LIGHT brigades are the PLAA’s basic unit of employment.
Its built around four light, high-mobility maneuver battalions, augmented by recon, artillery, air defense, and support battalions. It commonly uses the CSK-141 or 181 for transport.
The MEDIUM combined arms brigade has the firepower of mechanized infantry with light weight, mobile wheeled vehicles. It has a similar basic structure, but commonly has the ZBL-08 wheeled fighting vehicle and other high-mobility systems.
The heavy combined arms brigade is their most capable brigade-sized formation. It’s four heavy battalions commonly have the Type-99A heavy tanks and the ZBD-04A Infantry fighting vehicles.
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TRADOC G2 OEE Page: https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/
TRADOC G2 China Landing Zone: https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/how-china-fights/
Interactive “How They Fight – China” https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/resources/HTF/
ThreatMinutes China Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2Zn7hPXT7fylM2h6j42UROuwjls4Eow
TC 7-100.2 OPFOR Tactics: https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/TC/TC_7-100.2_Opposing_Force_Tactics
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