The army is the basic component of a country's military forces, and undertakes the important responsibility of national defense and military tasks and defense. In this article, we will analyze in detail the nature of the units of the armed forces from three aspects: the branches, the establishment and the functions.
1. Branches. Units are classified according to their branches, mainly including the army, navy, air force, strategic support force, and armed police force. Each branch of the armed forces has its own unique tasks and functions, and together they constitute a complete system of military forces in our country.
Army: As the main body of China's leading forces, the Army is mainly responsible for land defense and offensive tasks, as well as emergency support and peacekeeping tasks at home and abroad. The army includes infantry, armor, artillery, engineering, communications and other arms.
Navy: It is mainly responsible for the security of China's maritime territory, including maritime defense, offensive tasks, as well as maritime transportation, escort and other tasks. The naval forces include surface ship forces, submarine forces, aviation units, marine corps and other arms.
Air Force: Mainly responsible for air defense, offensive missions, as well as air transportation, reconnaissance and other tasks. The air force includes fighters, bombers, reconnaissance planes, transport planes and other aircraft.
Strategic Support Force: Mainly responsible for battlefield support, information support, equipment support and other tasks. The strategic support force includes communications, electronic countermeasures, reconnaissance, navigation, and other specialized arms.
Armed Police Force: Mainly responsible for domestic public security maintenance, emergency handling tasks, as well as natural disaster rescue, flood fighting and rescue tasks. The armed police force includes internal security, firefighting, forest and other police types.
2. Preparation. The establishment of the armed forces refers to the system of the organizational structure of the armed forces, including the ranks, departments, and strength of the armed forces. The establishment of our ** team is divided into group army, division, regiment, battalion, company and other levels.
Group Army: It is the highest establishment unit of the army, and has several divisions, brigades, and regiment-level units under its jurisdiction. The group army has a relatively strong combat capability and independent campaign missions.
Division: It has several regiment-level units under its jurisdiction, which have strong combat capabilities and usually serve as strategic campaign missions.
Regiment: It has several battalion-level units under its jurisdiction, which have strong combat effectiveness and are mainly responsible for tactical tasks.
Battalion: It has a number of company-level units under its jurisdiction, and is the basic unit of the army's operations, responsible for specific combat tasks.
Company: The smallest combat unit of the army, consisting of several squads, responsible for specific combat missions.
3. Functions. The functions of the armed forces mainly refer to the tasks and roles of the armed forces in the development of the armed forces. The functions of the troops mainly include the following aspects:
National defense functions: to defend national sovereignty, security and development interests, and to prevent foreign invasion and subversion.
Military deterrence function: through strong military force, to form an effective deterrent against potential enemies.
War combat function: In the war, give full play to the fighting strength of the army and win the war.
Peacekeeping functions: Participate in international peacekeeping, humanitarian relief and other missions to maintain world peace.
Supporting the national economic construction function: Participate in national infrastructure construction, emergency rescue and disaster relief, and promote national economic development.
Summary: The armed forces are the strong backing for China's development and have the nature of a unit with diverse services, rigorous establishment, and clear functions.