What kind of troops is the coastal defense brigade? What's special about it?
In our army's sequence, there are many troops with similar names but thousands of miles apart. For example, the navy's coastal defense forces and the army's coastal defense forces. Literally speaking, the coastal defense forces should be inclined to the army, while the coastal defense forces belong to the navy.
is not the case. Although the coastal defense force and the coastal defense force are only one word short, they belong to two completely different troops. The former belongs to the navy and the latter belongs to the army.
Therefore, the weapons and equipment, training methods, task composition, military attributes, etc. of the two are very different. The author will not talk about the navy's coastal defense forces for the time being, but will focus on the coastal defense forces.
▲A training training for a certain coastal defense brigade of our army (I)
The mainstream organization of the coastal defense brigade is the coastal defense brigade. Except for the Western Theater Command , other theaters have different numbers of coastal defense brigades. So, what kind of troops is the Coast Defense Brigade? What's special about it? It is very necessary for the author to popularize the past and present of the coastal defense force.
Coastal Defense Forces are responsible for the mission of coastal alert and island defense operations, and carry out combat tasks such as preventing enemy landing, infiltration, and harassment. The coastal defense force has a long history, and can be traced back to the Soviet-China Coast Defense Regiment during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The Soviet Union's China Sea Defense Regiment was a "maritime surprise soldier". It made indelible contributions to breaking the blockade of Japan, puppet and stubbornness on our anti-Japanese base areas, and also cultivated a large number of talents for the birth of the navy.
▲Old photos of the Soviet Union's defense regiment
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Central Military Commission specially drew forces from field troops to strengthen the defense and garrison tasks of coasts and islands, and later evolved into border police forces. In 1958, the Public Security Army was ordered to withdraw its organization and all border defense public security forces were handed over to the People's Liberation Army. Since then, our army has successively formed several fortress areas and garrison areas and to be responsible for the garrison work in coastal areas. From
to 1993, our military's coastal defense garrison troops were streamlined and reorganized into a coastal defense force. Entering the new century, our military coastal defense forces have made great progress, with nearly 200,000 border and coastal defense troops, including 2 coastal defense divisions, 3 coastal defense brigades, nearly 10 border and coastal defense regiments, more than ten border and coastal defense battalions and more than ten boat brigades, and are commanded by the military regions of each coastal province.
▲A certain coastal defense force of our army carried out patrol missions
In 2017, with the deepening of military reform, the coastal defense force was transferred to the unified leadership of the army and was reorganized into several coastal defense brigades. Motorization, special combat and synthetic became its prominent features. At this point, the coastal defense force has officially become an important part of the new army joint combat system, and the mission attributes have undergone profound changes, completing the transformation from sticking to defending defense to combining offense and defense. The transformation of
can affect the whole body, and it has strict requirements on the training, equipment, individual soldiers and other aspects of the coastal defense brigade. The author takes the 7th Coast Defense Company of a coastal defense brigade of the Northern Theater Command Army as an example, and uses the small to see the big picture to tell you the special features of the coastal defense brigade.
Coastal Defense 7th Company is a well-known hero and model unit in the entire army. During the War of Liberation, it was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Company of Crossing the River in advance". On the night of April 6, 1949, the Hai Company broke through the enemy's defense line along the river near Huanggongmiao, Anhui, and penetrated more than 200 miles behind the enemy, providing intelligence support for the crossing of the river troops. After the war, the company was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Company of Crossing the River in advance" by Chen Yi and . The well-known old movie "Search Crossing the River" is based on the company's combat deeds.
▲Old photo of the former troops of the 7th Coast Defense Company
After the military reform, the company transformed from a reconnaissance special operations company of a coastal defense regiment of the former Liaoning Provincial Military Region to a new type of coastal defense company of a coastal defense brigade of the Northern Theater Command Army, which integrates multiple specialties such as artillery, air defense, chemical defense, and reconnaissance . The rebirth of the feathers brought not only changes in the system, but also earth-shaking changes in the training and preparations.
Coastal Defense 7th Company requires every grassroots soldier to meet the training standard of ", one specialty, one soldier, and one soldier, and one use more ".Based on this, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Coast Defense Company must not only "practice their own professionalism and train their weapons", but also master various skills such as communication and driving. This is also a vivid manifestation of the new army's "joint victory, three-dimensional offensive and defense, and all-region combat".
▲Coastal Defense 7th Company
Through the company history of the Coastal Defense 7th Company, we can see that the coastal defense troops in the military region era also implemented the "department to brigade", and both the system and affiliation have undergone profound changes. The formation method of the Coastal Defense Brigade is similar to that of the synthetic brigade. It focuses on collaborative operations of multiple arms, and has the characteristics of a wide area of jurisdiction, diversified tasks, and high degree of informatization.
As for the affiliation relationship of the 7th Coast Defense Company, it was changed from the original Liaoning Provincial Military Region to the Northern Theater Command Army. In fact, this is also a significant change in the various coastal defense forces after the military reform. To go further, the provincial military region now no longer has the control of combat troops. The change in the affiliation of the 7th Coast Defense Company reflects the general principle of military reform of " Military Commission, the theater is in charge of war, and the military branch is in charge of construction of ".
▲A training training for a certain coastal defense brigade of our army (II)
Based on the above reasons, the offense and defense combination of coastal defense brigade is mainly reflected in defending points and controlling lines, mobile annihilation of the enemy, three-dimensional defense, and precise attacks, especially the area of the jurisdiction has been greatly improved, which is also in line with the characteristics of the new army's all-region combat. It can be seen from this that the coastal defense force is the "sharp iron fist" that extends the army's firepower tongue, and plays a unique role in the transformation and upgrading of the army.
is a coincidence. The army not only has a coastal defense brigade, but also an amphibious heavy synthetic brigade and an air assault brigade (land aerial brigade), covering sea, land and air. In a sense, the stage of the new type of army is no longer limited to land dominance, and it is more appropriate to call it a "little three army". It is worth mentioning that there are more than one army to play across military services, and the navy and air force have special troops that are the same as the coastal defense brigade.
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