PLA Formation - list of equips of PLA motorized division

[South]

Motorized Division
-2 Motorized regiment
　-3 Motorized battalion
　　-3 Modorized company
　　　-3 Infantry platoon
　　　　-3 Infantry squad
　　　　　-1 PF-98 rocket launcher
　　　　　-1 QBB-95 machine gun
　　　　　-7 QBZ-95 rifle
　　　-1 Fire supoort platoon
　　　　-2 MG squad
　　　　　-3 Type 63-2 MG
　　　　-2 Mortar squad
　　　　　-3 PP-93 60mm mortar
　　-1 HMG company
　　　-3 HMG platoon
　　　　-6 Type 85 HMG
　　-1 Artillery company
　　　-1 Mortar platoon
　　　　-6 PP-87 82mm mortar
　　　-2 AT platoon
　　　　-6 PF-98 rocket launcher(with tripod and fire control system)
-1 Armored regiment
　-3 Tank battalion
　　-3 Tank company
　　　-10 ZTZ-59D MBT
　-1 Armored Infantry battalion
　　-3 Armored Infantry company
　　　-3 Armored Infantry platoon
　　　　-3 Armored Infantry squad
　　　　　-1 ZSD-89 APC (2 crew)
　　　　　-1 PF-98 rocket launcher
　　　　　-1 QBB-95 machine gun
　　　　　-6 QBZ-95 rifle
　　-1 Artillery company
　　　-3 Mortar platoon
　　　　-3 PP-89 100mm mortar
-1 Artillery regiment
　-1 Howitzer battalion
　　-3 Howitzer company
　　　-6 PL-66 152mm towed howitzer
　-1 MLRS battalion
　　-3 MLRS company
　　　-6 PHL-81 122mm MLRS
　-1 AA battalion
　　-3 AA company
　　　-6 PG-59 57mm towed AA Gun
　　-1 MANPADS company
　-1 AT battalion
　　-1 AT company
　　　-9 PTL-02 100mm Assault Gun
　　-2 AT Missile platoon
　　　-12 HJ-8E Missile Launcher (Beijing 212 jeep)
　-1 Engineer battalion





ZTZ-59D of Tank Battalion Armor Regiment


ZSD-89 of Armored Infantry Battalion Armor Regiment


PL-66 of Howitzer Battalion Artilery Regiment


PHL-81 of MLRS Battalion Artillery Regiment


PTL-02 of AT Battalion Artillery Regiment


HJ-8E Launcher of AT Battalion Artillery Regiment


PG-59 AA Gun of AA Battalion Artillery Regiment

[South]

For other weapons in the game:
Type 81 rifle: used by infantry units, but almost retired.
Type 99 MBT: used by small number of elite armored regiment.
Type 89 Tank Destroyer: used by AT battalion of artillery brigade of Army.
Type 96A MBT: used by armored regiment and tank battalion of heavy mechanized brigade.
Type 02 ARV: used by recon platoon of armored regiment.
ZBD05 IFV: used by heavy mechanized battalion of armored regiment of amphibious assault division.
ZTD05 Amphibious Light Tank: used by tank battalion of armored regiment of amphibious assault division.
PHL03 MLRS: used by long-distant MLRS regiment of artillery brigade

In fact, the most powerful amphibious assault troops of PLA is amphibious assault divisions of PLAGF, not marines.

[I_am_a_Spoon]

Why do the Marines exist then?

[South]

Why do the Marines exist then?

PLAGF Amphibious Assault troops are to take Taiwan back, and PLA Marine are to take islands back which are captured by Vietnam and Phillipines on the southern China sea.

[South]

Hope DB would read this post. If any further information about PLAGF are needed, I' would like to help

[AAMC4]

Hope DB would read this post. If any further information about PLAGF are needed, I' would like to help

It is curious that around 90 % of PLA vehicles are Amphibious...Only tanks are not Amphibious....LOL XD
Do you have a lot of rivers on china?

It is kind of weird because china is on mainland (china is not a island like Japan) usually all countries agroup their forces around the frontier with other countries.... but if you look the PLA forces is more destined to make and Amphibious attack.

[chainsaw]

Hope DB would read this post. If any further information about PLAGF are needed, I' would like to help

It is curious that around 90 % of PLA vehicles are Amphibious...Only tanks are not Amphibious....LOL XD
Do you have a lot of rivers on china?

It is kind of weird because china is on mainland (china is not a island like Japan) usually all countries agroup their forces around the frontier with other countries.... but if you look the PLA forces is more destined to make and Amphibious attack.

I think it is just because PLA wants to add more tactical flexibility depending on the combat vehicle itself, instead of relying on the engineer unit.

[South]

Hope DB would read this post. If any further information about PLAGF are needed, I' would like to help

It is curious that around 90 % of PLA vehicles are Amphibious...Only tanks are not Amphibious....LOL XD
Do you have a lot of rivers on china?

It is kind of weird because china is on mainland (china is not a island like Japan) usually all countries agroup their forces around the frontier with other countries.... but if you look the PLA forces is more destined to make and Amphibious attack.

At eastern and southern part of China, yes. There're many rivers, lakes, paddy fields and wetlands all over eastern part and southern part of China, which is difficult for heavy vehicle to go through.
In fact, vehicle like ZSD-89 are not designated amphibious vehicle, only have the capacity of "float" on the water surface, and advancing at a very low speed (5kph). For northern groups, such capacity is not a necessity.
There are only several divisions of PLAGF and several brigades of PLAN are real "amphibious" troops, equipped with designated amphibious vehicle which have a over 40kph speed on water surface, and able to make a OTH amphibous assault.

[South]

There's one thing needs to be corrected, is that all of towed Type 86 are replaced by mechanized PLL-02 (with the same Type 86 Gun).No more towed AT gun are used by PLA.

[I_am_a_Spoon]

Wait, the T86 has been completely retired from service?