Thanks to inflation, smoked salmon is now going as high as $60 USD per lb at Amazon (link) Given how cheap the PLA is, naturally they preferred to smoke their own salmon rather paying retail pricing for those yummy yummy. Hey, they have a bunch of drones sitting around doing nothing, might just as well, to put them to work and make some smoke!
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Wednesday, October 09, 2024
PLA Equipment Of The Day: Type 134 Pit Blaster
The Type 134 is mainly used by the demolition company of the engineer battalion of the combined-arms brigade.
In PLA combat deployment, individual soldiers and fire teams are responsible for their own foxholes, whilst engineers are in charge of high-volume fortifications and trenches such as bunkers for huge command posts and anti-tank trenches. In the past. The shaped charge of this Pit Blaster provides the "Munroe effect," allowing troops to have foxhole protection quickly.
Video of the Type 134 at work
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zv411675H/
Tuesday, October 08, 2024
Snow bird to Hainan again!
The PLAN's winter "snowbird" to Hainan island, sometimes known as "Chinese Hawaii," continues with two of her aircraft carriers enjoying maitai with small umbrellas on top. It's definitely a wonderful time.
Hainan Jin Jiaomu Port is where CV16 and CV17 are currently vacationing.
Friday, January 01, 2021
"Snow bird" to Hainan island seems to be very popular for the folks up the cold-north.
DDG 105 "Dalian", second of the 055 Renhai class spotted at Hainan together with a host of entourage.
Military exercises conducted in waters around Hainan Island
Source
China Military Online
Editor
Wang Xinjuan
Time
2020-12-30 10:11:48
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2020-12/30/content_9960578.htm
BEIJING,
Dec. 30 -- According to the notice released by China's Sanya Maritime
Safety Administration on December 28, military exercises will be
conducted in waters around Hainan Island from December 29, 2020 to
January 7, 2021.
HN0129 SOUTH CHINA SEA MILITARY EXERCISES IN
AREA BOUNDED BY THE LINES JOINING 17-29.0N 110-02.0E, 17-43.5N
110-18.5E, 17-37.5N 110-24.5E AND 17-23.0N 110-08.0E FROM 290000UTC DEC
20 TO 070800UTC JAN 21. ENTERING PROHIBITED. HAINAN MSA CHINA.
HN0128
SOUTH CHINA SEA MILITARY EXERCISES IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE LINES JOINING
17-33.0N 109-30.0E, 17-33.0N 109-51.0E, 17-58.0N 109-51.0E AND 17-58.0N
109-30.0E FROM 290000UTC DEC 20 TO 070800UTC JAN 21. ENTERING
PROHIBITED. HAINAN MSA CHINA.
HN0127 SOUTH CHINA SEA MILITARY
EXERCISES IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE LINES JOINING 17-54.0N 108-59.0E,
17-54.0N 109-09.0E, 18-04.0N 109-09.0E AND 18-04.0N 108-59.0E FROM
290000UTC DEC 20 TO 070800UTC JAN 21. ENTERING PROHIBITED. HAINAN MSA
CHINA.
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
In the meanwhile, the 1st Type075 LPD is enjoying her "snowbird" vacation in the southern tropic of Hainan island
Friday, November 29, 2013
Question of the day: where is Liaoning? It is at Hainan.
China's aircraft carrier docks in Sanya
ABOARD LIAONING AIRCRAFT CARRIER, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, carried out its first docking manoeuver at Sanya City's a naval harbor in south China's Hainan Province on Friday morning.
The aircraft carrier will carry out relevant experiments and trainings here.
On Tuesday, the Liaoning left its home port of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province for the South China Sea, passing through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday.
This is the first time the Liaoning has conducted a cross-sea training voyage since it was commissioned into the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy last year.
It was escorted by two missile destroyers, the Shenyang and Shijiazhuang, and two missile frigates, the Yantai and Weifang.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Vacation in Sanya
Simultaneously, Sanya is developing into one of the nicest vacation spots in the world. Why swim with dolphins when you can swim with Han class nuclear submarines?
The decommissioned LSM 978 (here)
Hi Res Photo Of The Day: H/PJ-38 130mm main gun
Note the muzzle velocity radar installed on the H/PJ-38 130mm main gun found on Type 052D Type DDG 165 Zhanjiang of the Southern Theater Command Navy
Tuesday, June 07, 2016
Type 052D destroyer, DDG 174 Hefei, a look inside.
Monday, October 07, 2024
Sunday, October 06, 2024
Cope Cages / Slat Armor Of The Day: ZTQ-15 Light Tank
ZTQ-15 Light Tank sporting Cage Armor for the 1st time at a combat exercise at 5300 meters above sea level. Yes, the PLA has finally waking up to the new realities of contemporary drone warfare.
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Non-news of the day: The first PLA operator of Norinco's ZTQ-15 105mm light tank is
The 123rd is one of PLA's elite units guarding China's southern flank and considered to be one of Army's major amphibious units. With that in mind, it is not unreasonable to assume that the 123rd is part of an contingency plan for an island 110 miles east of Fujian province. Having this new light tank could come in handy, not just for amphibious landing east Fujian but several other scenarios around Southern China as well.
123rd Combined Arms Brigade was expended from the 369th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, 123rd Heavy Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division, 41st Group Army, Guangzhou Military Region during the last round of PLA or-org an year and half ago.
Saturday, October 07, 2017
Photo of the day: ZTQ-15 light tank unmasked.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
LN36 - 123rd Heavy Armor Combined Arms Brigade, Southern Theater Command
Showing off its ZTQ15 105mm Light Tank in a drill.
Source (here)