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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services—Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force—and four arms—Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics Support Force.
The PLA first became interested in modern special warfare in the mid-1980s when it was shifting from the "People's War" to "active defense." [12] After the reform, PLA special operations forces are organized under the combined corps level, as special operations brigades (Chinese: 特战旅; pinyin: Tèzhànlǚ). [23]
Limited service in the Special Forces. Type 85 submachine gun, 7.62×25mm Type 51. Has an integral suppressor. Used by recon units and special forces. Replaced by QCW-05. Type 56 assault rifle, 7.62×39mm M43. Serving in the Militia, Reserve Forces and limited service in the Special Forces. Based on the AK-47/ AKM. Type 63 assault rifle, 7.62× ...
The People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC), also known as the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps (PLAMC), is the maritime land force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and one of five major branches of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), responsible for amphibious warfare, expeditionary operations and rapid responses. [5]
37th Division – with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict; 38th Division – with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict; 39th Division – with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict; 40th Division – 14th Group Army - Chengdu MR. Served in S-V War with 14th Army (People's Republic of China). JSENT p. 91.
From Muskets to Missiles: Politics and Professionalism in the Chinese Army 1945-1981 Westview, 1982; Nelson, Harvey W. The Chinese Military System: An Organizational Study of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Boulder; Wortzel, Larry M.; Robin D. S. Higham (1999). Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313293375.
The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, [a] formerly the Second Artillery Corps, [b] is the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China.The PLARF is the 4th branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and controls China's arsenal of land-based ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles—both nuclear and conventional.
The PLA Army Aviation Corps was established on October 3, 1986, by decision of the Central Military Commission, at the time under the leadership of its chairman Deng Xiaoping, as part of an effort to modernize the organization of the PLA. The Corps started operating in 1987.