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195th Combined Arms Brigade (People's Republic of China)

195th Combined Arms Brigade (People's Republic of China)

Brigade of the People's Liberation Army


The 195th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade (Chinese: 重型合成第195旅) is a maneuver formation of People's Liberation Army Ground Force which serves as an opposing force unit in exercises.

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History

Originally designated the 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Chinese: 机械化步兵第195旅), it was formed on November 26, 2011 from the 1st Armored Division being split.[2] The brigade was then a part of the 65th Army. Since its inception, the brigade was converted to a dedicated opposing force unit.[3][4][5]

In late 2013, the brigade was transferred to the control of the Beijing Military Region. From May 2014 to September 2015, the brigade fought 33 simulated battles with other brigades and divisions of the PLA ground force at Zhurihe Combined Arms Tactics Training Center, with 32 wins and 1 loss. In April 2017 the brigade was redesignated as the 195th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade.

List of maneuvers

In exercises, various units represent the friendly "red army" (红军), while the 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade serves as the opposing "blue army" (蓝军). [6] The 195th has participated in two groups of exercises. "Beijian" (Chinese: 北剑; lit. 'Northern Sword') was a series of maneuvers held by the Beijing Military Region, and its May 2014 iteration was the only simulation lost by the opposing force (the 195th) as of 2016. The other exercises are named "Kuayue" (Chinese: 跨越), which means "to stride over". These first began in 2009.[7]

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References

  1. Gary Li (February 20, 2015). "The Wolves of Zhurihe: China's OPFOR Comes of Age". Jamestown Foundation.
  2. Tse, Don (December 13, 2017). "China's Americanized Military". The Diplomat. So the 195th mechanized infantry brigade under commander Xia Minglong underwent reorganization between 2013 and April 2014 to serve as a dedicated Blue team. State media hinted that the "foreign combat doctrine" embraced by the Blue team was similar to that of the U.S. military, and its organization should more closely resemble a U.S. combat brigade.
  3. Hsiao, Russell (15 May 2009). "Kuayue-2009: Shifts in PLA Military Planning?". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  4. ""跨越2015-朱日和C"演习落幕". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on December 15, 2017.

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