Photos People's Republic of China (PLA)

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Good Grief...Communist powder scientists are just mad, you guys are seriously into flash powder!!!

 

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Soldier firing a DZJ-08, the countermass can be seen exiting behind the launcher

 

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78th Army Group conducting a military exercise in snowy terrain

 

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Type 625 SPAAG

Type 625E SHORAD

 

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Shenyang J-11s in round-the-clock flight training. (12/05/2023)

 

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Chengdu J-10s and YY-20 practice aerial refueling. (07/07/2023)

 

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Type 035 (NATO Ming) class

 

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120 mm CS/SM5 mortar, developed by NORINCO

 

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Macau Garrison infantryman with his upgraded QBZ-95B carbine and newly issued gear during combat training

Note that the infantryman in the image belongs to a non-conventional unit (PLA Macau Garrison), meaning that his gear is not standard issue but either individually procured or custom-made / delivered for his unit. (standard issue looks more like this)

Non-conventional and elite PLA units (Peacekeeping, Garrison, Marines, Recon, Airborne / Air-assault, SOF etc.) enjoy a much higher level of "freedom" in terms of equipment selection, allowing them buy gear from private companies / producers and (when it comes to sizable organisations like Marines or Air assault) order gear designed / specialised for their mission needs and demands.

The gun in the image (QBZ-96-1 carbine) is also in a very interesting situation as of now. Rather than being replaced by the newer QBZ-191 (like it's base variant, the QBZ-95 rifle), it seems the carbine is receiving a general upgrade in the form of piccantiny rails and cooling (allowing it to correctly mount modern optics and lasers), and is likely to remain in service with recon, PAP and special operations units owing to it's reduced size and weight, a characteristic useful for short term scouting missions and urban combat

 

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J-11A with the serial number 65423 from the 41st Air Brigade usually based at Wuyishan

 

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Type 052B destroyer Guangzhou (DDG 168) at sea, after her MLU, which among other things saw integration of VLS for HQ-16 and removal of launcher for Shtil-launcher & magazine.

 

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Soldiers training with newly developed infantry combat displays (similar to the US Army IVAS)

 

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J-8IA and J-8II

 

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Ground crew working on a Shenyang J-16

 

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Chengdu J-10C

 

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ОРИЕНТАЛИСТ

Востоковед в штатском

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Lead ship of the new Type 054B class of guided-missile frigate was launched in Shanghai, 26th Aug 2023

 

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Marines using QLU-11 grenade launcher.