Marines 10,000
personnel.
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
MARINES AVIATION & AIR DEFENCE UNITS
Army Air Defence Systems
AD • SAM •
MANPAD HN-5 Hong
Nu/Red Cherry
Organisations by Service Notes:
Marines 10,000
Forces by Role (Current order of battle):
Marine inf 2 bde (each: 1 inf bn, 1
msl (AT/AD) bn, 3 mech inf bn, 1 amph recce coy, 1
arty bn, 2 tk bn; 1 comms bn, 1 eng bn); 1
spec ops unit
Inventory Equipment by Type Notes:
LT TK 100+ Type-63/63A; '60 Type-05 AAAV
ZTD-05
APC (T) 180+ Type-63C/Type-77 II/Type-86;
'200 Type-05 AAAV ZBD-05
ARTY • TOWED 122mm Type-83
MRL 107mm Type-63
AT • MSL • MANPATS HJ-73;
HJ-8; Type-98 Queen Bee
AD • SAM • MANPAD HN-5
Hong Nu/Red Cherry
North Sea Fleet
Coastal defence from DPRK border
(Yalu River) to south of Lianyungang (approx 35°10´N);
equates to Shenyang, Beijing and Jinan MR, and to
seaward; 9 coastal defence districts
FORCES BY ROLE Navy 1 HQ located at Qingdao
FACILITIES Support bases Located at Lushun
East Sea Fleet
Coastal defence from south of
Lianyungang to Dongshan(approx 35°10´N to 23°30´N); equates to Nanjing Military Region, and to seaward; 7 coastal defence districts
FORCES BY ROLE Navy 1 HQ located at Dongqian Lake (Ninsbo)
FACILITIES Bases Located at Fujian, Zhousnan, Dongqian Lake (Ninsbo)
South Sea Fleet
Coastal defence from Dongshan
(approx 23°30´N) to VNM border; equates to Guangzhou
MR, and to seaward (including Paracel and Spratly
Islands)
FORCES BY ROLE Navy 1 comd HQ located at Guangzhou
FACILITIES Bases Located at Yulin, Guangzhou, Zuanjiang
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