Chinanews.com, Beijing, April 23. Title: Observing the transformation and development of the Chinese naval forces: Different paths in different "life stages" lead to the same goal
Reporter Li Chun
In recent years, the Chinese Navy has accelerated its transition from offshore defense to far-sea defense, and has continuously improved its capabilities in strategic deterrence and counterattack, joint maritime operations, and integrated defense operations.
"Transformation" is a key word in the development of the People's Navy.
The "heavy weapon" of the country.
Photo by Zhou Qiqing
As the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy celebrates its 72nd birthday, reporters from China News Service recently visited three navy units belonging to different arms to learn about their changes in their transformation and development.
Just like at different stages of life, the development paths of the three forces are different, but the ultimate goal is to achieve the enhancement of the core capabilities of the Chinese Navy.
The Shandong ship conducted a large rudder angle test.
Photo by Li Gang
The "nascent" anti-submarine aircraft force, new quality forces make up for the shortcomings
A certain regiment of naval aviation in the southern theater is China's first fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft unit.
At the beginning of its establishment, in the face of brand-new combat procedures and weapons and equipment, there was no experience in army building. Many pilots had never even contacted anti-submarine operations before coming to the regiment.
"There is no basis to speak of." Yu Yang, the captain of a flight brigade of the regiment, said that the officers and soldiers first explored and verified the performance of the various detection equipment in the aircraft and cabin, and then communicated with the manufacturer to obtain first-hand information.
"These data and the performance of the equipment are all explored by ourselves."
A certain brigade of the Marine Corps organized live artillery firing.
Photo by Han Liang
Receiving equipment, flying tests, performing tasks, and training... Since the beginning of "birth," this unit has entered a state of "actual training."
Less than a month after its formation, the regiment dispatched crews to perform combat readiness cruise missions in the distant seas.
Today, this unit has successfully completed tasks such as searching for submarines, searching and verifying unidentified air conditions.
A certain division of Naval Aviation in the Eastern Theater carried out actual combat flight training to enhance the combat capability of integrating into the system.
Photo by Tang Yang
From land to amphibious, the "middle-aged crossover" of a certain Marine Corps brigade
"The change of identity is not just about dressing from'jungle green' to'ocean blue', but more that our mission has expanded from land to sea." Fang Yan, a political instructor of a Marine Corps brigade, understood the consequences of the transfer of troops. Variety.
In the same year that the fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft force was established, a certain army unit of the People's Liberation Army was reorganized into a certain brigade of the Marine Corps.
It is a difficult problem faced by this "cross-border" force to realize the transition from land to sea, from motorcycle to amphibious as soon as possible.
A certain Marine Corps brigade organized joint airborne training to temper the ability of officers and soldiers to attack quickly.
Photo by Niu Tao
Judging from the brigade’s approach, the solution to the problem lies in strengthening actual combat training.
After the transfer, the training of the troops paid more attention to the use of new weapons and equipment and the improvement of joint coordination capabilities, emphasizing the overall combat formation, and the field training time was also greatly increased.
Parachuting, blasting, diving, and other subjects were not encountered before the officers and soldiers moved to the Li, and the training content is broader and the standards have also been improved.
The Navy's new strategic nuclear submarine.
Photo by Hu Kaibing
The deeper change lies in the guiding ideology.
In recent years, the Chinese Marine Corps has focused on forging and synthesizing elite troops with versatility, rapid response, and global use.
Against this background, Fang Yan believes that to achieve a leap from plane to three-dimensional combat requires a breakthrough in some solidified thinking, "the changes brought about by the transfer to subordinates are more reflected in the update of combat concepts."
The J-15 carrier-based fighter took off from the Shandong ship.
Photo by Li Gang
The veteran submarine force, capacity building "the old tree glows with new shoots"
51 years ago, when China's first submarine of a certain type of submarine "Long March One" was officially launched, the new "Underwater Long March" of the Chinese Navy's submarine force took the first step from a certain naval submarine base.
Since 2012, with the upgrading of new equipment, the base has entered a new period of transformation and development, and the exploration of crew training methods has gradually begun.
The officers and soldiers seized the historical opportunity of the continuous installation of new equipment and pushed the building of combat effectiveness to a new level.
Amphibious armored equipment flashing wave training.
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Zhang Shuyi, director of the Propaganda Department of the Political Work Department of the base, who has been in the military for 20 years, believes that the transformation and development of the submarine force should be based on changes in the times, the needs of the development of the force, and the needs of the mission situation, master new weapons and equipment, undertake new missions, and exert national security barriers. The role of.
The submarine fired missiles.
Photo by Hong Lifeng
"The most fundamental thing in transformation and development is the transformation of the combat power generation model." He also said that the generation of submarine combat capabilities is no longer dependent on a single platform. "It is all formations, systems, and joints", emphasizing how a single platform can be integrated into a joint combat system. .
"To put it bluntly, it means fighting the battle and training the soldiers." (End)