-2 Defender made the latest long-range rocket-made range of up to 400 km

Self-propelled howitzers can hit tanks, long-range rocket launchers hidden "killer UAV"

According to the U.S., "Aviation Week" October 6 report, published by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, "Military Balance 2010" report that the Chinese army's artillery has the range in the world, though, after Russia and North Korea came in, but the Chinese weapons in the artillery investment is significantly more than the previous two. Western speculation, the PLA has a total of 17 700 towed artillery, self-propelled artillery and rocket launching systems, at least 56 models. In contrast, the U.S. Army and Marine Corps have only 10 models were 8137 artillery.

Some analysts pointed out that China's artillery units not only "wins in size," is "to win in the quality."

Term needs, and point and area complement

"Aviation Week" that the Chinese and Russian artillery by the style of the former Soviet Union after the Soviet Union had used the production of 152 mm, 130 mm and 122 mm caliber guns, and in recent years bought the 300-mm caliber Russian "Tornado" Multi-mounted rocket system. Outside the reference design, based on the performance of China gradually developed a large number of advanced self-mortars, self-propelled guns and rocket launchers, while the PLZ-05 155mm-caliber self-propelled howitzers and "Guard-2D" long-range rocket called them leader.

PLZ-05-type self-propelled howitzers public appearance in 2005, will gradually replace the Type 83 Chinese army equipped with artillery. PLZ-05-type self-propelled howitzers not only have the general advantage of similar equipment, as well as his "paints." "Aviation Week," the article said, PLZ-05 type capable of launching the "Red Earth" laser-guided artillery shells and rocket-propelled grenades, 50 km of the target precision strike, and even can fire long-range shot song for "anti-tank bombardment."

"Guardian" series of the same stunning long-range rockets. 400 mm caliber, "defender-2D" rocket with a range of 400 kilometers, capable of firing "killer UAVs." These small UAVs to carry ammunition, rocket launch to the target by the above, you can perform on a suicide attack enemy ground radar. Another "Guardian -3"-type rocket with a range of 200 km, using satellite-guided mode, circular error probability is only 50 meters diameter.

Some analysts pointed out, PLZ-05-type self-propelled howitzers and the "guardian" Rocket to form a "combination of distance, point and area complementary," the fire strike mode.

Double the combat capability of information technology equipment

In addition to artillery equipment itself, the Chinese artillery is still spare no efforts to promote information technology and modernization, thereby enhancing the comprehensive combat capability of the artillery. "Aviation Week," the article said, from the 90 years since the last century, the PLA began to make strategic adjustments and reforms, new fire control system computer, digital communication systems and command systems more widely. Construction of equipment, the PLA has equipped the role of artillery range of 50 km-and 704 SLC-2 Radar-type gun, muzzle velocity radar can also be used to further improve the precision firepower, and began a similar Russian-made equipment, SPR- 2 meter radio interference of electronic warfare equipment. PLA Artillery can be accurate weather information support, reconnaissance vehicles and their respective scouts also have the optical and digital communications. These high-tech electronic equipment will undoubtedly ensure more responsive artillery, combat and more accurately.

The industry believes that, as the traditional branches of the Chinese army and the "Big Brother", the PLA artillery after many years of accumulated experience and technology has reached the international advanced level, not only directly improve the comprehensive combat capability of artillery, but also to ensure that the Chinese military ground support fire more powerful.