A fun Chinese internet meme resurfaces every now and then, and “Insufficient Firepower Phobia” is one of the more entertaining. The meme plays on the historical sentiment: China fought outgunned in most her previous conflicts and the experience left a deep imprint on their military thinking. They now want three things – more firepower, more firepower and more firepower.
PLA Insufficient Firepower Phobia (IFP) Photo Of The Day: 120mm Automortar mounted on a CS/VP4 Lynx ATV
Overcompensating? “Dial up to 11”? No such thing. Here’s an example of a police with armed with a modern Day PPSh-41, QBZ-1912 Carbine with a 75-round detachable drum magazine for street‑vendor patrol.
PLA Insufficient Firepower Phobia (IFP) Photo Of The Day: 120mm Automortar mounted on a CS/VP4 Lynx ATV
This export version, adopted by the PLA, will bring 120mm firepower
down to the company level. It will undoubtedly enhance light mobile
units such as the PLA Airborne and helicopter assault companies,
offering high mobility with greater firepower compared to the
traditional 82mm mortar.
Of course, greater firepower entails greater logistical needs. But that’s a topic for another post.
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