PLA armored company on routine training exercise ambushed by two 'enemy' attack helicopters, resulting in 80% losses



During a recent routine training exercise with the Nanjing military district armored brigades, a few commanders decided to sneak in a surprise element to the exercise: An ambush by two attack helicopters armed with 'anti-tank weapons' on an armored company.

The armored company was reported to have reacted poorly to the surprise helicopter attacks, with conflicting and confusing orders given resulting in reported 80% loss for the armored company. Out of a typical PLA armored company of 14 tanks, this would amount to about 11 or 12 tanks lost to the attack helicopters. The outcome of the botched exercise was claimed to have caused an 'uproar' at Brigade command.

The U.S. Army’s Foreign Military Studies Office took note of the exercise in its monthly journal OE Watch. “It was … apparent that commanders were not staying abreast of recent changes in warfare,” the journal stated.

According to the journal, the 'enemy' ambush was sprung after "When they exploited the victory and staged attacks on “remnant enemies,” two “enemy” helicopter gunships suddenly appeared and fired a number of anti-tank missiles. Facing the abrupt counter-attacks from the opponent, the Fourth Company was knocked off stride and forced into a messy condition. Multiple tanks were hit, releasing red smoke. The battle damage rate of the tanks reached 80 percent."

Hmm, they dun have situation awareness on the surrounding routes?

Probably assumed the day was just like any other monthly training exercise. Show up, shoot some stuff and go back to barracks. Shows the suspect quality of the training in the PLA actually.

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PLA armored company on routine training exercise ambushed by two 'enemy' attack helicopters, resulting in 80% losses



During a recent routine training exercise with the Nanjing military district armored brigades, a few commanders decided to sneak in a surprise element to the exercise: An ambush by two attack helicopters armed with 'anti-tank weapons' on an armored company.

The armored company was reported to have reacted poorly to the surprise helicopter attacks, with conflicting and confusing orders given resulting in reported 80% loss for the armored company. Out of a typical PLA armored company of 14 tanks, this would amount to about 11 or 12 tanks lost to the attack helicopters. The outcome of the botched exercise was claimed to have caused an 'uproar' at Brigade command.

The U.S. Army’s Foreign Military Studies Office took note of the exercise in its monthly journal OE Watch. “It was … apparent that commanders were not staying abreast of recent changes in warfare,” the journal stated.

According to the journal, the 'enemy' ambush was sprung after "When they exploited the victory and staged attacks on “remnant enemies,” two “enemy” helicopter gunships suddenly appeared and fired a number of anti-tank missiles. Facing the abrupt counter-attacks from the opponent, the Fourth Company was knocked off stride and forced into a messy condition. Multiple tanks were hit, releasing red smoke. The battle damage rate of the tanks reached 80 percent."

It's no secret actually. Many military "exercise" of many nations were scripted by the field commanders. It's more a theatrical performance rather than a training. This way they can write a favorable performance report to the HQ and avoid reprimand. It also serve as a kinda "show of force" for propaganda purpose. Most countries that aren't under threat of war usually tolerate this practice. The fact that China military done this is worrying though. It mean's they started to take the training seriously. The same thing happen in Egypt before their surprise attack on Israel during 1972 war.

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Hishammudin met with saudi defense minister... according to the news report, the meeting last for 2 hours ... i wonder the topic of their discussions... 2 hours of discussion definitely not a normal social visit