China's 'Stryker' Brigades - Any good? New IFV

Includes: new IFV, new air defence vehicle, full brigade breakdown
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[APDM_OSINT]

According to the US Army ATP7 Chinese Tactics. China’s medium brigade is an up-gunned SBCT. The two have the same type of vehicle and mobility, but the Chinese version has four additional things: (1) four maneuverable battalions instead of three in the SBCT (w/ proper IFVs instead of .50 Cal APCs ). (2) organic air defense, of which SBCT has none. (3) Larger organic artillery battalions with MLRS, and long-range ATGMs, which SBCT lacks and relies on division attachments. (4) double the size of support elements with separate combat support and sustainment battalions. China’s medium CA-BDE is more orthodoxy than the US SBCT in the medium formation concept. Every platform in it is based on the same chassis, something Stryker failed to achieve.

[Strategy_Analysis]

Correction: at around the 07:55 mark I mentioned that the BN has around 15 ZBL-08 IFVs and armed variants in the BN. This should of course be around 50.

Also a shout out to Battle Order for their work on PLA vehicle numbering system. See link in description.

[kevincccc]

About PLA’s Medium Combined Brigade, there are two very interesting theories
1, If one ZBL08 could maneuver to a location, with very high success chances the entire brigade could maneuver to the same location.
2, However, in some situations, few MBTs even one, could stop the entire brigade for hours

[jameslooker]

The MANPADS teams strike me as either very forward thinking about future drone threats, although seemingly lacking EW and AA guns, or the PLA plans to push their medium battalions forward enough to face ground attacks from fast jets. Based on their armor and mobility some form of radar based GBAD seems essential.

[kenfowler]

Another great analysis mate! I think we(the ADF) should develop something similar using 7th brigade for example

[andrewwiggins]

I think that the medium brigade concept is simply misunderstood especially amongst anglophone nations. These formations provide a capability that is very much needed in 21st century warfare.

[abdior]

As an American, China honestly has some pretty hi speed equipment, won’t lie. Amazing video by the way

[BengalLancer]

I love you beyond my ability to express for uploading these Chinese unit capabilities videos. Especially What the one that you uploaded about ground forces aviation.

I sincerely request to upload something about naval aviations present capabilities after major Reshuffling

[bermanmo]

It looks more like a wheeled version of the PLA heavy brigade. The Stryker Brigade will be combined with 2 heavy brigade to form a US Army Heavy Divsion. The Stryker Brigade are supposed to be wheeled self propelled artillery. It is also supposed to get armor support from the two heavy brigades.

[korana]

What's your opinion on the Russian "Bumerang" BTR?

[bermanmo]

Both the Germany army and the South Korean army are creating medium brigades based on the Stryker model. Even more interesting is the structure of their two Panzer Divisions have one of these divisions with 2 heavy and 1 medium brigades. While the other Panzer division have two medium and 1 heavy brigades. This is iike the how the Stryker brigades are now incorporated into a US Army Heavy Division with two heavy and 1 Stryker brigades.

[jmichos]

You mention the probable objective of these being used in China itself (on road networks). Do you think they can be deployed for littoral warfare against Aus or in the South Pacific islands?

[jamieshields]

Interesting, I reckon good size arm force but tactical battlefield nightmare, I do wonder what fighting vehicles do they take for overseas deployment can the different vehicles be fitted on their planes or warships?

[wawaweewa]

Sorry how does the 122mm mlrs reach 40km for standard unguided rounds? When you have bm21 same calibre, only ~20km

[jameslooker]

I go back and forth on whether armor of non-MBTs is irrelevant on the modern battlefield. On the one hand, mobility might be the only long term counter to the ATGM threat and on the other, reports of lightly armored vehicles being hit by ATGMs are devastating. An ATGM hitting a Stryker will probably be result in a full crew kill.

[Galaxy-oe]

So its basically how Chinese marines works except theyre now wheeled?

[tyme]

I like the russian trench digging vehicles.

[roninsct]

..the large variety of equipment points to a lot of experimentation with lots of different concepts. The life long career combat arms nco in me sees the cons..a lack of unified doctrine, a bewildering variety of different calibers in ammunition, it's borderline schizophrenic so probably slim to no chance of tactics, techniques or procedures being shared pla gf wide. Decentralized operations at the battalion level is well and good if you don't have a top-down leadership structure. As even their recent operations in Africa even their special operations troops failed disastrously. Against India or weaker power, they may achieve parity in combat power, but nowhere near enough against a modern, well trained force in equal numbers.

[이하늘-cg]

new Chinese stryker IFV must be like us stryker's dragoon.
Chinese brigade Air defence force powerful than us air defence force. Us m-shorad company have 12 air defence vehicle, but China brigade air defence force have 26 vehicle.
Chinese army's grow up is too dangerous to south Korea.

[tyme]

Sagger ATGW missiles are almost useless.