Recon elements of the 5th Marine Brigade just received its
Lynx 8x8 All-Terrain
Vehicle (ATV) . The fact that they are issued ATV instead of dedicated amphibious IFV is a telling story of what their intended role will be.
Photo credit goes to Andrew KC
Note some of the smurfs are still sporting 1970's old "steel helm"
The 5th PLAN Marine Briagde is here
It just completed its first field deployment drill in minus ten degrees near its home port of Qingdao (
here).
The 1st and 2nd PLAN Marine Brigades are home-ported in Zhanjiang,
South Sea Fleet. Since the 5th Marine Briagde is in Qingdao, it is
likely under the North Sea Fleet.
PLAN Marine Orbat Update, Dec 23rd 2017
If the great "Chinese Internet" is to be believed, a total of 5 new PLAN
Marine combat brigades will be commissioned to support PLA's “New
Historic Missions”. They are to supplement the existing 1st and 2nd
Marine Brigades. The new outfits are: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and Marine
SpOps Brigade.
The Fourth PLAN Marine Brigade
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