Air Division, Regiments, ... Bases, Brigades, etc

Deino

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You all know my lack of Chinese language skills but with the help of translators and my gut-feeing I often still get a few hints, here however I‘m not sure … based on what I understand it sounds a bit of a certain unit gaining a new type, initial issues in transitions, took time but now all is fine … the J-10C is likely just an irrelevant placeholder!

But as I noted, my gut-feeling hints toward a first operational J-20A unit and as such the Wang Hai brigade? Or am I totally wrong?

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Deino said:
You all know my lack of Chinese language skills but with the help of translators and my gut-feeing I often still get a few hints, here however I‘m not sure … based on what I understand it sounds a bit of a certain unit gaining a new type, initial issues in transitions, took time but now all is fine … the J-10C is likely just an irrelevant placeholder!

But as I noted, my gut-feeling hints toward a first operational J-20A unit and as such the Wang Hai brigade? Or am I totally wrong?

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They were the first to operate J-10 too.
 
Deino

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Crosspost from the Flanker thread since it drives be crazy!

I need some help ... at first sight just some regular PLAAF Su-30MKK images from the 85th Air Brigade - no. 69660 & 69566 (?) - including one former naval Su-30MK2 from the former 4th Naval Air Brigade (light grey) but there is one additional Su-30MKK with another serial number! I'm not entirely sure since the quality is not that good, but the number looks like number 620x1, which would correspond to a strange 1xth Air Brigade. (via @中国军号)

But regardless if "x" is a 5, 6, 8 or 9 it makes no sense!

62x5x = 14th AB - unknown
62x6x = 15th AB - currently a J-16 unit
62x8x = 17th AB - unknown
62x9x = 18th AB - currently a J-10C unit

So what do I miss?

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Deino said:
Crosspost from the Flanker thread since it drives be crazy!

I need some help ... at first sight just some regular PLAAF Su-30MKK images from the 85th Air Brigade - no. 69660 & 69566 (?) - including one former naval Su-30MK2 from the former 4th Naval Air Brigade (light grey) but there is one additional Su-30MKK with another serial number! I'm not entirely sure since the quality is not that good, but the number looks like number 620x1, which would correspond to a strange 1xth Air Brigade. (via @中国军号)

But regardless if "x" is a 5, 6, 8 or 9 it makes no sense!

62x5x = 14th AB - unknown
62x6x = 15th AB - currently a J-16 unit
62x8x = 17th AB - unknown
62x9x = 18th AB - currently a J-10C unit

So what do I miss?

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PLAAF 49Reg 17Div became PLANAF 10R 4D in 1950s then became 10(? ) th Brigade when 10R absorbed 12R when the reform started a few years ago, then transferred back to PLAAF recently, inherited old AF division number, became 17th Brigade under PLAAF.

It looks like it will become a all Su30mkk/mkk2 brigade with 40 to 50 aircrafts for the foreseeable future.
 
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