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A thread about Pakistani Nuclear Forces, their assets and Command & Control structure. If you want just the basics, then read this thread.
For details and maps, go to this link: jjamwal.in/yayavar/pakist…
Questions (not dumb), corrections & feedback welcome.
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Pakistan has managed to create a fairly good nuclear command structure and arsenal with help from China and US which ignored the illegal proliferation attempts and even helped the project in some ways. Although not as advanced and susceptible to internal security risks,
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it accounts for a huge portion of Pakistani defence spending. 

Nuclear Command & Control consists of following organisations:

1. National Command Authority (NCA): Highest decision making command with 6 civilian ministers, 3 military and 1 intelligence as members.

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Thread about Chinese Eastern Theatre Command (ETC) ground forces, their major assault force against Taiwan and possibly Japan.
More details with Google Maps link in the last tweet of this thread.

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ETC has 3 Group Armies (GA), 71st, 72nd and 73rd. Each has 6 Combined Arms Brigades (CAB) with the usual supporting units.

71st CABs: 3 Heavy, 1 Medium, 1 Light, 1 Unclear (160th)

72nd CABs: 2 Heavy, 1 Medium, 1 Light, 1 Amphibious, 1 Unclear (124th)

2/n Tanks belonging to Eastern Theater Command being transported
73rd CABs: 2 Heavy, 1 Medium, 1 Light, 2 Unclear (14th, 145th)

The borders are maritime and patrolled by 301st, 302nd, 303rd and 304th BDRs with Boat units.

3/n Type-96 MBT belonging to 72nd Group Army, Eastern Theater Co
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Thread about Chinese Marine Corps (PLAMC). More information and map in last tweet.

It is seemingly the fastest expanding arm of PLA since the last 4-5 years. Till 2017, it was a poorly equipped force with 2 Brigades. Now there are 7, 2 each under Eastern, Northern and

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Southern Theatre Navies and one under direct command of Marine Corps HQ. Total number of troops is around 40,000-50,000 right now and is expected to reach 1 lakh in 12-14 brigades. All Brigades have around 6000 troops except 7th Special Ops Brigade.

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The new Marine brigades follow a Combined Arms structure like Army:

-3 Amphibious Combined Arms Battalions, one of them light.
-1 Battalion each of Air Assault, Artillery, Air Defence, Recon, Combat Support and Service Support.

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Thread about Chinese PLA's Western Theatre Command (WTC) ground forces in Tibet, Indo-Tibet border to be more specific. Covers most of ground troops in the sector which could see action against India.

More details with geographical coordinates in last tweet of this thread.

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Read overview of basic structure and #orbat of Chinese ground forces here:


Not necessary, but will help you understand some data if you are not familiar with Chinese military structure.

#orbat #osint

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WTC is the military formation oriented against India. It also covers Tibet's borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
It's the largest among all Army TCs & has following units:
1. 76th Group Army (GA)
2. 77th Group Army

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Long thread about Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces. Not going into all the details, just basics. There are some exceptions to some points here, check link in last tweet for more info.

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Chinese military follows a Theatre Command (TC) structure with 5 TCs, Northern, Southern, Central, Eastern and Western. Each TC has 2-3 Group Armies (GAs) which are roughly equivalent to a traditional Corps. Each GA in turn has:

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1. 5-6 Combined Arms Brigades (CAB)
2. 1 brigade each of Artillery, Air Defence, Army Aviation, Special Operations, Engineer & Service Support.
3. Some extra support battalions/companies

CABs can be Heavy, Medium, Light or Amphibious depending

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Short thread about Pakistani Army's Armoured Corps.

Pakistani tank inventory is a mishmash of Chinese copies of Soviet tanks, export versions of Chinese tanks and semi-Soviet tanks. How good they are in combat conditions, can only be guessed.

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There are 2 armoured divisions and 9 indpendent armoured brigades. Each brigade has 2 regiments 2ith 42-44 tanks each. Each regiment has 3 squadrons of 14 tanks each with 3 squadrons. Each squadron has 4 tanks. Rest are for HQ, reserves, training.

1st & 6th Div badges
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Each armoured division has following units:
-2 tank brigades
-1 SP artillery brigade (3 regiments)
-1 Light Air Defence brigade (1-2 regiments)
-1 battalion each Engineers & Signals
1 company EME & Ordnance

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Some stuff you can read on my website:

ORBAT
1. China: jjamwal.in/yayavar/order-…
2. Pakistan: jjamwal.in/yayavar/pakist…

Military Fiction
1. Flames & Arrows: jjamwal.in/yayavar/war-sc…
2. Pinaka: jjamwal.in/yayavar/pinaka…
3. Kaalkut: jjamwal.in/yayavar/kaalku…

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Older pinned tweet thread was a mess. So will be posting the new updates here. Feedback and corrections are always welcome. You can use the data posted for your projects, just give credit via a backlink, tweet or something relevant.


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PINAKA
It's a military thriller story about a cross-border raid to capture a wanted terrorist. Unedited version is free to read on website.
jjamwal.in/yayavar/pinaka…

E-book format with corrections: amzn.to/2YQ8GAY

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I have a Patreon page for folks who like #ORBAT work I am doing on China & Pak. The ebooks will be free to read eventually, but people who want early access to raw data, graphics and maps can get so there.

patreon.com/jjamwal #osint
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Delingha is one of the most important bases for Chinese PLA Rocket Forces. A lot of the ballistic missile testing happens here. Also has a large number of missile support and storage facilities.
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Chinese troops involved in Galwan clash were not from regular army, but 363rd Border Defence Regiment (BDR). Somewhat like our BSF/ITBP but supposedly better equipped. China has 3 regiments 361, 362 and 363 deployed near Laddakh. Each BDR has 3 Inf Coys + 1 Support Coy..
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#Venäjä'n viesti on helposti tulkittava.

#Ukraine's military intel says #Russia to amass 110,000 soldiers at Ukraine border by Apr 20
unian.info/war/russian-ag… #Hybridisodankäynti Image
Nato kehottaa kohteliaasti #Venäjä'ä vetämään joukkonsa.

#Germany, #US urge #Russia to pull back troops near #Ukraine
amp.dw.com/en/germany-us-… #Ukraina Image
Yhdysvallat ei halua kiristää Ukrainan tilannetta ja myötää.

#US cancels warships deployment to #BlackSea: Turkish officials aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/… #Ukraine #Ukraina #Russia Image
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Chinese Armed Forces Order of Battle (ORBAT)
jjamwal.in/yayavar/chines…
Pretty close to finishing it

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Chinese #ORBAT
Composition of Theater Commands
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Chinese #ORBAT
Composition of Theater Commands

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