本帖最后由 shiphone 于 2014-7-22 13:52 编辑
Beijing-based journalists were first invited to visit the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) 4th Helicopter Regiment in 2012. But, the visit by journalists from India in July 2014 was a first, and the unit stationed in the Tongzhou suburb of the capital was clearly putting its best foot forward
Its commander, Senior Colonel Zhang Zhilin, told us that this 900-man unit was the first armed helicopter regiment of the army and was formed in June of 1988. It has 72 aircraft — 39 Z9WZ attack helicopters, 27 Mi 17 I and 6 fixed-wing Yuan 7 and 8 aircraft. So, clearly, its functions were both for war-fighting, as well as battlefield support。 |
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