Saturday, May 14, 2016

Rare historical photos of the day: Republic of China's T-26 Tank in 1949

82 T-26Mod were imported from the Soviet Union in 1933 to form the famed KMT 200th Mechanized Division.  They saw action throughout the "War of China's Resistance Against Japan" as well as the "Chinese Civil War" shortly afterward.

Surviving T-26s were shipped to Taiwan in 1949 from Shanghai to support the KMT garrison there, see photos below.












Friday, May 13, 2016

Photos of the day: Anti-blue smurf --Marine Recon of the ROC (Republic of China)

The ROC Marine Corps Command was reorganized on April 1, 2006. After successful reorganization, the Command included 12 units: the 66th Marine Brigade, the 77th Marine Brigade, the 99th Marine Brigade, Tri-Service Joint Combat Training Base, Wuchiu Garrison Command, Amphibious Armor Group, Amphibious Reconnaissance Group, Communications, Information, and Electronic Warfare Group, Beach Service Group, Beach Logistics Group and Corps HQ Battalion (source)









UAV Supply Drop

China's first intermediate and long-range unmanned aerial vehicle for emergency supply delivery finished its maiden flight on Tuesday.

The craft can deliver 15 kilograms of materials up to 80 kilometers, and drop the supplies within 15 meters of the target.






Thursday, May 12, 2016

PLA Marine to carry out a three-month long exercise near South China Sea.


Amphibious armored vehicles carrying marines drive out of the stern gate of an amphibious transport dock ship in a float-crossing training on May 10, 2016. A brigade with the Marine Corps of the PLA Navy started its three-month realistic maritime training exercise in an undisclosed sea area off the western coast of South China's Guangdong Province in early May. (81.cn/Mu Keshuang)








Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Photos of the day: Artillery Regiment, 139th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, 47th Group Army, Western Theater Command

Nothing specially really, just your everyday PLA Arty Regt organic to a Bdg HQ.



 1st Battalion (1xx) PLZ83 152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer





2nd Battalion (2xx)


 

3rd  Battalion (3xx)  PLZ83 152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (background)




5th and 6th Battalion (5xx and 6xx)  PLZ89 122mm Self-Propelled Howitzer