On April 23, the people's Navy celebrated its 70th birthday. Qingdao and its adjacent sea and air areas will hold a sea parade. What are the highlights of the parade? What do you need to know in advance before watching the parade? Let's have a look.
What are the highlights of this sea parade?
The sea parade will be carried out by means of single column navigation and flight echelon follow-up.
China's warships and aircraft, including aircraft carrier Liaoning, new nuclear submarines, new destroyers and fighter planes, are on display for the first time.
There are 32 ships under review, which are divided into 6 groups: submarine group, destroyer group, Escort Group, landing group, auxiliary group and aircraft carrier group.
There are 39 fighters, which are divided into 10 echelons, including early warning aircraft echelon, reconnaissance aircraft echelon, anti submarine patrol aircraft echelon, bomber aircraft echelon, fighter aircraft echelon, carrier based fighter aircraft echelon and carrier based helicopter echelon.
In addition to China's participation in the parade, nearly 20 ships from more than 10 countries, including Russia, Thailand, Vietnam and India, will participate in the parade, including destroyers, frigates, landing ships and other different types of ships.
What is the difference between the land parade and the sea parade?
More comprehensive reading equipment
Yin Zhuo, director of the Navy information technology expert committee, said that limited by conditions, several land military parades in recent years only showed part of the personnel and equipment of the navy navy navy navy navy Squadron, coastal defense missiles, carrier based aircraft, and most of the Navy's main combat equipment could not be seen. In the sea parade, the equipment of the Navy's five main arms, including submarines, surface vessels, aviation, coastal defense and Marine Corps, can be fully displayed, and the audience can have a more comprehensive understanding of the construction achievements of the navy in the 70 years since its establishment.
The reading form has more naval characteristics
Zhang junshe, a researcher of the Academy of Naval Research, said that in addition to the air formation, the land parade is conducted by the chief in the form of a vehicle, and the units under review pass through the reviewing platform in the form of a square formation; while the sea parade is conducted by the chief in the form of a ship, and the fleet under review passes through the reviewing ship in the form of a column, during which different formations can be changed to fully display the naval style. In addition, special naval rituals such as whistle blowing, whistle blowing and flag flying will run through the whole process of the parade, giving the parade a strong naval flavor.
Compared with land, the weather conditions on the sea are more complex, and clouds, fog, changing sea breeze and waves will have a great impact on the parade. In addition, the distance between the reading ships makes it more difficult to maintain the formation. But the warship is big and the distance between them is long, so it will be more magnificent.