDATE . . .

2 projectiles fired at Yokota base, no injuries
TOKYO March 13 Kyodo - Two projectiles were fired at the U.S. military's Yokota base in western Tokyo on Wednesday night in what the police believe was a guerrilla attack by a militant group.

[Taro Toporific]

Makeshift Rocket Launcher Found in School Yard in Central Tokyo
- - TBS Tue, Mar 11, 2003 16:01
A makeshift rocket launcher was found on the grounds of a school in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo... in the back of a gymnasium of the Tokyo Chinese School in Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

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Bright BLUE digital camouflage on China's missile launch trucks that are land-based, gray/brown/green environments is a great way to achieve what the sign behind the launchers in the story below: "Opportunities Brought by the Belt and Road Initiative."

China Reveals Short-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Designed To Dodge Enemy Defenses
thedrive.com | Nov. 5, 2018
... to help exert authority over its broad territorial claims and deny opponents access to wide areas during potential regional conflicts. Now the Chinese have unveiled a new, short-range ballistic missile that could arm shore batteries...
... Situated on any of China’s man-made islands in that region, the anti-ship ballistic missiles would be able to reach targets throughout much of the region.
Launchers on the Chinese mainland would also be able to hit opponents in the East China Sea, where China has increasingly found itself at odds with Japan over conflicting territorial claims.
...All told, China looks to be aggressively exploring its options to expand its shore- and sea-based anti-ship missile capabilities as its military works to reinforce its various territorial claims spread out across the Pacific Ocean, otherwise assert its regional authority, and even take on an increasingly global role.
More...

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Makeshift Rocket Launcher Found in School Yard in Central Tokyo
- - TBS Tue, Mar 11, 2003 16:01
A makeshift rocket launcher was found on the grounds of a school in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo... in the back of a gymnasium of the Tokyo Chinese School in Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

blue-meanies.jpg

Bright BLUE digital camouflage on China's missile launch trucks that are land-based, gray/brown/green environments is a great way to achieve what the sign behind the launchers in the story below: "Opportunities Brought by the Belt and Road Initiative."

China Reveals Short-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Designed To Dodge Enemy Defenses
thedrive.com | Nov. 5, 2018
... to help exert authority over its broad territorial claims and deny opponents access to wide areas during potential regional conflicts. Now the Chinese have unveiled a new, short-range ballistic missile that could arm shore batteries...
... Situated on any of China’s man-made islands in that region, the anti-ship ballistic missiles would be able to reach targets throughout much of the region.
Launchers on the Chinese mainland would also be able to hit opponents in the East China Sea, where China has increasingly found itself at odds with Japan over conflicting territorial claims.
...All told, China looks to be aggressively exploring its options to expand its shore- and sea-based anti-ship missile capabilities as its military works to reinforce its various territorial claims spread out across the Pacific Ocean, otherwise assert its regional authority, and even take on an increasingly global role.
More...

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Looks like it is time that Japan installs some launchers on the Senkakus.