CHINESE navy’s South China Sea Fleet recently conducted a landing drill to hone its combat capacity, according to China’s state-run media, China Central Television (CCTV).
The CCTV video footage showed that the drill involved a landing brigade, marine corps, amphibious forces and navy helicopter units. The landing formation, namely the “red” side, successfully broke rival army blockades, and transported troops to a landing area after one-day and two-night voyage, CCTV said in its report.
The drill also featured a combined command system. It aimed to test the coordination abilities of the different forces under a real-fire condition.
“Our new type of air-cushioned landing craft debuted at this drill. They carried landing troops to break blockades and successfully made a landfall, living up to our expected goal,” Ji Hongtao, commander of the “red” side, told CCTV in an interview. (Based on CCTV video and news)