Without blowing an air defense whistle, the "enemy" plane suddenly came into the air

Source: Learning Corps, PLA News and Communication Center, Media, Author: Liu Jianwei, Li Weixin, Wei Qihang

"The 'enemy' helicopter was over the roof, and the officers and men did not know how to hide. Is it only when you hear the whistle that you know that there is an 'enemy situation'? On the morning of January 10, at the summary and review meeting of the winter adaptive training of a brigade of the 83rd Group Army, the brigade's leaders organized officers and men to analyze this typical case and discuss and reflect.

Not long ago, the brigade organized winter adaptation training. In order to enhance the actual combat atmosphere of winter training, they added confrontation courses on the spot. Along the way, the officers and men really resisted and flexibly handled the "enemy situation" and unexpected situations they encountered.

Unexpectedly, when the officers and men of the whole brigade marched on foot along the mountain forest path in two columns, two "enemy" helicopters skimmed low above the marching echelon. Hearing the huge roar of the engine and the sound of the propeller breaking the wind, some officers and men looked up, but they did not immediately hide.

"The 'enemy' helicopter is over the top but no one is hiding, where is the enemy's consciousness?" This phenomenon has aroused the great attention of the brigade leaders and has been reproached. Unexpectedly, some officers and men felt aggrieved: "We didn't hear the commander's whistle, and we thought it was our helicopter!" ”

The reporters inquired into the origin of the matter and learned that it turned out that they often practiced the subject of "enemy" aircraft over the top, and they also formulated a number of sets of hidden evacuation and strike plans. Every time training is organized, officers and men listen to the commander's whistle to deal with the situation. Over time, everyone developed the habit of "listening to the whistle to deal with the enemy situation". During this confrontation exercise, the "enemy" helicopter was in the air, and the commanders were too busy dealing with other "enemy" situations to blow the whistle. As a result, the officers and men who should have been evacuated in time were blind to the danger and even mistook it for our helicopter.

"On the battlefield, there is no whistle alert every time danger comes." The habit of listening to the whistle to deal with the enemy situation is not to be tolerated! Knowing the reason, the leader of the brigade specially organized officers and men to discuss this typical case. Everyone realized that any habit of being indifferent to actual combat may have fatal consequences on the battlefield in the future. Taking this as an opportunity, the brigade guided officers and men to thoroughly investigate and sort out the deep-seated problems in their daily training that deviated from the requirements of actual combat in light of their own combat positions, formulate rectification and reform measures, and hang up their accounts and cancel their numbers one by one; they did not greet each other and set up special situations on the spot, tempered the ability of officers and men to handle the situation on the spot, and guided the officers and men to tighten the "preparation strings" at all times; they should strengthen the study of the characteristics of informationized warfare and the performance of weapons and equipment, fully anticipate all kinds of enemy situations that may appear on the battlefield, classify and formulate disposal plans, and carry out targeted intensive training.

Not long ago, the brigade's transport service battalion organized a health care assessment, and when Sergeant Yang Chengwen bandaged the "wounded" to stop bleeding, a cloud of yellow smoke suddenly drifted from the field. In the face of this unexpected situation, Yang Chengwen immediately put down the splint in his hand, put on a gas mask for the "wounded" and himself, and then carefully picked up the "wounded" and turned to the upper wind outlet, and the proper disposal method was praised by the assessment team.

Afterwards, Yang Chengwen said: "With a keen sense of hostility, there will be no embarrassment of 'hearing the whistle to know the enemy'!" ”

Testimonials from reporters

Let the "whistle" ring in the hearts of officers and men

■ Liu Jianwei

Because of the long-term use of whistles to replace the early warning of "enemy situation," officers and men have developed the habit of "listening to whistles to deal with enemy situations." When the "wolf" really came--the "enemy" helicopter came into the air, the officers and men turned a blind eye.

This typical case has undoubtedly sounded an alarm bell for commanders at all levels: To promote actual combat training, we must beware of developing a habit similar to the indifference of actual combat awareness. The whistle warning of the "enemy" planes coming must not only ring in the ears before responding, but must resound endlessly in the hearts of every officer and soldier.

The battlefield in the future will change rapidly, and the disposal methods will naturally be flexible and diverse. This requires us not to engage in rigid routines in our usual training. At the same time, it should be clearly understood that the essence of rigid routines is that the awareness of actual combat is not strong. Only by truly establishing the concept of training and preparing for war, in which the enemy's situation can occur at any time and war break out at any time, can we maintain a high degree of vigilance on the string.

(Produced by the Media of the Learning Corps and the People's Liberation Army News and Communication Center)