China debuted three types of amphibious combat vehicles at a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War Wednesday in Beijing.
"The amphibious wheeled armored assault vehicles, infantry assault vehicles and self-propelled howitzers reviewed in the parade are key armaments for the marine corps to conduct landing operations and seize key areas at high speed," said Song Dong, a soldier of the PLA Navy Marine Corps participating in the parade.
These three types of equipment are flexible and mobile in water during amphibious assaults and are the backbone equipment for leading the way in beach landing and seizing control points, Song said.
With improved flotation aids and propulsion devices, the new generation of amphibious combat vehicles have better buoyancy reserve and wind/wave resistance. That will support higher speed of navigation at sea.
The rapid response capability of the wheeled amphibious vehicles enables them to quickly switch to launching attacks on deep areas of the enemy after the initial amphibious landing.
"The new equipment has expanded our amphibious performance, firepower performance and protection performance by improving the safety of maritime navigation and enhancing the adaptability to coastal environments. They are being used to carry out various military tasks such as amphibious operations, rapid deep assaults and key point defense. They have satisfied the needs of various military tasks and improved overall combat effectiveness," said Song.
The Amphibious Assault Formation was part of the land combat group showcased at the grand parade Wednesday in Beijing.
Other series of armament formations at the parade included maritime combat group, air defense and anti-missile operations group, information warfare group, unmanned combat group, logistics and equipment support group and strategic strike group.
China debuts new amphibious combat vehicles at V-Day parade
