.PLA Navy announces commissioning of 2nd Type 075 amphibious assault ship.
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.Chinas third Type 075 amphibious assault ship was launched from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard.This is the first time the Guangxi has made a public appearance after its commissioning. The CCTV report shows that it is a Type 075 amphibious assault ship with hull number 32, following Chinas first Type 075 amphibious assault ship, the Hainan, which has the hull number 31.
The key mission for the Guangxis training is to form combat capability as soon as possible, Senior Captain Wang Yanguang, political commissar at an undisclosed vessel training center of the PLA Navy, said in the report.
Z-8 helicopters, Type 05 amphibious armored vehicles and Type 726 air-cushioned landing craft have started training together with the Guangxi,
中國海軍「廣西」號是075兩棲攻擊艦的第2艘,也是東海艦隊的第一艘兩棲攻擊艦,這樣一來是中國對台灣俩棲登陸戰行動的主力戰艦。
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.Christened Guangxi with pennant number ‘32’, this second flat-top was commissioned at a closed ceremony at Zhoushan Naval Base. It has been assigned to the Eastern Theatre Navy (formerly East Sea Fleet), which focuses especially on operations against Taiwan. This fleet had hitherto received neither an aircraft carrier nor an LHD.
