Make the reload airdrop faster and more accurate

  "201, drop it! Drop it!" On July 13, a brigade of airborne troops used a variety of models to carry out reloading airdrop training in a certain place in northern Henan. Multiple transport planes loaded with combat materials flew over the landing field one after another. Under the command of the ground, the reloaded materials quickly slid out of the cabin at an altitude of 600 meters under the leadership of the towing parachute, and then huge umbrella flowers bloomed in the sky, dragging the materials toward the predetermined area.

  "201, the airdrop is in the bullseye!" The materials floated in the air for a few minutes, and landed in the predetermined area with a "boom". Cheng Wenliang, the new delivery backbone who had just dropped the materials by himself on the plane, received the landing from the radio. The news from the field was very exciting. This was the first time he implemented a reloaded airdrop and achieved good results.

  Heavy equipment airdrop refers to the delivery of more than 1 ton of heavy weapons and equipment from the air to a designated area. It is an important guarantee for the long-range maneuverability and fire assault capabilities of modern airborne troops. The implementation of airdrops of different models has different standard requirements for installation technology and procedure operations. .

Reloading airdrops has complex steps and high technological content. It is the most difficult skill for airdrop backbones to master. Being able to participate in aircraft drop is regarded as a sign of mature backbones. Such tasks are the greatest praise for backbones, especially new backbones.

However, there are risks that coexist with honor. Therefore, most of the on-board casters are veterans who are long-term, experienced, and psychologically qualified.

  Cheng Wenliang was able to participate in the airdrop mission, thanks to the certification system introduced by the brigade. This system enabled a large number of capable and high-quality new backbones to successfully enter the ranks of reloading airdrops and grow rapidly in the mission.

  "Reloading airdrop involves complicated technology. To improve efficiency and accuracy, you must have a group of'reliable' and'top of the top' professional talents." Speaking of the implementation of the certification system, the section chief of the airdrop airdrop section of the brigade Duan Wei took the initiative to "expose the ugliness."

  One year, in a combat readiness pull mission organized by a higher level, in order to test the brigade’s ability to deploy heavy equipment airdrops, the staff of the guidance team gave a difficult problem: "Old backbones must not participate in the mission!" Without the assistance of the old squad leaders, the new backbones The team's speed in the heavy equipment installation process slowed down significantly, and the final preparation time was more than half an hour late.

  In this context, how to strengthen the construction of the heavy equipment airdrop talent team has become the focus of discussion at the brigade review and reflection meeting.

In the end, the brigade leaders decided after research to follow the idea of ​​"precisely stratified assessments, graded files and upgrades, and qualified to work with certificates" to evaluate the ability level of each reloading backbone through professional assessments, and divide different levels according to their professional quality. Carrying out precise training to help the reloading backbone fill up their shortcomings and consolidate the foundation, achieving the goal of "being able to work with a certificate at any time".

  To this end, the brigade refined the reloading airdrop specialty into folding umbrellas, tying backpack ropes, installation, and airdrops, and divided it into three training stages according to the difficulty, and passed the assessment to match the reloading backbone ability with the training stage.

At the same time, a training file is established to record in detail the training time, content and results of the reloaded backbones, draw a training curve chart, as the basis for whether to upgrade to the next stage of training, and issue relevant certificates to the backbones who have passed all the assessments.

In addition, they have also perfected training rewards and punishment measures, produced a "reload training upgrade list", regularly announced their results, and created a training atmosphere of "a glorious training upgrade, a blushing on the spot, and a glorious post with a certificate".

  The ability to work with a certificate is popular with the capable, and the reloading backbones "upgrade" faster.

Not long ago, Sergeant Yan Xiangwei, who had successfully obtained the certificate through various assessments, said with deep feeling: "Having a certificate has made me feel the skill panic deeply, and it has also stimulated the training enthusiasm for training troops and preparations." It is reported that the brigade recently In the periodic assessment of the reinstallation profession organized, the excellent performance rate of young reinstallation backbones increased by 6.7% compared with the previous period.

  Strengthening the construction of the heavy equipment airdrop talent team with a certificate is just a microcosm of the brigade's continuous exploration and continuous improvement of heavy equipment airdrop capabilities.

Not long ago, the brigade guaranteed a heavy airdrop mission. Due to time constraints, they needed to airdrop dozens of large items in a short time.

They adopted an airdrop team to take charge of a large-scale project. Although they completed the guarantee task, they also encountered problems such as poor cooperation, low efficiency, and inconsistent standards.

  "Strong personal abilities are the foundation, and the tacit cooperation between the backbones can further improve the training efficiency!" At the replay meeting, Duan Wei analyzed that according to the original reloading guarantee model, even if the reloading backbones have strong abilities, they will encounter big problems. Large-scale reloading of airdrop support tasks will cause problems such as temporary "teaming up" coordination and delay in dispatch time.

  In order to explore a new security model, they innovatively proposed a new process-based bundling model for reloading airdrops, subdividing the airdrop backbone into modules such as umbrella stacking group, bundling packaging group, loading unit, and airdropping group, and clarifying the division of responsibilities and unified procedures. , So that the temporarily selected team has become "indestructible."

At the same time, we have concentrated our efforts to overcome a number of key technologies such as loading, mooring, and airdrop of different models, and the safety and efficiency of airdrops have been greatly improved.

  In the process of airdrop implementation, they used methods such as tying sensors and motion cameras to record airdrop data, which further improved the accuracy of the airdrop.

In addition, they have also increased the training intensity of autonomous airdrops and airdrops under low weather conditions, reducing their dependence on ground guidance, and constantly narrowing the distance between training and the battlefield.

  Explore and innovate to make heavy equipment airdrops faster and more efficient. This is not only the focus of the brigade’s party committee, but also the consensus of all officers and soldiers.

They focus on improving their capabilities, and continue to find and solve problems for the long term. They not only use new models to improve support efficiency, but also use technological innovation to help reload and air transport tasks.

  In recent years, the brigade has completed a number of major training missions and the combat effectiveness of its troops has been fully improved. At the same time, it has also discovered problems such as "low airdropping of large aircraft installation efficiency", "airborne airborne in unfamiliar areas, and difficulty in finding airdropped materials." For this reason, the brigade The leadership arranged for personnel from relevant departments of the agency to conduct multi-party visits and investigations, and cooperate with relevant units. Jizhi developed the "reloading airdrop remote control loading platform" and the "airdropped parts positioning and searching system" to make material loading more convenient and efficient. The airborne assembly speed has been further shortened, providing a strong guarantee for the troops to "draw, descend, and win" at any time.

  In recent years, the brigade has successfully completed the "Golden Darts", "Aviation Darts", and "Yun-20 Trial Training" and other large-scale training exercise support tasks, and its reloading airdrop support capabilities have continued to reach new heights.

In this regard, the brigade leader said: “The development of the heavy equipment airdrop business is a dynamic and long-term process. It cannot be accomplished overnight and once and for all. Only by continuously improving the quality and efficiency of heavy equipment airdrops in tackling difficulties, can we continue to increase the combat effectiveness of the troops. force."

  The airdrop mission continues. Seeing the blossoming white umbrellas carrying pieces of heavy supplies accurately landing, Duan Weichang, who is in charge of the airport, breathed a sigh of relief. It was verified again in this mission.

  Xiao Yanfei, Li Yangyang, and Li Zhiwei. Source: China Youth Daily