PLA ground force facing North Korea.

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Andy, Bill Gertz reported the 190 Mech Inf have moved to Jilin.

China mobilizing troops, jets near Korea | Washington Free Beacon

he just rewrite what was reported by the Chinese media.


Here are photos of 190's drill at the boarder on March 25th.

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6th Armored Division, Beijing MR

Beijing MR's finest, now a brigade and a full time "opfoce" professional bad guys.

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Special Operations Brigade, 38GA, BJMR

Now both 38th and 39th have a brigade of SpOps/Light Infantry to call upon.

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188th Mech Infantry Brigade, 27th GA, Beijing MR

2x Type 59MBT (ZTZ59)
4x ZSD63 APC

pic of its arty regiment (your usual suspects)

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Done with Beijing MR,

will work on Shangyang MR next.

Old orbat from 2008


Shengyang MR

16th GA

4th Armored Brigade
48th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Tonghua)
67th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
68th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
46th Motorized Infantry Division
69th Motor Infantry Division
10th Arty Brigade
AD Brigade


39th GA

3rd Armored Brigade
115 Mech Infantry Division
116 Mech Infantry Division
202 Mech Infantry Brigade
190 Mech Infantry Brigade
7th Arty Brigade
AD Brigade

40th GA

118th Motor Infantry Brigade
119th Motor Infantry Brigade
191st Motor Infantry Brigade
5th Armor Brigade
11th Arty Brigade
7th AD Brigade.


Three Fortification Zones. (Each with a Division)

Liaoning Military District
192nd Reserve Infantry Division
1st Reserve AAA Division (Shenyang)
2nd Reserve AAA Division (Dalian)
Reserve Logistics Support Brigade (Dalian)

Jilin Military District
47th AT Brigade

Heilongjiang Military District
Heilongjiang Reserve AAA Division

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7th Artillery Brigade, 39GA, Shenyang MR

2x PLZ05 155mm SPHow Battalion
2x PLZ83 152mm SPHow Battalion
1x PHZ89 122mm MRL
1x PTZ 89 120mm SP-ATG

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4th Armored Brigade, 16GA, Shenyang MR

4xZTZ59 (type 59) MBT
2xZSD 63 APC

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115th Motorized Infantry Division, 39GA, Shenyang MR

ZTZ59 (type 59) MBT
ZSD 63 APC

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116th Mech Infantry Division, 39GA, Shenyang MR "Red Eighth"

Tank regt with ZTZ-99 MBT, mech infantry regiments still solider on with ZTZ-59B
APC is ZSD89 (type89)

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68th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, 16GA, Shenyang MR

2x ZTZ99 MBT.
ZSD89 APC.

Arty is your standard PTZ 89 and PLZ83

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119th Motorized Infantry Brigade, 40th GA, Shenyang MR

under equipped with ZTZ59 and towed arty. PL66 152mm and PL83-122mm, even its dance troupe is weak in armor protection.

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67th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, 16GA, Shenyang MR

your standard ZTZ59D, ZSD63, PTZ 89 and PLZ83

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46th Motorized Infantry Division, 16GA, Shenyang MR

One of the very few truck based motorized infantry division still remain in PLA orbat.
ZTZ59B, ZSD89 APC, towed arty etc.

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191st Motorized Infantry Brigade, 40GA, Shenyang MR

similar to 46th Motorized Infantry Division.

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118th Mechanized Brigade, 40GA, Shenyang MR "Tempest Division"

not much is known -- it's mech infantry regiments are equipped with ZSL92 IFV (type92)