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The PLAN marines are equipped with amphibious light tanks and armored personnel carriers. The Type 63A is the newest light tank in Chinese service. It is based on the hull of the older Type 63 (which in turn is based on the Soviet PT76 amphibious light tank).
Type 001 aircraft carrier Liaoning Type 071 amphibious transport dock (Yuzhao class) Type 905 replenishment ship (Fuqing class). The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious transport docks, landing ships, tank, landing ships, medium, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, missile boats ...
Type 646 water tanker (AWT) is a type of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). [1] Type 646 series ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number.
Naval vessels of PLAN are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (中国海军舰艇命名条例) [2] that was first issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) on November 3, 1978, and subsequently revised July 7, 1986. [2]
The LCAC are launched by flooding of the docking area. The vessel can also carry landing craft on port / starboard davits. The vehicle deck can house amphibious assault vehicles including the ZBD05 amphibious IFV and the ZTD-05 amphibious light tank. [5] The stern ramp, two side doors and ramps allow rapid loading of the vehicles and equipment.
The Type 052Ds are fitted with the four-panel Type 346A (NATO reporting name: Dragon Eye) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system. [7] Chinese media informally calls the Type 052D the Chinese Aegis (Chinese: 中华神盾; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Shéndùn), portraying it as a peer of contemporary United States Navy ships equipped with the Aegis Combat System. [15]
A report from the Washington-based Information Technology and Innovation Foundation argues China is already ahead of the U.S. in some industries.
The Type 072A landing ship (NATO/OSD Yuting II-class landing ship tank) is a class of amphibious warfare ship in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. [4] The Type 072A is a development of the Type 072II or Type 072III landing ships. A tunnel through the superstructure connects the forward and rear decks. [3]