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Joint Exercise Demonstrates PLA’s Amphibious Assault Capabilities

September 10 2019

China

A recent exercise off the coast of the southern Guangdong province demonstrated the ability of China’s military branches to work together in an amphibious assault, reports the Global Times (China).

A combined arms brigade of the 74th Group Army launched a simulated assault on a coastal area from navy amphibious assault ships with air support.

People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) minesweepers and small obstacle-breaching ships cleared the way for the brigade to land.  People’s...

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