PLA News, Pics, and Discussion

Hadoren said:

Xinhua reporter Zichen Wang writes that mechanization is basically accomplished and that the next step is intelligentization (智能化).

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declared that the PLA has basically accomplished mechanization (通过长期努力，我军已经基本实现机械化).

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states that the PLA should accelerate the integrated development of mechanization, informatization, and intelligentization (加快机械化信息化智能化融合发展).

Zichen speculates that intelligentization involves UAV's, UGV's, and UUV's - with particular emphasis paid to the Armenia-Azerbaijan war.

Based on these top-level documents, intelligentization is going to be important. What are the thoughts of people here on what "intelligentization" specifically involves?

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Roughly, mechanization, informatization, and intelligentization are the 3 levels of a pyramid to build towards a modern(future?) army.

Mechanization refers to the transformation of a people's army of low skill foot soldiers into one based around vehicles and aircraft with speed and firepower.

Informatization is the next stage of converting a large force of vehicles and aircraft into a networked system, which can share data within the network to plan precision strikes and coordinated offensives.

Intelligentization is the topmost stage, which involves using AI and other computational technologies to take the vast amount of data generated by a informationalized force and use it to more quickly generate relevant data to allow generals to make decisions (or maybe even AI direct decisions in the future?).

Depending on who you ask, intelligentization also includes a whole bunch of related topics such as unmanned systems, cyberwarfare and human augmentation.

152mm gun firing training

The new medium off-road trucks off-loading cargo modules.

There are interior shots of the ZBL-08 APC version and I think Dongfeng Mengshi CSK181. Also plenty of close up for PLA small arms and AT rocket used by PLA High mobility brigade.

125mm, 120mm, and 105mm APFSDS ammunitions. Is there any weapon system with 120mm gun still operational in PLA? or this is just for export

Kejora said:

Is there any weapon system with 120mm gun still operational in PLA?

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The PLL-05 mortar, with a 120mm smooth-bore gun... not sure about any others or exports tho... maybe some other legacy systems that has yet to be replaced or phased out...

Mt1701d said:

The PLL-05 mortar, with a 120mm smooth-bore gun... not sure about any others or exports tho... maybe some other legacy systems that has yet to be replaced or phased out...

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Last I checked no one fires APFSDS out of a mortar...

silentlurker said:

Last I checked no one fires APFSDS out of a mortar...

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I realise that... but the PLL-05 tho called a mortar is basically a self-propelled gun capable of a very high angle of fire... plus the question was about any weapon system with a 120mm gun which PLL-05 qualifies... I think it should be able to handle APFSDS rounds, if needed...

Mt1701d said:

I realise that... but the PLL-05 tho called a mortar is basically a self-propelled gun capable of a very high angle of fire... plus the question was about any weapon system with a 120mm gun which PLL-05 qualifies... I think it should be able to handle APFSDS rounds, if needed...

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Oh ok, when you said mortar I was thinking something more like a towed piece. Definitely can see the utility of packing a few rounds of AP for emergency anti-tank duties.

“I am so happy as I am going to receive an additional income of up to 7,000 yuan (US$1,000) after the pay rise, or a 40 per cent increase, taking my monthly income to more than 20,000 yuan (US$3,125),” said a Beijing-based colonel, who requested anonymity.

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