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PCL-171 SPH in service with PLAGF s 75th Group Army
by Gabriel Dominguez
Chinese state-owned media has revealed that the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) 75th Group Army is now operating the new lightweight 122 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) commonly referred to as the PCL-171.
Footage released by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) via Weibo on 13 May shows at least five examples of the SPH being used in live-fire drills by an unidentified brigade under the PLAGF’s 75th Group Army at an undisclosed location in China.
CCTV reported that the drills were held to “test the combat effectiveness of [the] equipment”.
PLAGF s Xinjiang Military Command operating new 122 mm, 4×4 SPH
11 May 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez & Mark Cazalet
China continues to modernise the equipment and enhance the combat capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) Xinjiang Military Command, with state-owned media revealing on 10 May that the command has recently been equipped with new 122 mm, 4×4 self-propelled howitzers (SPHs).
State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) released footage of the new SPH type, which is being referred to in Chinese social media as the PCL-161, taking part in live-fire exercises on a plateau near the Karakoram mountain range at an altitude of more than 4,500 m above sea level.
PLAGF s 72nd Group Army conducts live-fire drills with new light 122 mm 6×6 SPH
26 April 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez & Mark Cazalet
China’s People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has conducted a live-fire exercise using its new lightweight 122 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH), which is being commonly referred to as PCL-171.
Footage released on 23 April by China Central Television’s (CCTV’s) ‘Military Report’ programme shows at least six examples of the SPH, which is based on a modified Dongfeng Mengshi 6×6 CTL181A, being deployed by a light combined arms brigade within the PLAGF’s 72nd Group Army at an undisclosed location in China.
China outlines technology priorities for ‘new era
08 March 2021
by Jon Grevatt
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has released more details about its plans to accelerate military modernisation during the country’s 14th Five Year Plan (FYP).
A new draft of the 2021/25 plan issued on 6 March at the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing said priorities during the “new era” featured new military technologies, skills and training, and a shift towards “intelligentisation”.
The draft – published by the People’s Daily, the CPC’s official mouthpiece – also highlights the significance that China will place on military-civil fusion (MCF) over the coming five years in supporting capability developments and China’s efforts towards self-reliance.