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 China (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 Rifle QBZ-95-1 • Designed and Manufactured by Norinco • Bullpup Design, magazine behind the pistol grip • Fires a 5.8x42mm cartridge • Rate of Fire Rifle: 650 rounds per minute • Select fire (1 Safe, 2 Semi, 3 Fully automatic/Burst in some models) • Action 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 Weapon QJB-95 • Same Receiver as QBZ-95-1 • Ammunition: 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 Carbine 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-gun QJY-88 LMG • Standard PLA light machine gun • Belt 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 militia 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-tank 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-explosive 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 infantry. • The effects of the blast on personnel are generally the same as those of basic high explosives, 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 Dongfeng 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 grenade 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-grenades 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.