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FORBIN

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. Google says the last J-8 was delivered in 2012, the last two seater JJ-7 was delivered this March. Other than recently, there is no clear date for H-5's retirement.
Thank you i have a good OB of 2006 with again H-5 Rgts in AF and Navy.

And yes i have some little wonders that I keep jealously :)

No J-31, C-919, Y-20 or the AG600 on the chart?o_O
Hehe but also many types ! still for J-31 remains enormous :rolleyes:
 

Equation

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That's a good dog, a well deserved retiring for your services.:)

Bomb-sniffing dog retires after 7 years' service



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A police bomb-sniffing dog, Dahuang, sits for a photo with policemen from Baishan public security frontier detachment, Northeast China's Jilin province. [Photo by Zhang Lei/chinadaily.com.cn]

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Sounds as if the PLAAF's 33rd Division - or better its Regiments - has been converted to Brigades:

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Can anyone confirm?

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what does EXACTLY mean for a former regiment to be converted to a brigade? What changes?


Need to look for details, but so far each Division had 3 subordinated Regiments. During 2012 the PLAAF issues a reform, that converted a few Divisions to Bases (not entirely sure, but it's an organisational promotion), which have now up to 5 subordinated Brigades instead of Regiments.

This resulted also in a renumbering from the so far common "xx minus 11" system to a new one:

So far - on example of the 33rd Division. their serial is 4xx4x = 44 - 11 = 33rd Div.
The Brigades follow a different pattern and if correct no longer the Regiments will command the number but the former Regiment:, aka here the 98th Regiment will become the 98th Brigade and so the number "should" be 70x9x ... 709 - 611 = 98 !

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