What did the "Blue Army Class" change?
---- Exploration and practice of incorporating the elements of confrontation in the grassroots combat readiness exercises of a brigade of the 77th Army
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How did the "Blue Army Class" come
Without confrontation, there is no actual combat awareness
The story of the "Blue Army Class" begins with a combat readiness exercise organized by a brigade of the 77th Army Group last summer.
As usual, in that exercise, company commander Ma Ning ordered the arresting team to go out and arrest the "enemy" along the road according to the exercise plan.
There is no real "enemy" in such simulation exercises.
Soon, the sixth squad leader Wang Linjian led the arresting team to dispatch, very skillful in arresting, binding, and escorting ... The arresting operation ended in a few minutes.
"Anyway, it's 'air-to-air', meaning it will do." Wang Linjian "wins", leading the team back, but was urgently stopped by company commander Ma Ning.
"There is no input at all, all of them are 'running the dragon set'!" Ma Ning could not help but "professing to blame the teacher": the arresting team leader Wang Linjian was a responsible person who was very responsible for his work. The picture is fast, the movements are deformed and deformed; the sealing and control group is not a little nervous and serious, holding the shield weak and weak; the guard group did not move the guard position throughout the process ...
Faced with the severe criticism of the company commander, Corporal Lou Wei felt wronged.
A few years ago, Lou Wei, who was still a recruit, participated in the company's combat readiness drill for the first time. At that time, he was thrilled with heart pounding: "I thought it was time to fight."
It was only after reaching the target point that Lou Wei discovered that the "enemy" does not really exist, it just simulates the enemy's situation. The passion in his heart suddenly subsided.
Later, when such simulated combat readiness exercises took part, Lou Wei could no longer be nervous.
Sergeant Wang Bingsheng said that in the past, combat readiness exercises were based on fixed routines. The "enemy" was always vulnerable. Our side always won. He felt that the drill was like "coping with errands, boring."
After finishing these "grievances", Wang Bingsheng patted his chest and said to Ma Ning: "The company commander is at ease, really going to the battlefield, we are all bloody ..."
This reminded Ma Ning of the fact that every time the superior organized red and blue actual soldiers to confront each other, all the officers and men of the company desperately rushed forward. Their spate of enthusiasm for the victory, several times made his long eyes burning.
"Why are the company's self-organized combat readiness exercises mostly reduced to 'walking procedures'?" Ma Ning realized that the reason behind this was precisely the lack of real confrontation.
"Without confrontation, there is no awareness of actual combat." Ma Ning convened a backbone discussion. The reason why everyone was nervous and serious in the actual military confrontation exercise organized by the superior was because the confrontation ignited passion.
The daily combat preparation exercises organized by the company either only simulate the "enemy situation", there is no real "enemy", or the soldiers who play the "imaginary enemy" collapse at the touch of a button, and the battle will drop.
Over time, the company officers and soldiers gradually relaxed.
Subsequently, Ma Ning decided to refer to the "blue army" troops in the actual combat confrontation exercise, and set up a "blue army squad" with independent command and independent action within the company according to the cucurbit. Effectiveness of combat readiness exercises.
Sure enough, as soon as the "Blue Army Class" came out, the effect was immediate: during the exercise, because it was not known from which direction and what kind of attack the "Blue Army Class" would carry out, all officers and men of the company were on high alert.
"Although I am very tired and nervous, I prefer the current exercise to the previous one." Lou Wei said that in the company's combat readiness exercise, he found the kind of passion that he would have only if he participated in a large-scale actual combat confrontation exercise.
Who the "Blue Army Class" stumbled upon
War preparations are not "furnishings", and war preparations are not "movie scripts"
As a member of the "Blue Army Class", Corporal Xue Zhiqiang always remembered the scene when he was "captured" for the first time.
That was the first confrontation exercise after the establishment of the "Blue Army Class". A comrade in the company captured Xue Zhiqiang. But he forgot to bring the rope, even the backpack rope. When he was rummaging through his rucksack for tools that could bind the "captives", Xue Zhiqiang looked for opportunities and escaped easily.
Facing the "captive" escape, the comrade muttered: "Shouldn't the 'imaginary enemy' catch his hand?"
In fact, at that time, the vast majority of the members of the arrest team were not prepared for the changes brought about by the "Blue Army Class": In the battle, the "Blue Army Class" not only did not break like the previous "imaginary enemy", but also timely Counterattack, relying on excellent combat effectiveness, almost gave the capture team to "captives."
The arrest team's actions ended in failure: only one person in the "blue army class" was "captured", and all others were safely evacuated.
"The" Blue Army Class "has taught us a profound lesson. Combat equipment and combat supplies must not only be prepared, but also ensure that they can be used on the battlefield." Company commander Ma Ning said that no one has encountered such a powerful "enemy" before. Therefore, even the materials for the preparation of the company's combat preparations were not intended to be brought together. It can be seen to what extent the combat preparation exercises organized by the company itself were slack.
The battle with the "Blue Army Class" continued, and the officers and soldiers who ate the pain "learned well."
Since then, when the company organized a combat readiness rehearsal, the officers and soldiers consciously prepared a full set of combat readiness materials and equipment to ensure that they would meet the "Blue Army" in a "full grid" combat readiness.
For company commander Maning, the "Blue Army Class" tripped not only to the company officers and soldiers who neglected the combat readiness materials, but also to the company commander who personally formulated the combat readiness drill program.
In the past exercises, because of the lack of confrontation, all operations were carried out by the company commander on the spot according to the exercise plan. This turns the exercise plan into a "movie script" for the pull process.
After the appearance of the "Blue Army Class", the uncertainty in the exercise greatly increased. Commanders who often follow the original exercise plan are often caught off guard.
During a drill, the "Blue Army Class" quickly escaped after launching the first attack. Ma Ning hurriedly ordered his comrades to chase after victory. As a result, another "enemy" suddenly ambushed halfway ...
"The plan can't keep up with the changes, and many random situations are impossible to anticipate in advance." Ma Ning finally gave up the fixed-process combat readiness plan, and only made directional requirements for situation handling, responsibilities of each group, and target tasks. Rely on the adversary command against both sides.
What is the significance of defeating the "Blue Army Class"
Defeat to win and continuously improve the commanding ability of commanders at all levels
After the "Blue Army Class" joined the preparations for the three-strand company, there were always backbones and company commander Ma Ning complaining that it was "too difficult to fight."
"It's reasonable to defeat the battle!" In order to let the backbone of the company's cadres know where they are, Ma Ning found the "Blue Army Class" to resume the game together.
As a result, the comrades of the "Blue Army Class" directly hit everyone's "pain points" with one mouthful-
Corporal Xue Zhiqiang pointed out that the security posts deployed by the commanders of the various groups have gaps and flaws, and the "Blue Army Class" can always easily penetrate the defense line. Is there any ban on the class, often surrounded by anti -...
Through the mirror of the "blue army squad", the backbone of the company's cadres only realized that the number was dominant but failed repeatedly, and the key problem was the team commander.
For a long time, the results of the "red defeat and blue victory" continued to be staged, and the "blue army squad" has never stopped the test of the squad commander, and more problems have been exposed.
During a drill, the arrest team encountered a dangerous situation. The members of the other groups were "just like everyone else", waiting for the commander to give "support" orders, and completely fell into the "one order, one action" fixed thinking.
"The warplanes are fleeting, and even the commanders cannot be all-in-one. It requires the close cooperation of the commanders of all groups to adapt to the changes." After the incident, the leader of the security team Wang Bingsheng reflected on the situation. Players quickly reinforced, the drill is likely to turn into a victory.
The "Blue Army Squad" has also tested many tactical ideological loopholes in the team commanders.
In previous exercises, Wang Tilin, the leader of the sniper team, chose the highest point around him as the sniper point. However, the "Blue Army Class" is accustomed to his thinking and can always avoid his shooting skillfully in the exercise.
After several drills, his sniper did not play any role at all.
Wang Tilin realized that as a defender, he should not be bored to practice his own. He must think from the perspective of the enemy, and then reversely determine the best shooting position of the sniper group, and change the position and angle at any time according to the task changes.
"The 'Blue Army Class' is a mirror that can reflect the shortcomings of the commanding ability of the team commander." Ma Ning believes that although the "Blue Army Class" caused them a lot of "trouble", they let them fully realize themselves insufficient.
With the "Whetstone" of the "Blue Army Class", the thinking ability, ad hoc decision-making ability, and on-site control ability of the team commanders have been continuously improved.
In Ma Ning's view, the biggest change brought about by the "Blue Army Squad" is the growth and progress of the team commander. This also made him more determined to continue to grasp the "Blue Army Class".
What is the tomorrow of the "Blue Army Class"
More and more easily defeated, it will lose the role of "whetstone"
More profound changes, levering the balance between the red and blue against the two sides.
In the confrontation with the "blue army squad", the squad leader's emergency response and emergency response capabilities have been continuously improved, and the cooperation between the squads has become more and more tacit.
In contrast, the "Blue Army Class", which was already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, did not achieve much in terms of organizational efficiency and tactical innovation.
The drill situation of "more wins in the blue side and more defeats in the red side" is being reversed.
"The red side regained the initiative in the rehearsal field, which just shows that the" Whetstone "of the" blue army class "is working." Said Ding Peng, the commander of the synthetic four battalion.
However, if the "Blue Army Class" is more and more easily defeated, it will lose the role of "Whetstone". Special training and upgrading of the "Blue Army Class" have become urgent.
Under the leadership of battalion commander Duan Dingpeng, the 4th Battalion of the Synthesis began to study the upgrade plan of the "Blue Army Class".
Duan Dingpeng drafted a team of strong soldiers in the whole battalion, forming a battalion of the "Blue Army Class", and stipulated that the members of the "Blue Army Class" should rotate regularly; before each exercise, Duan Dingpeng and the staff would conduct tactical training on the "Blue Army Class" Guide them to boldly innovate tactics; they even find various battle information to constantly improve the tactical level of the "Blue Army Class" ...
The exploration of the "Blue Army Class" gradually entered the deep water area. Duan Dingpeng does not know what the "Blue Army Class" will be in the future, but he firmly believes that the direction of conducting normalized confrontation exercises must be correct.
Today, in addition to the 4th Battalion, more brigade companies in the brigade are emulating the "Blue Army Class", and some company chiefs rushed to the 4th Battalion to observe and learn.
In fact, the leader of the brigade has long paid attention to the "Blue Army Class": "The 'Blue Army Class' is an innovative exploration spontaneously raised by grassroots officers and soldiers to improve the level of combat readiness training. This is worthy of recognition and encouragement!"
The brigade party committee has requested relevant departments of the government to strengthen the guidance and help of the grassroots "blue army class".
However, it is an indisputable fact that the "Blue Army Class" is only a "grassroots blue army" after all. It cannot be compared with the professional "Blue Army" troops, and its ability to test the level of combat readiness training at the basic level is limited.
"The greatest significance of the 'Blue Army Class' is to run the elements of confrontation throughout the grassroots combat readiness exercise, increase the 'gunpowder smell' of the grassroots drills, and stimulate the actual combat awareness of officers and soldiers at the grassroots level. "Break away the" peace accumulation "that many officers and soldiers are accustomed to.
Taking the "Blue Army Class" as the traction, the brigade integrated the concept of actual combat into the military training of all brigades at all levels and at all levels, inspiring the enthusiasm of officers and soldiers to engage in military training and prepare for war.
For the "Blue Army Class" tomorrow, perhaps it does not need to be too professional to delve into. The "Blue Army Class" exists around the goal of improving the combat effectiveness at the grassroots level, allowing more officers and soldiers to maintain the "arrow on the string" preparation status at all times, which is enough!
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The brigade of a brigade of the 77th Army set up a "blue army squad" with independent command and independent action, and carried out adversarial combat readiness exercises through normalcy to promote the practical training of the company. Figure ①: During the exercise, the "Blue Army Class" entered the preset position. Picture ②: The leader of the red control team and the sergeant Gao Qiang (first from the right) attacked the "blue army squad". Figure ③: After the exercise, the red and blue parties resumed the joint discussion. The leader of the "Blue Army Class" and Corporal Yu Shixi (sixth from left) pointed out the opponent's tactical loopholes. Ying Mindi and Li Peijin
Layout design: Liang Chen
Lei Zhaoqiang