kchiu%carina.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu (08/13/90)
From: kchiu%carina.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu () Hello, I am interested in the strength and power of the Chinese Armed Forces at the present time (People's Repulic of China). I am interested in air, ground and naval forces. Please post informations on here or leave Mail to me. Thanks. kchiu@carina.unm.edu
zarda@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Dr. Strangelove) (08/17/90)
From: zarda@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Dr. Strangelove) In article <1990Aug12.214400.2380@cbnews.att.com> kchiu%carina.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu writes: >From: kchiu%carina.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu () > Hello, I am interested in the strength and power of the Chinese Armed >Forces at the present time (People's Repulic of China). I am interested in >air, ground and naval forces. Please post informations on here or leave >Mail to me. > Thanks. Well I spent some time looking for it and here's what I found. Airforce Total Manpower: 490,000 Strategic Rocket Forces Manpower: 220,000 Total Aircraft: 5,300 120 H-6/TU-16 (Badger) 500 H-5/Il-28 (Beagle) 3,000 J-6/Mig-19 (Farmer) 400 J-5/Mig-17 (Fresco) 200 J-7/Mig-21 (Fishbed) 30? J-8/updated Mig-21 500 Q-5/A-5 Fantan 200 reconnaissance 500 fixed wing transport 400 Helicopters Navy Total Manpower:360,000 Total vessles: 750 11 Luda DD (Kotlin) 31 Jianghu FF 4 Jiangan FF (Riga) 10 Dajiang Sub Support Ship 20 Gulf SSBN 90 Romeo SS 120 Huangfen PC (Osa) 60 P6 PT ?? Xia SSBN Naval Aviation Total Manpower: 34,000 130 H-5/Il-28 (Beagle) 600 Fighters Army Total Manpower:3.5 million 35 armies 13 armoured 17 artillery ?? airbourne Total By District Shenyang (North-East) 5 armoured 23 infantry divisions 13 regional forces 2 missiles Beijing (North) 4 armoured 25 infantry 1 airbourne 13 regional 1 missiles Lanzhou (West) 1 armoured 13 infantry 9 regional 2 missiles Chengdu (South-West) 15 infantry 6 regional 1 missile Guangzhou (South) 16 infantry 12 regional Jinan (Center) 2 armoured 10 infantry 3 airbourne 6 regional Nanjing (East) 1 armoured 16 infantry 14 regional The proceeding information has been taken from the Following books: The Dragon's Teeth- Inside China's Armed Forces Orion Books C.1987 John Robert Young >Great Book On China's Military. I recomend it to anyone who's interested >in the Chinese Armed Forces. The Chinese War Machine Salamander Books C.1979 Dr. James E. Dorman, Nigel de Lee Pocket Guide to Military Aircraft, and the Worlds Airforces. Gallery Books C.1989 David Donald Dr. Strangelove -- Dr. Strangelove "Berlin is the testicles of the West. U.Wisconsin Milwaukee Each time I give them a yank, they Major: Political Science holler." -Khruschev Why that Alias? From the Movie Dr. Strangelove.