Source: Learning Corps, People's Liberation Army News and Communication Center
The digital "Chinese military tent" operates and strategizes the multi-dimensional battlefield
——Visit the "Maritime Union-2021" Chinese formation command post
Warplanes roared, bullets roared in the air.
On October 15, local time, the Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2021" military exercise entered the stage of real-life joint exercises. Seven exercises, including the elimination of floating mines, joint air defense, and shooting at sea targets, were carried out one after another, and the joint exercises in the sea area were intensively arranged by Chinese and Russian warships and planes, and the drills were very intense.
The "Maritime Joint-2021" exercise conducted a number of subject exercises in the waters near Peter the Great Bay in Russia. This is the Chinese Navy's participating ships sailing to the drill waters. Photo by Li Tang
"Maritime Union-2021" Russian participating ship formation. Photo by Li Tang
The "Maritime Union-2021" Nanchang and the large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Tributs" are in joint maneuver. Photo by Wang You
With such a high density of troops, how should the "Chinese military tent" be operated? The reporter walked into the Chinese formation command post, and the first thing that caught his eye was the digital display screen that occupied most of the space, and the formation commanders and staff officers were in their respective seats, a few people, quiet, only the sound of clicking the mouse and tapping the keyboard, which was in stark contrast to the outdoor fiery scene.
In front of the commander's seat, there is a huge screen, on which purple, red, blue and other different color icons are used to indicate the status of the Chinese and Russian troop formations, the icon flashes in real time, and the dynamic parameters of the participating troops are scrolled in the square on the side of the screen, and a picture can fully view the entire joint exercise situation.
The "Maritime United-2021" guided-missile destroyers "Kunming", "Dongpinghu" integrated supply ship, "Perfect" and "Loud" frigates are jointly maneuvering. Photo by Wang You
"Maritime Union-2021" Chinese Navy ship formation maneuvers at sea. Photo by Li Tang
"This is an electronic command map, and the joint exercise situation in the entire sea area is all condensed." Daniel Zhang, commander of the Chinese formation, told reporters that with the in-depth advancement of the transformation of China's naval construction, the actual combat training has been effectively embedded in the joint operations system, relying on data support, allowing the operational command to change from plane planning to three-dimensional perception, and the multi-dimensional situation can be controlled through a map. Nowadays, operational planning and force deployment can achieve "touch screen control", which is farther, faster and more intelligent.
Talking about the past, Daniel Zhang made an image analogy: "It took a few days to draw a combat drawing, but now it is a frame of pictures that flash by, and the digital blessing has enabled the combat command to enter the information age." ”
During the conversation, the command post received instructions from Chinese and Russian ships to cooperate in the elimination of floating mines. Formation commander Li Lie issued orders through the data network "one click". I saw that the dongping lake ship and several Russian warships on the electronic screen turned their direction in turn and approached the sea near the floating minefield.
The "Maritime Union-2021" Chinese and Russian ship formations conducted a floating mine elimination exercise. Photo by Li Tang
"Shoot!" The sound of several naval guns came from the sea surface one after another, and the simulated floating thunder icons on the electronic screen disappeared one by one. A moment later, the joint exercise formation ships accelerated forward along the open "safe channel" like a long dragon stepping on the waves.
"Digital command not only allows commanders to plan faster, but also allows commanders to have a broader vision." Yu Tao, a staff officer at the command post, said, "With a new type of accusation sub-stream, we can look down on the battlefield situation from the perspective of God and command more accurately." ”
"Direction X, the ship-to-air radar is ordered to start up, and be prepared for air-to-air resistance!" At about 13:00 local time, the command post sounded a rapid air defense alarm, and the joint air defense drill began immediately after that.
"Maritime Union-2021" Chinese Navy Nanchang ship-based helicopters conduct take-off and landing exercises. Photo by Li Tang
The "Maritime Union-2021" Russian carrier-based helicopter flew to the Nanchang ship of the Chinese Navy for a simulated landing exercise. Photo by Li Tang
The staff officers of the command post click the mouse to switch the screen, and the air target icon in the exercise area is randomly displayed on the command screen. The reporter saw on the electronic screen that the fighter's icon entered the "field of vision" of the formation commander from the moment of take-off, and the trajectory was updated in real time, and from different directions and different heights, it quickly approached the Sino-Russian joint exercise ship formation, and it was possible to see at a glance the direction and motive of its attack from the map alone.
"The air-to-air radar is turned on, forming a circular air defense formation, and fighting according to the fan surface." Under Li Lie's order, the icons of the Chinese ships participating in the exercise quickly changed from a "one" character formation to a three-dimensional formation, and the echelons were equipped with firepower to successfully complete the resistance against air targets.
"Maritime Union-2021" The flag of the Chinese Navy's Nanchang warship fluttering in the wind. Photo by Li Tang
"There are fewer formation commanders, the plan is thinner, the password is less, and the room is quiet." Li Lie introduced that China and Russia have worked together on the sea for many years, and the Chinese command post has undergone new changes every year, and it is believed that this actual combat quenching platform will continue to promote the upgrading and development of the transformation of military training between the two armies.
(People's Liberation Army Daily Peter the Great Bay, October 15)
Author | Han Cheng, a reporter from the People's Liberation Army Daily, and Sun Fei, a special reporter
Source | Legion of Learning (ID: xuexijuntuan)
(Produced by the Media of the Learning Corps and the People's Liberation Army News and Communication Center)