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Deino

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Hey Deino, could you elaborate on this post and current PLAAF orbat you have? Is the image you posted of your orbat? Is just the red marked part of the text your corrections? Or is everything yours and red parts are just your latest corrections? I guess the absolute lack of any J11A in the list is most conspicuous. Do you mean to suggest that indeed ALL J11A have been retired? And if so, can you guess when has the last one been retired? Or even when has that retirement process started?

Frankly, if the above list is true - that would suggest PLAAF has far fewer planes in service than commonly thought. Like literally 300+ airframes fewer. Or have sizes of units increased substantially across the board, including units using older airframes? So does maybe a J10A unit now has like 40+ airframes? Or a Su-30 unit has 30+ airframes?

Well, I try even if I do not want to leak to much since it would ruin by next project ... as such yes, this is @tphuang's work just with my initial comments added.

Please give some time - due to other more pressing topics - and I will post a reduced summarised version. This is the whole Orbat I have summarised ;) ....

ORABT - March 2026 xs.jpg
 

Maikeru

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Well, I try even if I do not want to leak to much since it would ruin by next project ... as such yes, this is @tphuang's work just with my initial comments added.

Please give some time - due to other more pressing topics - and I will post a reduced summarised version. This is the whole Orbat I have summarised ;) ....

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Do you have a larger/hi-res version of that image please, or split it into separate images per page?
 

Deino

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Cunning advertising here from Deino :p


In fact, it was not intended as an advertisement at first, but only to show that I need some time to remould this XXL file and shorten it. And that I don't put it completely online is perhaps also comprehensible!
 

Totoro

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As far as i am personally concerned, i would be happy with just the total number of units per plane type and average unit size per plane type. exact orbat table with unit names or locations is not as crucial.
 

DeltaGreen

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The source of this information is neither the South China Morning Post nor a verified insider within the PLA.
I heard some rumors today that Yang Wei and his superior Lin Zuoming林左鸣 were already being held in a prison or a similar facility in Changchun in January.
Yang Wei’s alleged charges include long-term intentional disclosure of classified information. Navy Commander Hu Zhongming胡中明 is suspected of forming factions and cliques within the military. These accusations are more serious than economic crimes.
 

latenlazy

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The source of this information is neither the South China Morning Post nor a verified insider within the PLA.
I heard some rumors today that Yang Wei and his superior Lin Zuoming林左鸣 were already being held in a prison or a similar facility in Changchun in January.
Yang Wei’s alleged charges include long-term intentional disclosure of classified information. Navy Commander Hu Zhongming胡中明 is suspected of forming factions and cliques within the military. These accusations are more serious than economic crimes.

Are the sources for these rumors the same that said Zhang Youxia leaked nuclear secrets or that Xi Jinping was being couped at the start of this year.
 
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