Category: Defence
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PLA unit 75841, for security of Chinese communication lines
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Chinese PLA unit with MUCD 75841 is responsible for communications and security of communication lines in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Hainan provinces. It also works with or supports…
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Factory 504, From processing Uranium to manufacturing ice-cream
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Factory 504, originally established as China’s first enriched uranium production plant in 1958, played a pivotal role in the country’s early nuclear development. Located in Gansu, the plant was crucial…
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WAY TO A CREDIBLE DETERRENT
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There is no real basis for distinguishing between tactical and strategic weapons. All nuclear weapons are strategic and the decision to use them is a political step on the escalation…
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PLA Army Amphibious Combined Arms Battalion Structure text draft
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Chinese PLA Army has 6 Amphibious Combined Arms Brigades as major part of invasion force of Taiwan. These are: They have equipment for beach landings, but lack the organic capability…
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Chinese Armed Forces ORBAT Part 11: Tibetan Border Villages
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Back in 2022, I made a partial list of villages which were being reconstructed and expanded by Chinese authorities. Chinese term for such villages was “Xiaokang (moderately prosperous) village”. In…
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Land ownership statistics of Pakistani armed forces are interesting.
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Defence forces owning huge tracts of lands in semi-rural and urban areas isn’t an uncommon thing. They need space for training, storage, residence, training among a hundred other things. So…
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PLA’s Xinjiang Military Region Army Divisions structure text draft
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This is a long story and I am being brief. Xinjiang Military Region (XMR) under Western Theatre Command (WTC) responsible for military operations in Xinjiang facing India, Pakistan and Central…
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PLA Army Combined Arms Battalion Structure text draft
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I am considering making detailed ORBAT graphics of various military units and trying to get the details right. The details I have shared in past need some updates too. Posting…