People's Liberation Army Ground Force

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The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) (中国人民解放军陆军) is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army, and deploys 7,500 main battle tank, 5,500 armoured personnel carrier, 2,200 Infantry fighting vehicle and 25,000 artillery pieces. Its regular forces consist of 1.6 million personnel, with an additional 800,000 personnel in reserve, making it the largest army in the world^[1]. Currently 40% of the ground force divisions and brigades are either armoured or mechanized to deal with future threats. The PLA Ground Forces has and continues to undergo rapid major upgrades and re-structuring to deal with future land warfare. Resulting in drastic changes from a Soviet-Era equipped ground force, to modern self sufficient military nation. With elite units (front line troops, special forces, and marines) given priority in receiving newer modern weapon systems have shifted the bulk of the ground force to modern fighting capability. With the rest (reserves, second line troops) to make to with the current equipments at hand, to explore ways of using their weapons to fight in modern warfare.

The PLA has improved its battlefield C4I capabilities, with the introduction of satellite communications, wireless networks, and digital radios, army commanders are now able to maintain constant communications with their front-line units while on the move. The bulk of the ground forces have been regularly asked to operate under severe electronic countermeasures conditions in exercises. Also a network-centric warfare capability connecting different combat, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance elements to form an integrated network is being developed.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Formations and Units 3 Infantry Equipment 3.1 Pistols 3.2 Submachine Guns 3.3 Nonlinear Sight Weapons Systems (Corner Shooters) 3.4 Rifles 3.5 Machine Guns 3.6 Heavy Machine Guns 3.7 Sniper Rifles 3.8 Shoulder Launched Weapons 3.9 Automatic Grenade Launchers 3.10 Grenades 3.11 Hand Grenades 3.12 Mortars 3.13 Flamethrowers 3.14 Anti-Aircraft Guns 4 Vehicles 4.1 Main Battle Tanks 4.2 Light/Amphibious Tanks 4.3 Infantry Fighting Vehicles 4.4 Armored Personnel Carriers 4.5 ATGM Carriers 4.6 Light Armoured Fighting Vehicles 4.7 Rocket Artillery 4.8 Gun Artillery 4.9 Anti-Tank Guns 4.10 Anti-Aircraft Munitions 4.10.1 Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns 4.10.2 Autocannons 4.10.3 Surface to air missiles 4.10.4 MANPADS 4.11 Non-combat vehicles 4.12 Combat Support Vehicles 5 Missiles & Projectile Weapons 5.1 Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) 6 Aircraft 7 References

[edit] History

The PLA ground forces consisted of conventionally armed main and regional units and in 1987 made up over 70 percent of the PLA. It provided a good conventional defense but had only limited offensive potential and was poorly equipped for nuclear, biological, or chemical warfare. Main forces included about 35 group armies, comprising 118 infantry divisions, 13 armored divisions, and 33 artillery and antiaircraft artillery divisions, plus 71 independent regiments and 21 independent battalions of mostly support troops. Regional forces consisted of 73 divisions of border defense and garrison troops plus 140 independent regiments.

Under the old system, a field army consisted of three partially motorized infantry divisions and two regiments of artillery and anti-aircraft artillery. Each field army division had over 12,000 personnel in three infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, one armored regiment, and one anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Organization was flexible, the higher echelons being free to tailor forces for combat around any number of infantry divisions. At least theoretically, each division had its own armor and artillery — actual equipment levels were not revealed and probably varied — and the assets at army level and within the independent units could be apportioned as needed.

The new, main-force group armies typically included 46,300 soldiers in up to four divisions, believed to include infantry, armor, artillery, air defense, airborne, and air support elements. Although the new group armies were supposed to reflect a move to combined-arms operations, because of a lack of mechanization they continued to consist of infantry supported by armor, artillery, and other units. The 13 armored divisions each had 3 regiments and 240 main battle tanks (MBT) but lacked adequate mechanized infantry support. There was little evidence of the use of armored personnel carriers during the Sino-Vietnamese border conflict in 1979, and tanks were used as mobile artillery and as support for dismounted infantry. Artillery forces emphasized towed guns, howitzers, and truck-mounted multiple rocket launchers. In the 1980s some self-propelled artillery entered service, but the PLA also produced rocket launchers as a cheaper but not totally effective alternative to self-propelled guns. There was a variety of construction equipment, mobile bridging, trucks, and prime movers. A new multiple rocket launcher for scattering antitank mines appeared in 1979, but mine-laying and mine-clearing equipment remained scarce.

Regional forces consisted of full-time PLA troops organized as independent divisions for garrison missions. Garrison divisions were static, artillery-heavy units deployed along the coastline and borders in areas of likely attack. Regional forces were armed less heavily than their main-force counterparts, and they were involved in training the militia. They were the PLA units commonly used to restore order during the Cultural Revolution.

In 1987 the PLA ground forces, which relied upon obsolescent but serviceable equipment, were most anxious to improve defenses against armored vehicles and aircraft. Most equipment was produced from Soviet designs of the 1950s, but weapons were being incrementally upgraded, some with Western technology. One example of upgraded, Soviet-design equipment was the Type 69 MBT, an improved version of the Type 59 MBT, itself based on the Soviet T-54. The Type 69 had improved armor, a gun stabilizer, a fire control system including a laser rangefinder, infrared searchlights, and a 105 mm smooth-bore gun. In 1987 the existence of a new, Type 80 MBT was revealed in the Western press. The tank had a new chassis, a 105 mm gun, and a fire control system. Production of the Type 80 had not yet begun. The PLA was believed to have atomic demolition munitions, and there were unconfirmed reports that it also had tactical nuclear weapons. In any case, nuclear bombs and missiles in the Chinese inventory could be used in a theater role. The PLA had a scarcity of antitank guided missiles, tactical surface-to-air missiles, and electronics to improve communications, fire control, and sensors. China began production of the Soviet Sagger antitank missile in 1979 but lacked a more powerful, longer range, semiautomatic antitank guided missile. The PLA required a mobile surface-to-air missile and an infantry shoulder-fired missile for use against helicopters and certain other aircraft.

[edit] Formations and Units

The PLA has 18 group armies (corps size), divided among the seven military regions - Shenyang, Beijing, Lanzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Chengdu - and are currently downsizing some of their divisions into brigades.

The IISS currently attributes the PLA Ground Force with 9 active tank divisions consisting of a number of armored brigades. Dennis Blasko wrote in 2000^[2] that the traditional structure of PLA divisions consisted roughly of three regiments - tuan - of the main arm, each of three battalions plus support units, a fourth regiment of infantry (in an armored division) or amour (in an infantry division), an artillery regiment, an anti-aircraft regiment or battalion, and signals, engineer, reconnaissance, and chemical defense battalions or companies, plus combat service support units.

A typical PLA armored brigade has 4 tank battalions (124 main battle tanks)- each tank battalion has 3 tank companies (30 + 1 tank for the battalion commander), 1 mechanized infantry battalion (40 armored personnel carriers), 1 artillery battalion (18 self-propelled howitzers) - 3 batteries of 6 guns each and 1 anti-aircraft battalion (18 self-propelled howitzers) - 3 batteries of 6 guns each.

There are 8 active artillery divisions consisting of a number of artillery brigades. A typical PLA artillery brigade has 4 artillery battalions each with 18 guns in 3 batteries and 1 self-propelled anti-tank gun battalion (18 vehicles).

Brigades are a relatively new formation for the PLA. Introduced in the 1990s, the PLA plans to expand the number and rid itself of the massive, rigid formations of Soviet model. As a step towards modernizing its army, this new system allows for smaller, cross-service arm battle groups of battalion size within a brigade to operate independently, increasing the PLA's ability to respond to a rapidly changing battle situation. The PLA has yet to fully take advantage of this new formation, but has been taking steps to successfully integrate it in its force structure.^[3]

[edit] Infantry Equipment

See also the List of Infantry Equipment in the PLA.

[edit] Pistols

• QSW-06 - 5.8 mm silenced pistol, replacing the Type 67 silenced pistol (In Service)
• QSZ-92 - 9 mm and 5.8 mm pistol (In Service-Main)
• Type 84 - 7.62 mm small pistol for Security and Police forces (In Service)
• Type 80 - 7.62 mm automatic pistol^[4]
• Type 77 - 7.62 mm pistol for People's Armed Police and Civil police (In Service)
• Type 67 Silent - 7.62 mm silenced pistol [1]
• Type 67 - 7.65 mm silenced pistol
• Type 64 Silent - 7.65 mm silenced pistol [2]
• Type 64 - 7.62 mm semi-automatic pistol, first firearm to be indigenously developed by the People's Republic of China. Withdrawn from army but in service with the People's Armed Police and Civil police.(Not in Service)
• Type 59 - 9 mm semi-automatic, copy of the Soviet Makarov PM.
• Type 54 - 7.62 mm pistol, copy of the Soviet TT1930/1933 (Being phased out)

[edit] Submachine Guns

• New 9mm submachineg gun - 9 mm ^[5]
• CF-08PDW - [3]
• CF-05 - 9 mm submachine gun (In Service with Special Police Unit (SPU))
• QCQ-05 - 5.8 mm
• QCW-05 - 5.8 mm suppressed submachine gun (In Service with Special Force troops)
• JS 9mm - 9 mm suppressed submachine gun
• Type 85 - 7.62 mm upgraded suppressed Type 79 submachine gun
• Type 79 - 7.62 mm submachine gun (In Service with Airbourne and Special Force troops)
• Type 64 - 7.62 mm suppressed low flash submachine gun

[edit] Nonlinear Sight Weapons Systems (Corner Shooters)

• HD-66 - [4]
• CF-66 - [5]

[edit] Rifles

• QBZ-03 - 5.8 mm Assault rifle (In Limited Service)
• QBZ-95 - 5.8 mm Bullpup Assault rifle (In Service-Main)
• Type 86 - 7.62 mm Bullpup Assault rifle (Not in Service)
• Type 87 - 5.8 mm Assault rifle, using similar design to the Type 81 (Not in Service)
• Type 81 - 7.62 mm Assault rifle (In Service with Reserves)
• Type 63 - 7.62 mm Assault rifle
• Type 56- 7.62 mm Assault rifle, Chinese derivative of the AK-47 (Not in Service)
  • QBZ56C - 7.62 mm shortened-barrel version of the Type 56 assault rifle
• Norinco CQ - 5.56 mm Assault rifle, unlicensed derivative of the Colt M16 rifle for export market

[edit] Machine Guns

• QBB-95 - 5.8x42 mm light support weapon (LSW), derivative of the QBZ-95
• QJY-88 - 5.8x42 mm general purpose machine gun, replacing Type 67 general purpose machine gun
• Type 80 - 7.62x54 mm general purpose machine gun (copy of the Soviet PKMS)
• Type 67 - 7.62x54 mm general purpose machine gun, replacing the Type 53 (SG43) and Type 57 (SGM) 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns
• Type 58 - 7.62 mm replaced by Type 67 [6]
• Type 57 - 7.62 mm replaced by Type 67
• Type 53 - 7.62 mm replaced by Type 67

[edit] Heavy Machine Guns

• QJG02 - 14.5 mm [7]
• QJZ-89 - 12.7 mm [8]
• W77 - 12.7 mm [http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg47-e.http
• W85 Heavy Machine Gun - 12.7 mm [9]
• Type 85 - 12.7x108 mm [10]
• Type 77 - 12.7 mm [11]

[edit] Sniper Rifles

• LR2A - 12.7 mm [12] Anti-armor sniper rifle
• AMR-2 - 12.7x108 mm Anti-material Sniper rifle
• W-03
• JS 12.7 - 12.7 x 108 mm Anti-material sniper rifle
• JS 05 - 12.7 mm [13] Anti-armor sniper rifle
• JS 7.62 - 7.62x54 mm Sniper Rifle (In limited Service)
• QBU-88 - 5.8x42 mm Bullpup Sniper rifle (In Service)
• M06 - [14]
• M99 - [15]
• Type 85 - 7.62 mm Sniper rifle updated from the Type 79 (In limited Service)
• Type 79 - 7.62 mm Sniper rifle, copy of Soviet Dragunov SVD (In Service)

[edit] Shoulder Launched Weapons

• PF-98 - 120 mm Anti-tank rocket launcher
• PF-97 - 80 mm fuel air explosive rocket launcher
• PF-89 - 80 mm Lightweight Anti-tank rocket launcher
• FHJ-84 - 2x62mm Rocket launcher, replacing the Type 69-1 RPG
• Type 98
• Type 78
• Type 65
• Type 79
• Type 70 - 62 mm [16]
• Type 69 RPG - 40 mm RPG launcher, derivative of RPG-7
• Type 56 RPG
• Type 65 [17]
• Type 52 [18]
• Type 36 [19]
• Type 91 grenade launcher

[edit] Automatic Grenade Launchers

• LG-1
• LG-2
• LG-3
• Type 91
• QLT-89
• QLB-06
• QLZ-87
• Type 87

[edit] Grenades

• Type 90 - 40 mm
• Type 69 - 40 mm

[edit] Hand Grenades

• WY-91
• JYS-1
• JYB-1
• JYD-1
• SC-2 - lachrymatory/smoke
• SC-2 - lachrymatory
• Type 86
• Type 82-2
• Type 79 - rocket-propelled
• Type 79
• Type 77-1
• Type 73 [20]
• Type 67 [21]
• Type 59
• Type 42
• Type 3
• Type 1

[edit] Mortars

• Type 53 - 82 mm
• Type 56 - 160 mm
• Type 63 - 60 mm
• Type 67 - 82 mm
• Type 71 - 100 mm
• Type 83 - 60 mm
• W-87 - 81 mm
• W-91 - 81 mm
• WW-90-60L - 60 mm
• WW-90-60M - 60 mm
• WX-90 - 60 mm
• Type 86 - 120 mm
• Type 89 - 100 mm
• Type 80 - 100 mm
• W-99 - 82 mm
• Type 87 - 82 mm
• Type 84 - 82 mm
• Type 90 - 60 mm
• Type 93 - 60 mm
• etc...

[edit] Flamethrowers

• Type 74
• Type 58

[edit] Anti-Aircraft Guns

• QJG-02 - 14.5 mm
• QJZ-89 - 12.7 mm
• Type 85 - 12.7 mm
• Type 80 - 14.5 mm
• Type 77 - 12.7 mm
• Type 75 - 14.5 mm
• Type 59 - 12.7 mm
• Type 58 - 2 X 14.5 mm
• Type 54 - 12.7 mm

[edit] Vehicles

[edit] Main Battle Tanks

• Type 99 - Main Battle Tank, 3rd Generation (~500 In Service)[22]
  • Type 98 - Main Battle Tank Prototype, evolved into Type 99 (Prototype-Never went into Service)
• Type 90-IIM - Main Battle Tank enhanced 3rd Generation developed by China, used by Pakistan (Not in Service)
• Type 96 - Main Battle Tank, latest 2nd Generation, only MBT along with Type 99 in production (2500-3000 In Service)
  • Type 90 - Main Battle Tank
• Type 88 - Main Battle Tank (500 In Service)
  • Type 85 - Main Battle Tank (450 In Service)
  • Type 80 - Main Battle Tank earlier variant of Type 88
• Type 79 - Battle Tank (300 In Service)
• Type 69 - Battle Tank (300 In Service)
• Type 62 - Light Battle Tank
• Type 59D & Type 59D1 - Battle Tank, upgraded version of Type 59-IIA, Type 59-II, Type 59-I & Type 59 [23]
• Type 59 - One of the first Chinese Battle Tanks in PLA service
• Type 58 - First Chinese tank ever built [24] [25]

[edit] Light/Amphibious Tanks

• ZBD2000 - amphibious assault vehicle
• Type 63A - amphibious light tank (+300 In Service) [26]
• Type 63 - amphibious light tank, similar to Russian PT-76 (500 In Service)
• Type 62 - light tank (400 In Service)

[edit] Infantry Fighting Vehicles

• Next-generation 8X8 WZ0001 - IFV, APC
• Next generation 6X6 Armored Fighting Vehicle - IFV, APC, assault gun, and self-propelled howitzer built [27]
• New AAV
• ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - IFV, APC
• VN1 - IFV, APC
• ZFB08 - IFV, APC, self-propelled howitzer
• Type 07 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built [28][29]
• ZBD2000 - amphibious infantry fighting vehicle
• ZLC2000 - airborne infantry fighting vehicle
• ZBD-97 - infantry fighting vehicle
• ZSL-93 [30]
• Type 91 IFV - Powered by the 360 hp engine and has a longer chassis with 6 roadwheels either side. It is fitted with a 2-man turret. The turret can be armed with an automatic gun of calibre 23, 25 or 30 mm.
• Type 90/92A/ZSL-92A - upgraded versions of Type 92 amphibious IFV
• Type 92/ZSL-92 - amphibious IFV (1000 In Service)
• Type 90 - IFV
• Type 89 - IFV
• Type 86/WZ 501/WZ 501A/WZ 503/WZ 504 - copy of Russian BMP-1 (~1,000)

[edit] Armored Personnel Carriers

• Other new IFVs or upgrades of IFVs
• Next-generation 8X8 WZ0001 - IFV, APC
• Next generation 6X6 Armored Fighting Vehicle - APC, IFV, assault gun, and self-propelled howitzer built [31]
• New AAV
• ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - IFV, APC
• VN1 - IFV, APC
• Type 07 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built [32][33]
• ZFB08 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer
• BK1990 - Armored personnel carrier
• Type 90 - Armored personnel carrier
• ZSL-93 - Armored Personnel Carrier
• ZSL-92 - Armored Personnel Carrier
• Type 89 - Armored Personnel Carrier (In Service-Main)
• Type 85 - Armored Fighting Vehicle
• Type 81 - Armored personnel carrier [34]
• Type 77 - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (In Service)
• Type 63 - Armored Personnel Carrier (In Service)

[edit] ATGM Carriers

• SW1 ^[6]
• ZBD2000
• WZ551
• Type 89
• WZ504
• WZ550 [35]

[edit] Light Armoured Fighting Vehicles

• ZFB08
• QL550 [36]
• ZFB05 [37]
• VN3 [38]

[edit] Rocket Artillery

• AR1A - 300 mm [39]
• AR2 - 300 mm [40]
• SY-400 - stategic MLRS, first unveiled at the 2008 Zhuhai Airshow [41]
• WS-3 ^[7]
• WS-2
• WS-1 and WS-1B - an 8 and 4 tube 320 mm multiple launch rocket system by Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation (SCAIC, also known as Base 062)
• AR2 - 300 mm [42]
• A-100 MRL - 10 tube 300 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher System
• WM-80 - 273 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems
• Type 90 - 30 x 130 mm
• Type 90 AFV
• WM-40 - 273 mm
• Type 85/YW 306 a 23 mm rocket artillery guns (copy of Russian ZU-23-2) on a YW 531H chassis and Type 82 artillery (on a Yanan SX250 6X6 truck) - 30 tube 130 mm multiple rocket launcher replacing the 19 tube 130 mm multiple rocket launcher of the Type 70 (on a YW 531C) and Type 63 (on a 4X4 truck)
• Type 90 (on a Tiema SC2030 6X6 flatbed truck) and Type 89 (tracks) - 40 tube 122 mm multiple launch rocket systems replacing the Type 81
• WS-2 - 302/400 mm
• Type 90- 122 mm
• Type 89 - 40X122 mm
• Type 81 - 107 mm
• Type 65 - rocket system [43]
• Type 63 - 130 mm
• Type 63 - 107 mm
• PHL96 - 300 mm
• PHZ-89 - 122 mm
• PHL-03 - 12X122 mm
• PHZ-89 - 122 mm
• Type 85 - 130 mm [44]
• Type 70 - 122 mm
• Type 83 - 4X273 mm
• Type 90 - 40X122 mm
• Type 81 - 40X122 mm
• Type 82 - 30X130 mm
• Type 82 - 130X130 mm
• Type 762 - 284 mm
• Type 74 - 284 mm
• Type 70 - 19X130 mm
• ETC...

[edit] Gun Artillery

• Next-generation 6X6 self-propelled howitzer [45]
• ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - IFV, APC
• Type 07 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built [46][47]
• PLZ-04 - 54 calibre
• PLZ-52 - 155 mm
• PLZ-05 - 155 mm
• PLZ-45 - 155 mm self-propelled howitzer might replace the obsolete Type 83 which is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer
• WZ9003 - 122mm self-propelled
• VN1 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built
• ZFB08 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built
• Type 07 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built
• Type 92 - 120 mm self-propelled
• Type 90 - 122 mm self-propelled
• WA021 - 155 mm [48]
• WAC 21 - 155 mm
• Type 91 - 120 mm self-propelled
• Type 85 howitzer - 122 mm self-propelled
• YW 323 D30 (based on the YW 531H) and the Type 89/ PLZ-89 (based on the Type 77 APC) - amphibious 122 mm self-propelled howitzers replacing the Type 85 (YW 531C chassis) and Type 70 (YW 531B chassis)
• BK1990 - 120 mm self-propelled
• WZ551 - self-propelled
• XP-52 - 155 mm [49]
• GM-45 - 155 mm [50]
• Type 91 - 3 x 152 mm
• Type 85 mortar - self propelled 120 mm
• Type 85 mortar - self propelled 82 mm
• Type 88 - 155 mm
• Type 83 - 120 mm self-propelled
• WZ551 mortar - 120 mm
• Type 90 mortar carrier - 120 mm
• Type 90 mortar carrier - 82 mm
• W90 - 203 mm self-propelled howitzer
• Type 97 - 203 mm [51]
• Type 96 - 122 mm
• Type 90 - 122 mm self-propelled howitzer wheeled (based on a WZ-551 chassis)
• PTZ-89 - 152 mm self-propelled
• PLZ-89 - 122 mm self-propelled [52]
• Type 89/PLL01 - 155 mm towed gun/howitzer based on the GC-45 howitzer
• Type 86 - 152 mm
• Type 86 - 122 mm anti-tank gun [53]
• Type 85 - 122 mm self-propelled
• Type 70 - 122 mm
• Type 66 (copy of the soviet D-20 152 mm towed gun/howitzer and the Type 83 152 mm towed gun are replacing the Type 54 itself a copy of the soviet ML-20.
• Type 59 and Type 59-1 - copy of the soviet M46 130 mm towed field gun
• Type 85 - 122 mm towed howitzer derived from the soviet D-30 (M1963) and replaced the Type 54 howitzer
• YW 382 (120 mm) and YW 383 (82 mm) - amphibious mortar carriers based on the YW 531H replacing the YW 381 and YW 304 respectively which where based on the YW 531C
• YW 381 - 120 mm
• YW 304 - 82 mm
• PLL01 - 155 mm
• Type 83 - 152 mm [54]
• Type 70 - self-propelled 122 mm
• Type 89 - 155 mm
• Type 83 - 152 mm
• Type 66 - 152 mm
• Type 59 - 130 mm
• Type 86 - 122 mm
• Type 83 - 122 mm
• Type 60 - 122 mm
• 130 mm self-propelled howitzer - 130 mm
• Type 59 - 100 mm
• Type 56 - 85 mm
• Type 55 - 57 mm anti-tank
• Type 55 - 160 mm self-propelled mortar
• Type 54 - 76 mm anti-tank
• Type 54 - 152 mm
• Type 54 - 122 mm self-propelled
• Type 54 - 122 mm towed
• PLL05 - 120 mm
• SH3 - 122 mm
• SH2 - 122 mm
• SH1 - 155 mm

[edit] Anti-Tank Guns

• Next-generation 120 mm tank destroyers - 120 mm [55]
• Next-generation 105 mm tank destroyers - 105 mm [56]
• ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - IFV, APC
• VN1
• ZFB08
• Type 07 - 105 mm
• BK1990 - 120 mm
• BK1990 - 105 mm
• BK1990 - 100 mm
• PTL-02 - 100 mm
• Type 89 - 120 mm
• Type 86 - 100 mm
• Type 86 - 122 mm [57]
• Type 83 - 120 mm ^[8]
• Type 75 - 105 mm
• Type 73 - 100 mm
• Type 55- 57 mm
• Type 54- 76 mm
• Type 54- 85 mm [58]

[edit] Anti-Aircraft Munitions

[edit] Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

• New wheeled SPAAG - 2 x 30mm
• New tracked SPAAG - 2 x 35mm
• BK1060 - 35mm
• CS/SA1 - 2 X 35mm
• Type 95 SPAAA - 4 X 25 mm and 4 X fire-and-forget QW-2 missiles.
• Type 90-2 - 4 x 25mm
• Type 80 - 2 X 57 mm, copy of the Soviet ZSU-57-2.
• Type 63 anti-aircraft gun - 2 X 37 mm, chassis from Soviet T-34 tank. (Not in service)
• Type 80 - twin 57 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft equivalent to the ZSU-57-2 but using the Type 69 tank chassis.
• PGZ-95 - 4 X 25 mm
• PGZ-88 - 2 X 37 mm
• WZ554 - 2 X 23 mm

[edit] Autocannons

• Hailstorm-A2
• Hailstorm-A1
• SW1 ^[9]
• LD-2000 - 7 X 30 mm
• Type 90 - 2 X 35 mm, copy of Swiss Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon. ^[10]
• Type 85 - 2 X 23 mm, copy of the Soviet ZU-23-2. ^[11]
• Type 87 - 2 X 25 mm, improved version of the Type 85. ^[12]
• Type 72 - 85 mm, reported to be the Chinese copy of Soviet M1939 (52-K)
• Type 59 - 57 mm, copy of the Soviet 57 mm AZP S-60. ^[13]
• Type 65/74 - 2 X 37 mm, twin barrel copy of the Soviet 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939. ^[14]
• Type 59 - 100 mm, copy of the Soviet KS-19 gun. ^[15]

[edit] Surface to air missiles

• Other new upgrades of the KT missile series
• KT-III - anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missile
• KT-2A - upgraded KT-2 anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missile
• KT-2 - anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missile [59]
• KT-409 - variant of the KT-1 anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missile
• KT-1 - anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missile [60]
• SC-19 - anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missile
• FJ-3 - ABM
• FJ-2 - ABM
• FJ-1 - ABM
• HQ-19 - highly advanced SAM system developed by China and Russia [61]
• HQ-9 - land and naval based anti-aircraft missile
• KS-2 - upgraded variant of the KS-1 SAM. [62]
• KS-1 - First Chinese SAM to adopt phased array radar
• Hunter-2
• HQ-17 [63]
• HQ-16 [64]
• HQ-10 - licensed built S-300PMU-1 (SA-20A GARGOYLE) anti-aircraft missiles
• YITIAN
• Type 90-2
• FM-90
• HQ-12
• HQ-4 [65]
• HQ-3 [66]
• HQ-2J (Hongqi-2) - anti-aircraft missiles based on the Type 77 transporter, the missiles are upgraded versions of the HQ-1 which is a copy of the SA-2 Guideline
• SA-15 - 35 in service^[16]
• HQ-7 - based on French Crotale missile
• LS-II ADS
• PL-12 SAM
• HQ-15 - licensed built S-300PMU-2 Favorit (SA-20B GARGOYLE)
• HQ-61B - short ranged SAM, land based version of HQ-61
• HQ-64 - short to medium ranged SAM, technology based on Selenia Aspide missile.^[17]
• DK-9
• HJ-10 - anti-helicopter missile
• TY-90 - first designed as an air-to-air missile
• TA580/TAS5380
• PL-9 - first designed as an air-to-air missile
• LY-60 / FD-60 / PL10 - based on the Italian Selenia Aspide air-to-air missile.
• FL-3000
• SG-II ADS - Towed quadruple TY-90 SAM system
• LS ADS - 4 x 4 vehicle mounted mobile TY-90 SAM system
• YT ADS - 6 x 6 armored amphibious mobile TY-90 SAM system
• TD-2000
• QW-1 series
• FLS-1
• FLG-1
• CQW-2
• QW-18
• QW-11
• QW-4
• QW-3
• CQW-2 - 4 x 4 vehicle mounted mobile QW-2 SAM system
• QW-1
• FLV-1 - 4 x 4 vehicle mounted mobile QW-3 SAM system
• FL-2000(V) - land based mobile FLS-1 SAM system
• FB-6A - 4 x 4 vehicle mounted mobile FN-6 SAM system
• HQ-5
• HN-5C - 4 x 4 BJ2020 & BJ2022 Jeeps mounted mobile HN-5 SAM system (being transferred to reserve units)
• etc...

[edit] MANPADS

• Anza (missile)
• HN-5: only in second line reserve militia units
• QW-1 series
  • QW-1
  • QW-2
  • QW-3
  • QW-4
  • QW-11
  • QW-18
• FN-6
• FN-16
• ETC...

[edit] Non-combat vehicles

• Type 84 - Bridge laying tank using the Type 69 tank chassis
• Type 653 (Type 69 tank chassis) and Type 59 (Type 59 tank chassis) - armored recovery vehicles
• YW 703 (based on the YW 534), Type 85 (based on the YW 531H APC) - amphibious recovery vehicles
• Type 85 (based on the YW 531H), WZ 701 (based on the YW 531C), WZ 506 (based on the WZ 501) and a version based on the Type 77 - amphibious command vehicles
• Type 77-2 (based on the Type 77) - amphibious artillery ammunition carrier
• WZ 751 (based on the YW 531H), YW 750 (based on the YW 531C), WZ 505 (based on the WZ 501) and a version based on the Type 77 - amphibious armored ambulances
• Bv206 Swedish tracked all-terrain multipurpose vehicle
• Type 77 and Type 60/WZ 420/Wz 421 tracked tractors
• Type 82 truck consists of the HY473 (tractor truck) and HY962 (semi-trailer) - Heavy Equipment Transporter up to 75 tons
• TA580/TAS5380 (20 ton 8x8), TAS5450 (25 ton 8x8), TAS5500 (28 ton 10x10), TAS5570 (30 ton 10x10) and TAS5690 (42 ton 12x12) series special heavy duty trucks
• WS2300(6x6), WS2400(8x8) and WS2500(10x8) 20 ton series special heavy duty trucks
• XC2200 (copy of the German Mercedes-Benz 2060) 7.5 ton 6x6 heavy duty trucks
• SX2190 (copy of the Austrian Steyr-91) 7 ton 6x6 trucks replacing the JN252, CQ261 and SX250 heavy duty trucks
• SX250/SX2150 series 5 ton 6x6 heavy duty trucks
• EQ2102 series 3.5 ton trucks replacing the CA30 (copy of the 2.5 ton soviet ZIL 157)
• CA141/CA1091 series trucks replacing the CA10 (copy of the 3.5 ton soviet ZIL 150)
• EQ240/EQ2081 and EQ245/EQ2100 series 2.5 ton trucks
• EQ2050A series High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) copied from the US M998
• NJ2045/2046 series 1.5 ton lightweight vehicle
• BJ212/BJ2020 series 0.5 ton lightweight 4 x4 vehicle made by Beijing-Benz DaimlerChrysler Automotive

[edit] Combat Support Vehicles

• WZ7007 - armored command vehicle
• Type 07 - armored command vehicle
• ZBD2000 - armored command vehicle
• Type 99 - armored command vehicle
• Type 90 - armored command vehicle
• Type 90 - armored command post
• Type 85 - armored command vehicle
• Type 85 - armored command post
• Type 89 - armored command vehicle
• WZ506 - armored command post
• WZ505 - armored command vehicle
• Type 81 - armored command vehicle
• WZ701 - armored command vehicle
• ZZC-02 - RECCE radar carrier
• Type 90 - armored re-supply
• ZHB-94 - armored re-supply
• WZ4006 - armored repair vehicle
• WZ4006 - ARV
• Type 07 - ARV
• ZJX-93 - ARV
• Type 90 - ARV
• Type 85 - ARV
• Type 84 - ARV
• Type 73 - ARV
• Type 90 - MEDEVAC
• Type 85 - MEDEVAC
• WZ752 - MEDEVAC
• WZ751 - MEDEVAC
• WZ750 - MEDEVAC
• WZ731 - armored reconnaissance vehicle
• WZ721 - armored communications relay vehicle
• Type 85 - maintenance engineering vehicle
• Type 89 - armored refuelling vehicle
• Type 89 - mine-laying vehicle
• Type 89 - obstacle-removing vehicle
• ETC...

[edit] Missiles & Projectile Weapons

[edit] Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs)

• HJ-13
• HJ-10
• HJ-9
• HJ-8
• J-202
• J-201
• 265-I
• HJ-73
• Type 98 anti-tank rocket
• PF-98
• PF-97
• PF-89
• FHJ-84
• Type 79
• Type 78
• Type 70 [67]
• Type 69
• Type 65
• Type 56
• Type 52
• Type 36

[edit] Aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Tianyan-2 [68][69]	People's Republic of China	unmanned attack helicopter [70][71]
CAIC WZ-10	People's Republic of China	attack helicopter
Harbin WZ-9	People's Republic of China	multi-role attack helicopter
Changhe Z-11	People's Republic of China	multi-role / attack helicopter
Mil Mi-17Hip-H	Russia	multi-role helicopter
Mil Mi-8 Hip	Russia	transport helicopter
Mil Mi-6 Hook	Russia	transport helicopters
Sikorsky S-70C Black Hawk	United States	transport helicopter		20	3 lost
Eurocopter AS 332L Super Puma	France	medium lift utility helicopter
Changhe Z-8A	People's Republic of China	utility helicopter
Harbin Z-9	People's Republic of China	multi-role light helicopter
Aérospatiale SA 318 Alouette III	France	utility helicopter
Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle	France	attack helicopter

[edit] References

• Military Balance 2006, International Institute for Strategic Studies
• Sinodefence.com - Chinese military information website
• Global Defence Forum

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