After the founding of New China, the Military Commission classification determined the system and levels of the army, navy, air force and other military branches and various military regions, forming a system like "field army-corps-army-division-corps". After the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the field army and corps were abolished, and the troops belonged to various military regions.
From then until the 1980s, the army had almost no brigades. The army was under the command of the division, and the division was under the command of the regiment. In the mid-1980s, the Military Commission carried out synthetic and group-based adaptations based on the army, forming the later group-group army. At this time, brigades began to appear, and divisions and brigades coexisted. Some units under the group army were divisions and some were brigades. Such as motorized infantry brigade, armored infantry brigade, artillery brigade, armored brigade, air defense brigade , engineer brigade, boat bridge , anti-aircraft artillery brigade , etc. .
This is the army's brigade, and the air force also has brigades, such as the aviation brigade, radar brigade, and airborne brigade; the navy has a marine brigade, and the rocket brigade has a missile brigade, etc. Of course, because the army has the largest number of people and the largest brigades.
After the division and brigade were transformed into 1990s, many synthetic brigades appeared in the army. So what is the difference between the synthetic brigade and the infantry brigade and the armored brigade? How many battalions are under the Synthetic Brigade and how many people are there?
Whether it is a synthetic brigade, an infantry brigade, or an armored brigade, the units under the jurisdiction are not regiments, but battalions. Moreover, these three are all in the deputy division level, which is the same. The difference is of course synthetic. The infantry brigade is mainly infantry and is equipped with a small number of armored infantry, while the armored brigade is mainly armored , and is equipped with a small number of infantry.
Synthetic Brigade emphasizes high synthesis, and synthesizes infantry, armored infantry, armored soldiers, artillery, air defense , special forces , engineering gang and other corpses. Although the army now has a synthetic brigade, an infantry brigade and an armored brigade, the synthetic brigade is the mainstream. Now discussing brigade-level troops is generally discussed with the synthetic brigade as an example.
The institutional norm of our army's synthetic brigade is "eliminate troops, synthesis, and efficient", with the primary goal of winning future wars. In fact, many synthetic brigades of our army were adapted based on the original infantry brigades and added armored soldiers, artillery and other types of troops. The outstanding features of the synthetic brigade are that it has many firepower platforms, strong firepower, highly informatized, and flat command. The brigade of the synthetic brigade has been reduced a lot compared to the traditional division headquarters. In the past, it was a regiment under the division and then a battalion, but now it is a battalion directly under the synthesis brigade. Compared with the traditional battalion, the synthetic battalion under the Synthetic Brigade is a deputy regiment-level system. The battalion commander and instructor are both deputy regiment-level lieutenant colonels. At the same time, a battalion-level chief of staff is established and several company-level staff members are equipped.
Traditional battalions do not have chief of staff. Generally, chief of staff is established for troops at the regiment level and above. Now the synthetic battalion has also set up chief of staff. The main reason is that the synthetic battalion is the core of the synthetic brigade, and its status is very important. It requires a chief of staff to assist and assist the battalion commander in command of operations.
Synthetic Battalion has become the smallest combat unit in Chinese Army , with each synthetic battalion being organized at about 600 people. In terms of firepower output, the synthetic brigade under the Chinese Army Group will not be inferior to the brigade level of the US military, and the firepower of the heavy-loaded mechanical synthetic brigade is not inferior to the brigade level. The heavy-armed mechanical synthetic brigade under the group army is used to carry out tracked operations during wartime. It is an assault pioneer and has very powerful power, with Type 99A main battle tanks, Type 04A infantry fighting vehicles, etc. The brigade department of the synthetic brigade is very small, with only the brigade staff, the political department and the support department, as well as several brigade departments directly affiliated units, including the guard company, reconnaissance company, communication company, health team, information station, etc. The synthetic brigade generally has 5 synthetic battalions under its jurisdiction, and at the same time, one is air defense battalion, one is , fire support battalion, one is , an armored battalion, and one is 1.
synthesis brigade focuses on synthesis, synthesis focuses on firepower output, and firepower output relies on mechanization. Our army's "Big Eighth Round" has become the standard, and the level of mechanized construction is naturally the strength.How to maximize the advantages of mechanization involves informatization. The so-called informatization means that through various information equipment, the synthetic brigade can see all directions and listen to all directions, and be able to strike first.
specifically pointed out that multiple mechanized troops such as infantry, armored soldiers, scouts , artillery, etc. are concentrated in the frame of a brigade. Informatization is an indispensable link, empowering multiple troops to operate in concert. The biggest feature of the brigade battalion-based troops is that they have abolished the division-level system and implemented the "group army, synthetic brigade, and synthetic battalion" organization method, which has reduced the command level, and flat command has become a major mainstream of our army.
synthesis brigade is not an ordinary brigade-level force, but has synthesized multiple troops, so the requirements for the Chief of Staff are higher. Although the Chief of Staff is on the same level as the Deputy Brigade Commander, his responsibilities are more important. With the development of the times, the war situation has changed a lot, especially the use of information weapons and equipment, which requires commanders to have very high military literacy.
In fact, according to different combat needs, the PLA synthetic brigade is mainly divided into three categories, namely the heavy synthetic brigade, the medium synthetic brigade and the light synthetic brigade. Among them, the synthetic brigade, which is called the rich brigade by military fans is the heavy synthetic brigade. After all, the heavy synthetic brigade needs to undertake the main assault tasks in actual combat, so their equipment is no exception.
It is reported that the People's Liberation Army's heavy synthetic brigade is often equipped with the most advanced tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. On the contrary, the medium-sized synthetic brigade and light synthetic brigade are equipped with infantry fighting vehicles and light armored vehicles, etc. In addition, in terms of the configuration of other weapons, the heavy synthetic brigade will be much higher in terms of quantity and quality.
According to the results, the synthetic brigade covers many types of troops such as infantry, artillery, armored soldiers, engineers, air defenses, etc., and the degree of informationization is very high. Because it is under its jurisdiction, there are hundreds of people in each battalion, plus the personnel of the brigade's headquarters, a synthetic brigade has about five or six thousand people.
If it is a heavy synthetic brigade, then the number of people is relatively large. A heavy synthetic brigade of our army has several battalions, including 4 synthetic battalions, as well as one of the artillery battalions, industrial and chemical battalions, reconnaissance battalions, air defense battalions and comprehensive support battalions. The main equipment is: 99A main battle tank, Hongqi 17 air defense missile, 122 rocket launcher, PLZ-07 self-propelled howitzer, ZBD-04 infantry fighting vehicle and 35mm caliber dual self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The number of main battle tanks is usually 110 to 120, and the number of infantry fighting vehicles is usually around 800. The staff is between 6,000 and 8,000.
Although the number of people in the synthetic brigade is not as good as the traditional infantry division (about 10,000 people), its combat effectiveness is significantly greater, which can be seen in military exercises. This is an important reason why our army vigorously promotes the development of the synthetic battalion.
