PLA cutting forces by 300,000
Quite interesting that Xi would choose to announce this on the same day the PLA is conducting a massive parade in Beijing for the World War II victory 70th anniversary. Now, the PLA is getting even...
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Is this more of the general Chinese military trend since the mid 1990s? Cutting troops, or redistributing funding to make the Chinese war machine more powerful? More missiles and modern weapons, less...
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The PLA used to be mass formations of minimally trained and basically armed troops, intended to overwhelm any enemy in "human waves" without regard to losses. It is becoming a smaller force of much...
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Human wave assaults may be a consequence of tactical ineptitude, not a strategy. A people's army is intended to exert direct control over civilian life, while also providing cheap labor force, reduce...
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I think it's circumstantial. If you find a formula where you can sustain larger casualties and overwhelm the enemy forces, combined with high morale.
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One thing is demographics, the number of 20 year old Chinese is starting to drop quickly due to the one child policy. In 2010 there was 14 million 20 year old males. But there is only around 7 million...
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wonder what post military life is like in China compared to veterans in Western countries.
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Sam wrote:Human wave assaults may be a consequence of tactical ineptitude, not a strategy. A people's army is intended to exert direct control over civilian life, while also providing cheap labor...
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Larrikin, Would "human wave" attacks be the only way to win for light infantry? There seems to be an alternative that suggest that high levels of training with a fire and movement tactics would be the...
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Going back to the start of the thread and the PLA cutting forces by 300,000. It is possible that some of the reduction could be by transfer to what is officially the Chinese People's Armed Police...
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Time could play an important factor, as could geography. You can't outflank the defenders, they're expecting reinforcements of any variety, or force multipliers, and you need to take their positions...
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Larrikin22 wrote:The Chinese "human wave" assaults were a direct result of their lack of transport and supporting arms, such as artillery [...] I was not referring only to the Chinese, especially not...
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Cody2 wrote:Larrikin, Would "human wave" attacks be the only way to win for light infantry? There seems to be an alternative that suggest that high levels of training with a fire and movement tactics...
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Larrikin, I was under the impression that the NVA's tactics worked well enough against the French before the Americans. It also worked well enough against the South Vietnamese, without American...
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Another article explores the reasons behind the cuts:DiplomatThe Real Reason China Is Cutting 300,000 TroopsThe troop reduction announced by Xi Jinping heralds a new round of PLA...
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Cody2 wrote:Larrikin, I was under the impression that the NVA's tactics worked well enough against the French before the Americans. It also worked well enough against the South Vietnamese, without...
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The military isn't an attractive option, where a family has only one son, and would prefer him to make lots of money, or take a safer though professional route.
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And a number of generals seem opposed to the cuts:ReutersChina military hints at strong opposition to large-scale troop cuts Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:03pm EDT By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Bitterness...
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The generals are pissed off that they are loosing their peons? Borys
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Losing 300,000 troops means a number of generals no longer have units to command - meaning they get retired without replacement. And none of them want to be the ones retired.
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