Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Familiarization Introduction to Uniform, structure, capabilities, and organization. Section Focus on PLAGF

20200410 ANON-Sanchez Peoples Liberation Army Who are they? PLA Flag

• The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) is the regular armed forces of the People’s Republic of (PRC), not to be confused with the Republic of China (RoC) known to us as Taiwan. • The PLA is comprised of 5 separate branches of service, they are as follows ;

1. The Ground Force

2. The Navy

3. The Air Force

4. The Strategic Rocket Force

5. The Strategic Support Force (Logistics) PLA Emblem • Largest Standing Army in the World (2,285,000 active; 800,000 reserve force, and 1,500,000 paramilitary supplemental force). • Larges Navy in the world (650 warships) PLA Uniform Identifying PLA troops by uniform

Type 03 Urban Uniform Type 07 Winter Desert Uniform Type 07 Navy BDU

Most Common Uniform Used by both Navy and Marine units. PLA Uniform II Air Force BDU, and Insignia PLA Uniforms III PLA Rocket Force Uniform (HVT’s)

Strategic Rocket Force Class B Working Uniform Strategic Rocket Force BDU PLA Uniforms IV UN Service PLA Ground Forces Ranks and insignias

Officers Ranks Enlisted Ranks

Rank worn on shoulders PLA Main Battle QBZ-95-1

• Designed and Manufactured by • Bullpup Design, behind the pistol grip • Fires a 5.8x42mm • Rate of Fire Rifle: 650 rounds per minute • Select fire (1 Safe, 2 Semi, 3 Fully automatic/Burst in some models) • is a short-stroke piston with rotating bolt design • Max Range Rifle: 400M Point, 600-800M Area • Barrel Length: 18.2” (462mm) • Muzzle Velocity: 3050 ft/s (930m/s) • Magazine: 30 round Box (proprietary) • Weight: 7.2 lbs PLA Light Support QJB-95

• Same as QBZ-95-1 • : 5.8x42mm • Short stroke Gas piston operated, Air- cooled • Barrel: Heavier, 23.6” length with attached Bi-pod • Rate of Fire: 650 rpm • Muzzle Velocity: 3181 fps (970 m/s) • Magazine: 75 round detachable Drum • Weight: 8.6 lbs unloaded PLA QBZ-95B

• Same receiver as as QBZ and QJB • Short Stroke piston gas operation with rotating bolt • Ammunition: 5.8x42mm • Barrel Length: 14.5” • Weight: 6.8lbs • Muzzle Velocity: 2581 fps (790m/s) • Max Range: 300M Point, 500M area • Magazine: 30 rd Detachable Box magazine PLA Alt Battle Rifle QZB-97 series

• Same as QZB-95 series only difference is ammo used. • Uses 5.56X45 NATO • Accepts STANAG magazines • Produced for Civilian/Export market • Limited use by PLA forces New Chinese PLA Main Battle Rifle

QBZ-191(may also be 17) replacing QBZ-95-1

• Ammunition: 5.8x42mm • Magazine: 30 round Box feed • Operation: Short stroke gas piston operated with rotating bolt. • Offers significant improvements over QBZ-95 family • Safe-Semi-Auto Ambidextrous thumb operated switch. • Pictured is the carbine length, also a rifle length and DMR version. • Unsure yet if DMR version fires same 5.8mm. PLA Designated Marksman Rifle QBU-88

• Barrel Length: 25.2” 1/9.6” twist • Weight: 9lbs • Munition: 5.8x42mm DBP87 non standard ammunition • Action: Gas Operated Rotating Bolt • Max Effective Range: 800M Point, 1000M area • Sights: 3-9x40, 6-24x44 telescoping lense. • Feed System: Detatchable 10rd box magazine. PLA Light Machine- QJY-88 LMG

• Standard PLA light • fed air-cooled open bolt operating. • Munition: 5.8x42mm • Feeding mechanism: 100rd, or 200rd non- dicentirating belt. • Rate of Fire: 650-700 RPM • Weight: 26.01lbs 35.27lbs w/ bi-pod • Barrel Length: 23.62” quick release barrel • Max effective Range: 800M Point 1000M Area • PLA Munition 5.8x42mm

A. DBP87/95 Standard Carterage: • 64gr FMJ • 3,100 fps • 1,795 J B. DBP10 new improved cartridge: • 71gr FMJ • 3,000 fps • 1,926 J C. DBP88 • 77gr FMJ • 2,900 FPS • 1,892J PLA MANPADS FN-6

• Gen III passive Infrared homing (IR) man portable air defense system. • Specifically to engage low flying aircraft • Max range of 6Km and max altitude of 3.8Km • Weight: 35.27lbs • Max speed: 1,968 fps • Engine: Single Stage rocket • Hit Probability: 70% single shot hit • If equipped with ID F/F it is classified as FY-6 PLA MANPADS HN-5

• First gen Chinese man portable anti air system. • Phased out but in use by PLA units • Detonation mechanism: Impact • Engine: Single Stage Rocket • Max Range: 2.73 miles • Max Altitude: 1.55 miles • Speed: 1,640.42 fps • Guidance: IR PLA Shoulder Fired Missles HJ-12

• Gen III State of the art anti- missile • Fire and forget • Uses lock on before launch technology • Soft launch allows for firing inside of buildings or bunkers • Uses tandem shape charge warhead capable of penetrating up to 43” of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA) • Works similar to American Javalin system attacking the top of the tank • Effective range: Daytime: 2.5Miles

Nighttime: 1.2 miles • Guidance System: IR Homing/ TV Imaging PLA Recoiless Rifle DZJ-08

• 80x428 mm Individual Multipurpose Assault Ammunition System • A portable, disposable, unguided, shoulder-launched, multipurpose recoilless weapon. • Provides anti-armor, anti-fortification, anti-personnel capability. • Has a unique firing mechanism called hermetic balance projection. • Utilizes counter-mass to reduce the recoil, noise, muzzle flash, pressure wave and back blast that can cause burns and overpressure • The high- ammunition of DZJ-08 is specially designed to penetrate structures. It can penetrates 25 mm of steel armor at 65° angle, or around 30 mm of steel armor at 90° angle. • Rate of Fire: 5-7 rounds per min • Penetrates up to 500mm of concrete • Range 25m-300m PLA Shoulder Fired Rocket PF-97 Thermoberic Rocket Launcher

• Fuel Air anti personnel rocket launcher • Rocket: 93x700mm • Weight: 26.46 lbs • Projectile velocity: 410.1 fps • Effective range: 200m • This weapon was designed to engage hostile troops located in buildings and bunkers. • This weapon is used by specialized flamethrower squads, that support in combat advancing regular . • The effects of the blast on personnel are generally the same as those of basic high , but with substantially greater trauma associated with blast overpressure; this includes internal hemorrhaging, ruptured internal organs (especially the lungs), and even broken bones, and these effects are especially pronounced and brutal against personnel inside confined areas, such as buildings, trenches or pillboxes. PLA GP Vehicle Mengshi

• Similar in design to the American HMMWV • Chinese General Purpose 4X4 high mobility vehicle • Crew: 2 driver and station gunner. • Max capacity: 8 persons • Some wheel bases and drive trains are 6x6 • Based of H1 design PLA MRAP VP-11

• The VP11 is a family of mine-protected patrol vehicles, produced by China North Industries • The four-wheeled vehicles are designed with a one-piece armored V-shaped bottom, so that the explosive force of enemy mines will be directed outwards, away from the vehicle's occupants. • One model of the family is designed to serve as an armored personnel carrier, carrying seven soldiers, in addition to the vehicle's driver and commander/gunner. • Its roof will mount a remote controlled weapon system, capable of controlling an automatic launcher or machine gun. PLA Infantry Fighting Vehicle VN-17 IFV

• Latest generation of fighting vehicle • It offers high level of fire power, protection, mobility and communication systems for multi¬purpose operations. • The main armament of the VN17 tracked IFV consists of one a 30mm automatic gun, one coaxial 7.62 machine gun, Red Arrow 12 ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) launchers mounted on each side of the turret. This missile offers effective killing capability against ground targets at a maximum range of 2,500 m and against aerial threats up to a range of 4,000 m. • The high-strength torsion bar suspension with resilient damper offers high maneuverability and comfort during combat operations. • The VN17 armor provides all-around protection against firing of small arms and shell splinters. The turret and vehicle hull offer same level of protection and can be upgraded to NATO STANAG level-6 protection capability. The bottom part of the chassis can be fitted with anti-mine module, offering protection against blast explosion of 6 to 8 kg of TNT. PLA Infantry Fighting Vehicle II ZBD-09

• The ZBD-09 was based to the chassis of the VN1 8x8 wheeled chassis. • Armament: The ZBD-09 is fitted with a two man turret, armed with an Ukrainian modified 30 mm automatic gun. A 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun is fitted to the left side of the 30 mm gun. To each side of the turret is mounted a launcher system, for the wire-guided Hong Jian-73C anti- tank guided missiles. Two lines of three smoke- discharger are mounted to each side of the main gun. • Protection: The hull and the turret of the ZBD-09 is made of high hardness armor steel, which provide a protection against 12.7mm armor-piercing incendiary (API) strikes frontally at 100m, 7.62mm API on the sides at 100m and 7.62mm ball at the rear. The ZBD-09 can also be fitted with add-on armor package enables the vehicle to survive 25 mm API frontally at 1,000m and 12.7mm API on the sides at 100m. • The ZBD-09 is fully amphibious, it can swim at a speed of up to 8 km/h. It is propelled in water thanks to two propellers fitted at the rear of the hull. The ZBD-09 is equipped with a collective NBC protection system, automatic fire extinguishing system enhancing survivability of the vehicle. The ZBD-09 is also equipped with a central tyre inflation system which can inflate or deflate the tyres and test the tyre pressure automatically. In option, the ZBD-09 can be equipped with a powerful air conditionning system, a GPS (Global positioning system) and a winch. PLA Infantry Fighting Vehicle Type 92/WZ551A

• It has a crew of three men, and is fully amphibious, being driven in the water by shrouded propellers. • The driver and commander sit in the front, the engine is in the middle, and the passengers, equipment or turret basket is located in the rear. • The IFV version is equipped with a ZPT-90 25 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun in a closed turret and it can carry 9 passengers. The 25x183mmB ZPT-90 is based on the Type 87 anti-aircraft cannon, which is a bored-out version of the Type 85 anti-aircraft cannon, itself is a direct copy of the Soviet 23x152mmB ZU-23-2. Some vehicle are even armed with the Type 87 instead of the ZPT-90. The cannon has a full 360° traverse with an elevation of -8° ~ 55°. Ammunition load for the cannon is 400 rounds, with 200 rounds carried inside the ammunition cartridges, and an additional 200 (120 high-explosive rounds and 80 armour-piercing rounds) carried in the turret. The gun can fire single, 3-round burst, 5- round burst, or fully automatic. The maximum cyclic rate of fire is 200 rounds/min. Secondary weapon is a coaxial 7.62mm Type 86 machine gun with 1,000 rounds. PLA Main Battle Tank ZTZ-

• third generation main battle tank (MBT). • Has modular composite armor and tandem-charge defeating ERA • The main armament is a 2-plane stabilized 125 mm smoothbore gun with a carousel- style autoloader. The gun may be fired under computerized or manual control. The tank can carry 42 rounds including 22 in the autoloader. The rate of fire is 8 rounds per

minute using the autoloader, and 2 rounds per minute with manual loading.[20] The Type 99A mounts an improved 125 mm gun. • The 125 mm gun of the Type 99 is capable of firing APFSDS-T, HEAT, Frag-HE-T, and gun-launched anti-tank missiles (ATGM). The gun may fire a range of Chinese, Russian, and ex-Warsaw Pact ammunition. • The Type 99 can fire tandem shaped charged ATGMs similar to the Russian Invar with a range of up to 5 kilometers. • The Type 99 has hunter-killer capabilities, operating an ISFCS-212 fire control system with an IR automatic target tracker. • It is capable of firing on the move with a stabilized gunner's thermal sight and laser range finder. • The Type 99A MBT is equipped with the improved 1A45T Fire Control System • The tank is fitted with data-link, global positioning system and other form of communication devices along with an inertial navigation system as well as a battle management system used in conjunction with the data-link and communication systems to coordinate combat with other forces such as aircraft and infantry. • The tank is also equipped with an active protection system.