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It is the annual Army Day, so it is time to show off our strengths and let everyone feel what it means to be strong. This time, all the major theaters showed their most proud strengths. The Western Theater Command brought out the Type 99A and Type 04A of the heavy combined brigade, while the North Sea Fleet publicly added vertical launch test submarines for the first time. The Southern Theater Command even booked two aircraft carriers in advance. With 150,000 tons and two Type 075s, it can move sideways in the Western Pacific.

Let's first look at a few submarine pictures released by the "North Sea Fleet" official account. A closer look shows that the appearance is still rare. There are 4 vertical launch unit openings in front of the hull. So some friends may ask, what kind of submarine is this? This is the only conventional-powered ballistic missile test submarine in China, also known as the "Great Wall 201" test boat. It is even more mysterious than a nuclear submarine.

The 201 submarine was built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Corporation, developed in 2005, launched in September 2010, and commissioned in 2015. It is the largest conventional-powered submarine in China and even in the world. However, the submarine is mainly used for testing. There is a large through-type test compartment in its hull, which can be modified at any time to facilitate the testing of nuclear submarines equipped with strategic missiles.

The four vertical launch unit openings on the bridge are for vertical launch cruise missiles,Anti-ship missilesThe test cabin is for testing purposes, so four vertical launches are enough. The public appearance of this submarine also illustrates a problem, that is, the vertical launch technology of domestic submarines has made considerable progress.

Recently, foreign media reported that China's new generation of tactical missile nuclear submarines 093B and conventional submarines 039 follow-up models will be equipped with vertical launch units, and their technical tests may have been completed on this submarine. Then due to technological breakthroughs, this test boat is no longer advanced and can be displayed. We are fortunate to have seen this test boat for the first time, which has been unknown for the purpose of accumulating technology.

In addition to the North Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet of the Southern Theater Command also directly demonstrated its strength. On August 1, the South China Sea Fleet released a poster for the 97th anniversary of the founding of the army, which directly showedFujianandShandongTwo aircraft carriers. Does this count as a double aircraft carrier order? It seems that the Fujian ship will be included in the South China Sea Fleet.

In addition to the two aircraft carriers, the South China Sea Fleet also displayed a number of "flat-headed brothers", such as the Type 075 amphibious assault ship 31 Hainan, and the Type 071 integrated landing ship. Currently, the South China Sea Fleet already has 2 Type 075s and several Type 071s.

In terms of tonnage, the two aircraft carriers, the Fujian, weighs more than 80,000 tons, and the Shandong, 60,000 tons, which is close to 150,000 tons. Together with the two Type 075s, which weigh 80,000 tons, the total size is more than 200,000 tons.

I just don't know if the first 076 will be commissioned into the East China Sea Fleet or the South China Sea Fleet after it is built? After all, the East China Sea Fleet is responsible for cross-sea landings, and the East China Sea Fleet does not have an aircraft carrier or 055, so it is still hard to say who will get the 076.

As for the Western Theater Command, there is no way to display large ships, but others have heavy synthetic brigades. In the promotional video of the "Western Theater Command", a row of Type 99A main battle tanks and Type 04A infantry fighting vehicles/armored personnel carriers appeared in the desert, with a large number of auxiliary vehicles and trucks behind them. This should be the "heavy synthetic brigade", the strongest tactical unit in human ground warfare.

In terms of quantity, there are exactly 12 tanks on the left side of the row in the front of the screen, and 13 on the right side. There are hundreds of infantry fighting vehicles and tanks in the entire screen. According to a combined brigade with 4 heavy tank battalions, each battalion has 8 tank companies, and each company has 14 tanks, this screen is equivalent to more than half of a combined brigade.

No wonder they say that a man should be able to stand on his own feet at the age of 30. It turns out that this means that one must have 30 combined brigades to gain a foothold on the blue planet.

At present, various war zones in China have taken out their best equipment to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the founding of the army. Many of these equipment are no longer advanced enough to be displayed because of the maturity of technology.

The more equipment is unveiled, the more people are curious about the new equipment that is still under development. For example, is it possible that the H-20 fighter, nicknamed "water molecule", will reveal information at this year's air show? After all, there are so many treasures hidden that they have not been shown. It seems that new equipment is unveiled every few days. Good things can't be stopped.

After more than 10 years of equipment development, the PLA has made up for a period of lag in equipment development, and used new equipment to improve the route from Soviet military theory to one that is compatible with the advantages of Russia and the United States, forming the army's unique heavy, medium, and light combined brigades and building its own naval aircraft carrier formation system.

Some of the high-sounding names in the West, such as amphibious landing beyond the ground level and aircraft carrier strike group, are no longer out of reach for us. This is the most precious thing. Now it is only three years away from the 100th anniversary of the founding of the army. What will the domestic land, sea and air equipment look like in three years?

Looking forward to the H-20, Fujian,J-35, the domestically-produced next-generation heavy tank, and the 076 amphibious assault ship are all here for everyone to see.