PRC/PLA 2015 Victory Parade Thread

shen

Senior Member
I forgot who in the forum said they should set up a giant flat screen TV in Tiananmen square for the navy to show some of the newest ships. I thought that was a very good idea.:cool:

In retrospect, it seems PLAN did get the chance to put up a show at the same time as the parade. Off the coast of Alaska :) expect photos to come in the next few days.
 
A few more other land systems:

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Thanks for posting all the pictures by78! Do you have any more photos specifically of the new (new to me at least) tracked APC above that you can share?

Side note, very thin hatch cover there.
 

JayBird

Junior Member
Thanks for posting all the pictures by78! Do you have any more photos specifically of the new (new to me at least) tracked APC above that you can share?

Side note, very thin hatch cover there.

It's kind of thin, but you don't need that much top protection anyway. You get hit mainly from the front and side. If you get hit by the modern top attack atgm, even modern tank protection won't be able to save you. :(
 

JayBird

Junior Member
PLA produced? Released before the parade and showcases much of what was displayed at the parade. Also a little J-20 action.


Probably too provocative for the PLA. I'm pretty sure that is created by one of the military Enthusiast fan boys. That's pretty skillful of the guy though.
 

suby68

New Member
Registered Member
The PLA tends to let "private" persons or companies promote a more aggressive policy first. At certain times of tension books describing the invasion of Taiwan in detail were available in many bookstores, airports and from street corner dealers. Once politicians in Taiwan changed and were replaced by the present administration all such books vanished :)

It shows how the PLA and related agencies can control one way or another if such books or videos are appearing or not. Funny also how it appears on Youtube which is banned in China. Obviously the video should "send a message".

To me the above 3D Island somehow looks like Okinawa.
 

solarz

Brigadier
The PLA tends to let "private" persons or companies promote a more aggressive policy first. At certain times of tension books describing the invasion of Taiwan in detail were available in many bookstores, airports and from street corner dealers. Once politicians in Taiwan changed and were replaced by the present administration all such books vanished :)

It shows how the PLA and related agencies can control one way or another if such books or videos are appearing or not. Funny also how it appears on Youtube which is banned in China. Obviously the video should "send a message".

To me the above 3D Island somehow looks like Okinawa.

Yeah, sure, you can believe it's all a conspiracy controlled by the PLA.

Personally, I think the more likely explanation is that during times of tension, people are more interested in those subjects, and thus publishers and the media try to capitalize on that interest. Once the tension is gone, people move on to other issues, and stores stop carrying those books because they no longer sell.

But, you know, that's just me.
 

TerraN_EmpirE

Tyrant King
To me the above 3D Island somehow looks like Okinawa.

I believe this video actually is set at both Hainan and Okinawa.
yes the Title is "3D simulation wins Battle Island: Chinese military panoramic display 3D CG PLA Island Retaking Battle" and there is that opening Air raid sequence where we see the night vision and campy running explosions alla Transformers followed by the Crashing Y20 Transport however that facility is not the same one attacked by the DF15B at 1:50 nor is it the facility assaulted in the video. why? because there is no battle damage.

If we track back to the sequence before the fist slam, We see what is supposedly a the Island meant to be "Retaken" this is a PLA base presumably Hainan as why else would a Y20 be landing there? and how else could it be attacked with out spurning a instant reaction form the main forces. the Airbase is I believe meant to be the Lingshui Airbase.

then we have the retaliation The Resolute fist slam, changes out settings to Kadena and Okinawa. why? because if such an attack took place on Lingshui and it was "Taken" it would take weeks to repair and get a operational runway yet at 2:00 we see a operational base in pristine conditions. at 1:50 we see a enact fuel depot before it is blown to bits.

Also the survivor, who's eyes we are seeing through sees a Z8 helicopter fly over head in day light. This indicates that the Chinese still had control of the facility.

yet the Runway and air base at 2:00 is operational and critically is base to F22 Raptors. If their are Raptors then that base is under American control not Chinese. As we all should know the F22 has been rotated into Kadena as part of the 18th composit wing.

Then there is the island at 2:15 seconds off of which the US carrier group is destroyed. It is shaped like Aguni island which is part of Okinawa Prefecture and the Okinawa islands group in the Ryukyu Arc.
Then we see the landing operations and final assault at 3:00 which again cannot be the same facility as seen in the opening of the video as we know that it remains in the hands of the PLA because of the SAR chopper and because we don't have our POV ended at the blunt end of a invading rifle butt or the sharp point of a bayonet.
note that although damaged the facility being taken at 5:00 seen in the flyover shot leading to the Mt. Suribachi flag rasing homage is almost identical to that seen at 2:00. this seems to indicate that is the same facility having been softened up by the DF15B strike. and if the DF15B strike nailed a Raptor taking off and it's the same facility being taken at the end of the video then its the taking of Kaneda.

that's my opinion any way. The CG was well done but like the Russian Video's with the super UGVs and the Trailer Drones it's high on nationalism and chest thumping low on gritty reality. the video has a very one sided take. other then the opening act every thing goes the PLA's way and they hardly break a nail.
 
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