# 195th Combined Arms Brigade (People's Republic of China)

The 195th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade (Chinese: 重型合成第195旅) is a maneuver formation of People's Liberation Army Ground Force which serves as an opposing force unit in exercises.

## History

Originally designated the 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Chinese: 机械化步兵第195旅), it was formed on November 26, 2011 from the 1st Armored Division being split. The brigade was then a part of the 65th Army. Since its inception, the brigade was converted to a dedicated opposing force unit.
In late 2013, the brigade was transferred to the control of the Beijing Military Region. From May 2014 to September 2015, the brigade fought 33 simulated battles with other brigades and divisions of the PLA ground force at Zhurihe Combined Arms Tactics Training Center, with 32 wins and 1 loss. In April 2017 the brigade was redesignated as the 195th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade.

## List of maneuvers

In exercises, various units represent the friendly "red army" (红军), while the 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade serves as the opposing "blue army" (蓝军). The 195th has participated in two groups of exercises. "Beijian" (Chinese: 北剑; lit. 'Northern Sword') was a series of maneuvers held by the Beijing Military Region, and its May 2014 iteration was the only simulation lost by the opposing force (the 195th) as of 2016. The other exercises are named "Kuayue" (Chinese: 跨越), which means "to stride over". These first began in 2009.
| Maneuver | Time | Friendly Unit | Opposing Force | Winners |
| Beijian-1405 | May 2014 | 7th Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Friendly unit |
| Kuayue-2014.Zhurihe A | May–June 2014 | 2nd Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2014.Zhurihe B | June 2014 | 122nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2014.Zhurihe C | June 2014 | 58th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2014.Zhurihe D | July 2014 | 68th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2014.Zhurihe E | July 2014 | 18th Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2014.Zhurihe F | July 2014 | 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe A | June 2015 | 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe B | June 2015 | 119th Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe C | June–July 2015 | 80th Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe D | July 2015 | 82nd Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe E | August 2015 | 1st Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe F | August 2015 | 5th Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe G | August 2015 | 12th Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe H | August–September 2015 | 42nd Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe I | September 2015 | 200th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2015.Zhurihe J | September–October 2015 | 15th Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Beijian-1510(S) | October 2015 | 113th Mechanized Infantry Division | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2016.Zhurihe A | July 2016 | 10th Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2016.Zhurihe B | July–August 2016 | 77th Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2016.Zhurihe C | August 2016 | 9th Armored Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2016.Zhurihe D | September 2016 | 120th Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |
| Kuayue-2016.Zhurihe E | September 2016 | 196th Motorized Infantry Brigade | 195th Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Opposing force |