page_title: People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps
section_title: Equipment
hierarchical_section_title: People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps / Equipment
caption_attribution_description: A Chinese sailor with a boarding team assigned to the guided missile destroyer Haikou (DD 171) climbs a ladder to board the national security cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) in the Pacific Ocean July 16, 2014, during a maritime interdiction operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Fleet-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation on the security of the world's oceans. (DoD photo by Public Affairs Specialist 3rd Class Manda M. Emery, U.S. Coast Guard/Released)
context_page_description: The People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, also known as the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps, is the marine force of the People's Republic of China and one of five major branches of the PLA Navy. It currently consists of two 6,000-man brigades, with a third brigade being organized from the transfer of the PLA Ground Force’s 77th Motorized Infantry Brigade.
context_section_description: Personnel Equipment
  Type 88-1/88S Assault Rifle
  Type 95 Assault Rifle
  Type 95B Carbine
  QBB-95 Squad Automatic Weapon
   Type 80 general-purpose machine gun
  Type 79/85 Designated Marksman Rifle
  QBU-88 Designated Marksman Rifle
  QCW-05 Submachine Gun
  Type 59 Pistol
  QSZ-92 Pistol
  APS underwater rifle
  SPP-1 underwater pistol
  RPO-A Shmel Anti-tank launcher
  DZJ-08 Anti-tank launcher
  Armour
  Type 11 Amphibious Assault Gun
  Type 08 Amphibious IFV
  ZTD-05 Amphibious Tank
  ZBD-05 Amphibious IFV
  Type 59 Main Battle Tank
  Type 63 Light Amphibious Tank
  Type 63A Light Amphibious Tank
  Type 63 APC
  Type 77 Amphibious APC
  Type 85/89 APC
  Type 86 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
  WZ551 Wheeled APC
  Aircraft
  Z-9WA attack helicopter
  Z-9C utility helicopter
  Z-18 transport helicopter
  Artillery and Ammunition
  PLZ-07B
  Type 89 Self Propelled 122mm gun system
  HJ-8 Anti-tank missile
  HJ-73 Anti-tank missile
  The modern day Chinese marine possesses the Type 95 bullpup assault rifle as standard infantry armament. The marine wears a blue/littoral camouflage uniform as standard dress. The effectiveness of this camouflage is unknown, and is thought to be ineffective once the marines penetrate deeper into urban and forested terrain. The marines also make use of GPS and night vision systems to enhance their fighting capabilities.
  The PLAN marines are equipped with amphibious light tanks and armored personnel carriers. The Type 63A is the newest light tank in Chinese service. It is based on the hull of the older Type 63 (which in turn is based on the Soviet PT76 amphibious light tank). The Type 63A features a number of improvements, in particular the new welded turret which features much greater armour protection and the 105mm main gun (capable of firing standard NATO projectiles as well as the gun launched anti-tank missile). The marines are believed to have continued operating the Type 63 and the non-amphibious Type 62 light tanks as secondary units. The Type 77 amphibious APC was the standard armoured transport for the marines for many decades. However, new designs have been adapted from the army to complement these aging transports. These include specially modified versions of the Type 89 and Type 63 APCs, with enhanced swimming capabilities. The Type 86 (or WZ501) IFV is also in service with the marines. Based on the Soviet BMP-1, it is armed with a single 73mm main gun and mounts an HJ73 ATGM (with max range of 3000 meters).
  For air defense, Chinese marines employ a mix of automatic and manually operated anti-aircraft artillery systems, as well as short range surface-to-air missiles. The marines have been seen operating the new Type 95 self-propelled air defense platform on an amphibious hull similar to the Type 77 APC. This platform is armed with four 25mm cannon with a short ranged SAM combination to achieve effective killing capabilities against low flying targets at short ranges. The Type 89 self-propelled 122mm gun is the first SP artillery system in service with the marines since 1999. This adds additional accurate firepower to the PLAMC.
caption: A PLAN marine with a boarding team assigned to the guided missile destroyer Haikou during a maritime operations exercise in RIMPAC 2014.
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