In the previous article, the author chatted with you about a series of stories about the development and construction of the PLA troops in China, such as the uniforms, weapons and equipment of the PLA troops. Today, the author will talk to you about the 14 infantry divisions of the People's Liberation Army. In 1996, the 14 infantry divisions of the People's Liberation Army began to be reorganized. In the end, the number of mobile divisions reorganized into the Armed Police Force was also 14. Then, why were the infantry divisions of the PLA troops reorganized into the Mobile Division of the Armed Police? Today, we're going to talk about that.
First, let's talk about the development of PLA troops. The predecessors of the People's Liberation Army were the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army and several other units, and the predecessors of these units were the glorious Red Army units. In 1949, after the large-scale war was basically over, China entered the stage of post-war reconstruction, resumption of production, development and construction. With the beginning of 156 important projects, China has gradually established its own military industrial system. A series of domestically produced equipment appeared, such as Type 59 tanks, Type 54 howitzers, J-5 fighters and so on
At the same time, the PLA troops began to regularize the construction, and various weapons and equipment began to be upgraded. The total strength of the PLA troops is closely related to the actual tasks. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the total strength of the PLA troops was increased several times and disarmed several times. For example, in the early 1970s, the total strength of the PLA troops exceeded 6 million.
After entering the 1980s, the external environment has undergone tremendous changes. In several local wars in the world, the shadow of high-tech warfare has appeared. It is already difficult for a single-function force to undertake new tasks and new needs in a complex environment. In 1985, out of the need to strengthen the army through science and technology and develop in an all-round way, China began the famous million-dollar disarmament. After this round of disarmament, the total strength of the PLA troops has dropped to the level of more than 3 million and has been maintained for more than 10 years.
As for the Armed Police Force, it was formerly known as the Public Security Army and was also subordinate to the People's Liberation Army. In 1955, in the regularization of the People's Liberation Army, a total of 5 major services appeared, namely: the army, the air force, the navy, the air defense army, and the public security army. However, the public security forces lasted for a short time. By 1957, the Public Security Army was abolished and became known as the People's Liberation Army Public Security Force. By the mid-1960s, the public security forces had been abolished and transferred to various provinces and cities.
Since the end of the 1970s, China's economy has continued to develop. However, at the same time as the economy developed, the number of cases of various types gradually increased. In 1979, the number of cases filed by China's public security organs was more than 500,000. In 1980, it reached more than 700,000 pieces. In 1981, it reached more than 890,000 pieces. In 1982, although the total number of cases filed fell to more than 750,000, the number of major and important cases was still increasing. In order to maintain public order, in June 1982, China established an armed police force.
After the establishment of the armed police force, it has played a great role. For example, in the course of the first strike hard, the role of the armed police force was very obvious. At that time, the number of public security officers in China was less than 700,000. However, the Armed Police Force lacks mobile combat capabilities. In the developed countries of the world, among their own paramilitary forces, they will certainly have organic action warfare forces. On the one hand, it is used to respond to various natural disasters, and on the other hand, it is used to deal with various large-scale emergencies or riots.
For example, the National Guard of the United States, the Russian Interior Guard, and so on, are taking into account many tasks at the same time. The National Guard of the United States, the total number of people reached more than 300,000 people. Whether it's dealing with natural disasters or quelling large-scale riots in various states, the National Guard can be seen. At the same time, the National Guard is also a reserve force for the U.S. military. If the U.S. needs to expand its combat readiness, the National Guard can quickly move into the U.S. military combat sequence.
Judging from the actual situation in the 1980s and 1990s, China's armed police force still lacked the necessary mobile strength. By the mid-90s. The 1990 Gulf War had a great impact on all countries in the world, because the development process of the war exceeded the expectations of most countries. After the end of the Gulf War, various countries began their own military reforms one after another, and at the same time, various new tactics and tactics began to appear one after another. The PLA forces are overdrawn and need to be further dismantled and reorganized.
At the same time, the Armed Police Force has the need to form a mobile unit. Therefore, in 1996 and 1997, the 14 infantry divisions of the PLA force were successively reorganized into armed police mobile divisions, with a total of 14 armed police mobile divisions. The Armed Police Motor Division is directly under the management of the Armed Police Headquarters and belongs to the standard reserve mobile force. It can not only undertake emergency rescue and disaster relief, but also stabilize public order in various places. The armed police mobile division is stationed throughout the country, and it is very different from other armed police forces in terms of training content, weapons and equipment, and other aspects.
The 14 mobile divisions and units are given the following external numbers: 117th Armed Police Division, 120th Armed Police Division, 81st Armed Police Division, 114th Armed Police Division, 187th Armed Police Division, 7th Armed Police Division, 63rd Armed Police Division, 128th Armed Police Division, 2nd Armed Police Division, 93rd Armed Police Division, 181st Armed Police Division, 126th Armed Police Division, 38th Armed Police Division, and 41st Armed Police Division. There are many training subjects of the armed police mobile division, mainly field training, cross-regional mobile training and riot prevention and confrontation training, etc., and are good at handling large-scale emergencies and anti-terrorism surprise warfare, and cross-regional mobile support operations.
At the same time, it can also take into account a series of tasks such as supporting national economic construction and carrying out emergency rescue and disaster relief. For example, in the course of the earthquake relief in 2008, officers and men of the armed police mobile division in the southwest region quickly dispatched and actively participated in local emergency rescue and disaster relief and local reconstruction. In terms of weapons and equipment, the armed police mobile division is very similar to the light infantry division, in addition to various light weapons, it is also equipped with recoilless guns, bazookas, armored personnel carriers, armored explosion-proof vehicles and so on.
Of course, in 2016, after the plausel forces carried out comprehensive reforms. The Armed Police Force also began to reform, and after the reform, 14 mobile divisions were abolished and reorganized into 2 mobile units. Each mobile unit has 16 mobile detachments under its jurisdiction. Seriously, such a reform is more practical.
There are many more stories about the development and construction of the PLA troops and the armed police force. In future articles, the author will talk to you slowly.