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Old 07-22-2007, 01:45 AM   #29 (permalink)
xinhui
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random muse...........

If one asks me what is PLA's weakness, I can't tell them, there are too many to count! At the same time, there are many things the Russians are very good at, few examples are:

Mechicanized Airborne Operation, Attack Chopper Operation, CAP

If the glass half full, PLA is sending their youngest service arms to Russia and in the progress embarrassing themselves in public but they might learn a thing or two.


Attack Chopper Operation:
They are sending 38th GA LH, with its regiment commander Sun Fengyang, the leading figure in Attack chopper operations and a strong voice for a greater role for the LH, PLAdaily gave him an entire special session to vent. Ken Allen told me that he is very impressed with this guy.



Mech Airborne operation:
This new PLAAF service arm only come to light 3 years ago before that all they had was buggies. those airborne jeep entered service in 2002, still very new to PLAAF.


CAP:
Many argue PLAAF still don't get it. But, they are sending their JH-7 and unlike its PLANAF counter part, those JH-7a are not loaded with ASCM like that of K-802, they are armed with rockets, iron bombs, and PGM.




If PLA wants to show off, they would do a few Kungfu matches instead.
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