"Operation Red Sea" was filmed by the original producer of "Operation Mekong" by Lin Chaoxian's team. It is adapted from the real events of Yemen evacuation of overseas Chinese. , The story of rescuing Chinese citizens. The movie shows a variety of world-class weapons and equipment, and the Chinese navy and special operations forces are photographed with mighty domineering.
There are some differences between "Operation Red Sea" and the actual evacuation operation in Yemen in 2015. The film re-escalates the story of the Chinese army's armed evacuation of overseas Chinese overseas and the promotion of my country's prestige. It tells a more thrilling and passionate battle story. . The plot design of the film is more tortuous and thrilling, from the opening of the naval naval ship inspection and capture, to the advancing city's fierce street fighting, to the wonderful desert mountain breakout, to the climax of the desert town penetration, and finally the final wasteland tank battle, and the first time. The emergence of the Chinese Navy’s integrated offensive and defensive combat system uses more war language to advance the plot.
"Operation Red Sea", as my country's first modern military action film, used many advanced armaments, with a total investment of up to 500 million. The military equipment budget alone is as high as 200 million. In particular, 6 domestic warships were used at the beginning of the movie, including the 071-class large dock landing ship of the Chinese Navy and the latest 054A-class guided missile frigate. This is the first time that my country has used the latest warships in active service in an action blockbuster to participate in the shooting. In the past, such as "Wolf Warriors 2", although there were scenes of domestic warships, most of them were produced by computer animation, and there were few actual shootings. Through the film "Operation Red Sea", more people will learn about the power of the Chinese navy and feel the power of a great power.
So, what are the real details of the evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen? How does the Chinese navy operate in the evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen?
Now let us appreciate the details of China's military deployment and operations in this evacuation of overseas Chinese, and get a glimpse of the combat capabilities of the Chinese Navy.
Since 2014, the situation in Yemen has continued to escalate. More than 10 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have closed their embassies and required their citizens to evacuate Yemen. From March 26, 2015, the international coalition forces joined by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and other Gulf countries have launched military operations against the Houthi in Yemen.
At the end of March 2015, the Chinese navy fleet went to Yemen to perform the task of evacuating Chinese citizens. After nearly a week, under the leadership of the Chinese government, the Linyi ship of the Chinese Navy carried 225 expatriates from 10 countries including Pakistan in Yemen to Djibouti safely from the port of Aden, Yemen. The Chinese navy performed the Yemeni evacuation operation perfectly. This was the first time that China used armed warships to evacuate overseas Chinese from a foreign country. Armed personnel carried weapons off the ship and landed, deployed guards and set up security zones. This is a milestone, marking the beginning of the Chinese Navy's global operations.
In the middle of the night on March 26, 2015, the Navy ordered the 19th escort fleet Linyi, Weifang and Weishanhu ships that were carrying out escort missions in the Gulf of Aden to maneuver at high speed to the waters of the port of Aden, Yemen, to carry out the task of armed evacuation of Chinese citizens. After receiving orders from superiors, the fleet deployed all ships overnight to quickly transition from the escort state to the armed evacuation mission state, improving the naval force, landing combat force, berthing and personnel approved boarding inspection, and the security alert for ships and landing ports. , Life security and sanitation and epidemic prevention programs, all preparations were completed in the shortest time during the voyage.
The evacuation of overseas Chinese was carried out by the 19th navy escort formation, consisting of the 054A guided missile frigate 547 Linyi and 550 Weifang, and the 903 large fleet supply ship Weishanhu. The Type 054A guided missile frigate is a 4000-ton multi-purpose ocean-going frigate built by China. It has one 76mm main gun, two 7-tube 30mm near-anti-aircraft guns, and 8 Eagle Strike 83J anti-ship missiles with a range of more than 200 kilometers. The 32-unit vertical launch system can be mixed with Haihongqi 16 ship-to-air missiles and Yu-8 rockets to help fly anti-submarine torpedoes. The formation consists of 2 ship-borne helicopters and 50 members of the "Jiaolong" commando of the Navy Special Operations Group.
On the morning of March 29, the Linyi ship moved from the standby point to the port of Aden at high speed, and completed its berthing at 13:46. The first batch of 122 Chinese citizens and 2 foreigners assembled at the pier were evacuated with the ship. At 14:30, the Linyi ship left the port of Aden and arrived in Djibouti after nearly 8 hours of high-speed ferry.
After the situation changed drastically, the Navy used the intelligence of all parties in the Yemeni civil war and the rules of the exchange of fire to seize the precious window of a few hours of ceasefire to evacuate overseas Chinese. Therefore, there should be no danger of "people waiting for ships" or "ship waiting for people". Circumstances, make sure that actions can be synchronized. The cooperation between the navy and the embassy is considered to be seamless. The 124 people picked up by the Linyi ship were all boarded within 39 minutes, with an average of 18 seconds per person, and a large number of personnel screenings and baggage inspections had to be completed.
After the Linyi ship docked at the port of Aden, the port of Aden was in the war zone at this time. On the starboard side of the Linyi ship at 60 degrees and 5 kilometers, the guard station reported that an artillery shell had landed. Seven minutes later, the warship was 20 meters ahead of the ship. , A crane was strafed by a tank machine gun, and several grenades hit the crane. In order to ensure the safety of personnel boarding the ship, the Navy quickly implemented alert operations. The Linyi ship entered a first-level combat deployment. All battle positions strictly organized observation and alert. Fully armed special forces and sailors were on guard at the dock with live ammunition. Helicopters entered combat duty at any time. Prepare to deal with various emergencies.
The best is the navy's armed guards in the harbor. The navy special forces are on guard. The English words "Chinese Navy Security Area. Keep Clear!" are written on the sign, which translates into Chinese to the effect "This is a security zone set up by the Chinese Navy. Do not come near!". Some netizens witty words: This is the sanitary guarantee area in front of the Chinese Navy. Please keep it clean.
These two clenched Type 95 automatic rifles, Type 92 pistols hanging on their legs, and heavily armed Navy Jiaolong assault special forces, consisting of a guided missile frigate and two special forces, this small sphere of influence on foreign territory Although it was only a small step for the 19th escort formation, it was a big step for the Chinese Navy.
The main ground combat force of the navy's armed evacuation of overseas Chinese is about 50 "Jiaolong Commando" special forces. The Chinese Navy’s Jiaolong Commando, a mysterious force that rarely appears in public reports, also entered the national audience’s vision with the "Red Sea Operation". The military advisors and military instructors of the film are all members of the Jiaolong Commando. As a maritime special operations force of the Chinese Navy, the mission and tasks undertaken by the Jiaolong Commando are self-evident. In order to "be on the battlefield at any time and be able to fight at any time", every Jiaolong commando has been selected and tempered.
The Chinese Navy has more than 6 amphibious special operations forces and combat frogmen forces. Respectively subordinate to the Naval Special Operations Group, the Marine Corps, and the support ship detachments under the three major fleets, they perform amphibious reconnaissance in enemy areas, direct fire and guided strikes, secret infiltration tasks, underwater special defense, submarine salvage, and mine countermeasures Combat.
"Dare to go up to nine days to capture the moon, and dare to go down to the oceans to make trouble in the sea" is the characteristic of the Jiaolong Commando. Let’s take a look at the daily life of a Chinese navy special forces member: only the physical strength of the basic training, from 7:30 in the morning to 7:40 in the evening, the temperature is 30 degrees, the attack (forced march) 10 kilometers, the ordinary march 26 kilometers, towards a high ground Impact 7 back and forth, swimming in the sea for 5 hours. I only took two breaks, one for lunch, about 20 minutes, and the other for half an hour before and after going ashore to drink porridge during a swim. Drinking 12 kilograms of water a day, it is estimated that 3 kilograms of sweat was produced.
The Jiaolong Commando was formally established in 2002. In 2005, 8 special forces team members went to Estonia to participate in the 12th "Alna Assault" International Scout Competition and won the first place in the foreign team. In 2009, 70 special forces personnel accompanied the navy's first escort fleet to perform escort missions in the waters of Somalia. This is the first appearance of the most mysterious special operations force of the Chinese Navy.
The most noteworthy thing about Operation Red Sea is the shot of the 30mm anti-aircraft gun on the Type 054A frigate intercepting incoming missiles and artillery shells in the film, which is the first time it has appeared on the screen in our country. Before that, we only saw our navy ships launching such artillery in training or exercises in news videos, and the first time we saw the entire process of intercepting missiles by this artillery was in the movie "Operation Red Sea".
This multi-barreled naval gun is currently the world’s most lethal shipborne near-anti-aircraft. It uses 7 barrels and has a maximum rate of fire of 4200 rounds per minute. It can be intercepted under the control of fire control radar and photoelectric tracker. Supersonic anti-ship missiles below Mach 2 can simultaneously track and strike multiple targets within 3.5 kilometers.
In the real Yemeni evacuation operation, the Chinese navy dispatched the 054A guided missile frigate Linyi. In order to suppress and prevent the militants’ mortar and other close-range weapons attacks, the Linyi ship armed into the port of Aden was fully fired after it drew ashore. , The side 730 type 30 mm naval gun has a flat muzzle, pointing to the depth of the port of Aden, ready to fire at any time.
Many viewers do not understand the details of this action, thinking that the 30 naval gun is a kind of anti-aircraft artillery, why should it be guarded on the dock. In fact, there is a precedent for the Chinese Iron Broom 730 Cannon to sweep the target on the shore and blast the enemy into meat sauce. On September 16, 2014, a group of extremist militants attempted to rush into the Karachi Naval Base and attacked the Pakistani navy ships, but they were wiped out by Chinese-made near-defense guns. At that time, the Pakistan Navy's Zolfikar frigate used a Chinese-made 730 near-defense gun to kill all the militants who attempted to attack the warship. This is also the world's only small-caliber rapid-fire naval gun to destroy human targets. Since the 730 naval gun can use two kinds of ammunition, armor-piercing shells and grenade, 70 shells can be fired in one second to strike armor or human targets within a few hundred meters. It only needs a short shot, and dozens of shells can tear the enemy in the future. Into pieces.
On March 30, the second batch of evacuated 455 people boarded the Weifang ship of the Chinese Navy and left Yemen’s Hudaydah Port. Due to accurate intelligence and strong coordination, the entire boarding operation took only 81 minutes, with an average of less than 2 seconds per person. So far , All Chinese personnel who needed to be evacuated were evacuated from Yemen. Due to the chaos in the civil war in Yemen, all the actions of the Weifang ship entering and leaving Hudaydah Port were done by our navy autonomously.
In the Yemen evacuation operation in 2015, the Chinese navy took full advantage of the time, place, and harmony of people, and the operation was perfect. The dinner prepared by the Linyi navy ship for the evacuated Chinese citizens and foreign personnel is also unusually rich: six dishes and one soup-braised beef, sauerkraut vermicelli, moss pork, potato slices fried green pepper, meat skewers, squid rings and seaweed egg drop soup , Staple foods include dumplings, flower rolls, steamed buns, and rice.
Most of the domestic media's propaganda on the evacuation of overseas Chinese from Yemen focused on the smooth evacuation of nationals from various countries, and the strong organizational and support capabilities of Chinese citizens for the evacuation of nationals from the motherland. The role of the navy is not much involved.
China’s previous evacuation operations consisted of chartering civil airliners and passenger ships, or dispatching the Air Force Il-76 transport aircraft, but this is the first time that China has directly sent warships to evacuate overseas Chinese. The warship used for evacuation from Yemen is different from civil aviation and passenger ships. The warship has naval guns, missiles, helicopters and special forces. If someone dares to offend, they can counterattack or force ashore. This is the deterrent of naval warships. Where. A warship can be better than a few hundred sentences of diplomatic mediation. Our warship represents the determination of the motherland, and this operation has been done beautifully.
my country has dispatched the Air Force’s Il-76 large transport aircraft to carry out in-depth evacuation of overseas Chinese, such as the evacuation operation in Libya in 2011, but this was in the case of foreign cooperation, taking off and landing at airports in Libya, not a surprise operation with a combat background. . In contrast, the British army sent two C-130 transport planes with special forces and flew directly into Libya, forcibly landed near a desert oil field, and evacuated the 150 British who were stranded there and could not be evacuated by land. , Which means more armed evacuation of overseas Chinese.
In the Yemeni evacuation operation in 2015, it was completely an armed evacuation operation, in which the Chinese navy played a major role. In the future, the People's Liberation Army should increase its awareness and preparations for carrying out various overseas missions and armed protection of overseas citizens. With China's growing global interests, performing tasks overseas at any time is one of the forms of future operations of the People's Liberation Army.
The evacuation of overseas Chinese from Yemen in 2015 was an expected benefit of China's vigorous efforts to build an ocean-going navy. The gold content of a Chinese passport does not lie in how many countries you can go to without a visa, but in the case of trouble and danger, the army of the motherland can protect you and take you home.
Text/Korolev
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