troop often takes part in ceremonies welcoming foreign guest. China’s artillery force was born in war time. It now has full content weapons and streamlines structure.
The 08 tracked self-prepared howitzers are from a red army regiment. China’s artillery force is step up its efforts to strengthen its self-preparing technology, enhance its information technology and extend its fire range.
Now we are seeing the self-prepared motor howitzers. The soldiers come from the Yeting independent regiment. Yeting was one of the founders of the Chinese red army.
Now here are the 100mm wheeled self-prepared assault guns. The soldiers come from an artillery regiment. The guns are powerful addition to the grand artillery force armament.
These are the rocket guns. The unit has its origin in studenti movement in 1930’s, the unit against the Japanese revolution. The current unit is part of the information technology upgrade.
This is the heavy anti-tank missile formation featuring the red aero 9 system. The PLA has developed individual portable missiles, wheeled and self-prepared missiles, helicopter air borne missiles.
These are the anti-aircraft artillery which belongs to the armored regiment of a group army. These are land-based air defense system consists of anti-aircraft missiles and anti-aircraft artillery. They are very
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effective against low level targets.
This is the anti-aircraft missile formation. The soldiers come from an air defense missile regiment. They are armed with the Hongqi-7B surface to air missiles. Other upgrades include new radar model and intelligence command dealing system.
Up next are ship to air missiles, anti-ship missiles, shore to ship missiles. Besides a new generation missiles, the navy has organized submarines, destroyers, frigates and planes. As the PLA navy enters the new century, it considers the need to win local battles in an information based environment. The navy has improved its capabilities in comprehensive combat at sea, strategic deterrence and counterattack safeguarding the rights and interests at sea and protecting the strategic passageways. The PLA navy has carried out many tests such as searching rescuing, escorting and protecting fishing ships, support safeguarding research and production. The navy has visited dozens of countries in five continents. And provide export in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Now at this moment loyal navy service men and women are paying tribute to Tiananmen square with tens of thousands kilometers coast lines.
The HQ-9 surface to air missile unit consist of air force, ground to air missile troops. These troops have developed a combat force system based on a new generation missile, there is range and altitude
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capabilities.
Here comes the HQ-12 surface to air missile vehicles. The troop is a main force in the land-based anti-air battle. And now have multiple types of missiles and combat capabilities are both anti-air and antimissile. This is the mobile radar formation. This is also their debut the first appearing in the national parade. China has created a combine early warning observation system for both air and ground.
This is the PLA’s signal corp. The signal man come from the general communication station of the Headquarters of general staff. Their information security system incorporates optical fiber cable, satellite and short wave communication.
This is the un-man aerial vehicle formation. The latest enjoyer used for reconnaissance. They are increasingly important as the nature of warfare changes. The PLA has a lot in multi-types, multi-ranges, multi-usages of force system.
The logistics equipment formation is making its debut. The unit consists of vehicles for field surgery, staple food processing, water purification, refueling and heavy platform. Information technology plays a big role in coordinating services.
This is the Second Artillery Corp formation. Their brigade has the honor title of No. 1 ballistic missile brigade. The Second Artillery Corp controls China’s nuclear and conventional strategic missiles. Its special
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mission is deterrence.
Coming up next is the ground to ground conventional missile formation. The DF-11A can hit various targets precisely in all weather and all direction.
And this is the debut of cruise missile. The cruise missile unit is making their first appearance in the military parade, and is brigade of the second artillery corp. The cruise missile has been called a flying bomb use for high value targets, and can fly at low attitude to escape detection.
Next are the medium and long range missiles. It’s from a brigade of the Second Artillery Force. The troops are equipment with various new generation missiles. This gives the combat forces system a layered striking range and diversified attack capabilities.
This is China’s nuclear missile formation. China insists on the principle of not being the first to use nuclear weapons. But it is China’s strategic nuclear force. It sticks to the strategy of using nuclear power to defend and refuses to engage in the nuclear arms race.
Roaring over head is the Air Force of 151 jets and 12 air echelons. Taking the leader is the fight plane formation. The lead jet is the KJ-2000 early warning jet. Flying in escort is the August First Aerobatic team now as the airborne guard of honor.
The early warning aircraft formation is from an air troop regiment.
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They are 2 KJ-200 early warning aircraft and 6 J-11 four generation fighter jets. The KJ-200 was developed entirely in China. They increase low space and long way detection scope of command.
9 H-6H jets make up the bomber formation. The H-6H is the main
bomber of the Air Force. Each one can carry as much as a 9 ton load.
And the aerial refueling formation consists of 2 HT-6 aerial refueling
aircrafts and 4 new generation fighter planes. The refueling aircrafts are first for China.
Now 15 JH 7A fight bombers are roaring above the Tiananmen Square. They are from an air troop regiment of the hardy. The sight fight bombers of navy air craft also include anti-submarine and electronic jamming planes.
And here comes the fighter groups of China’s Air Force, 16 J-8F, 15 J-10 and 12 J-11 fighter jets. China develops all three types of planes. The multifunction jets can operate in all weather and increase China’s fighting capability of the Air Force.
Now 3 helicopter formation flying above consist of 10 Z-8S, 18 Z-9S for information gathering and 18 armed Z-9S. They are from the air force aviation division, airborne division and army air force. Helicopters have the advantage of broad battlefield adaptation and flexibility. They are used for low space inspection, troop transport, air to surface striking and air drop, operations include antiterrorism, emergency rescue, disaster
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relieve, aerial photography and mapping.
And the last formation is the trainer aircraft formation, 15 Jiao-8S from the Air Force Academy. All the captains are women who are minder of adherents of history and revolution. They fly alongside their mail comrade, matching them in both skill and bravely.
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