Type 07
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Type 07 is a new family of military uniform
s to be used by all branches of the People's Liberation Army
(PLA) and People's Armed Police
(PAP) of the People's Republic of China
(PRC). During 2007-2008, the new uniforms will replace the Type 87
Service Uniforms currently in use by regular units and the Type 97 Service Dress
Service Uniforms currently in use by PLA garrison troops in People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison
and People's Liberation Army Macau Garrison. The new Type 07 uniforms were unveiled in late June 2007 during the celebration ceremony the 10th anniversary of Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong.
Though new, PLA uniform (especially dress uniform) still borrows strongly from older designs, inspired in turn by Soviet-era Russian army, air force and fleet uniforms. But for the first time, the uniforms also have cuff insignia in the form of stripes, worn not just by the PLA's honor guard and color guard, but by all NCO's and junior and senior officers except the general officers, save for the admirals of the PLA Navy.
and Second Artillery Corps
(Strategic Missile Force) units in 2007-08, replacing various uniforms currently in use — the Type 87 Service Uniforms for regular ground forces units and the Type 97 Service Uniforms for PLA garrison troops in Hong Kong and Macau. The new Type 07 uniform made its debut in late June 2007 during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.
Compared to the previous "olive green" service uniforms that have been in service with the PLA Ground Force since the mid-1980s, the new Type 07 Army Uniforms features a colder "pine green" color, with better material and cutting to give a more stylish and yet professional appearance. All rank insignias
are on green backgrounds. The old standing-collar winter service uniform was abandoned in favor of an open-collar design. Furthermore, the Type 07 Army Uniforms have included a dress uniform
for the first time to be worn by officer
s at ceremonial events.
(PLAN). The new Type 07 uniform made its debut in late June 2007 during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, and will be introduced to all PLAN units in the next three years.
The new Type 07 Navy Uniforms adopts white
and navy-blue as its basic colors, with better material and cutting to give a more stylish and professional appearance. Officers will receive for the first time a dress uniform to be worn at ceremonial events. In addition, officers will receive two Spring/Autumn Service Uniforms instead of one, an all-white design with the traditional shoulder
rank insignia and a navy-blue design with cuff
insignia replacing the traditional shoulder rank insignia.
(PLAAF) — the Type 05 Air Force Service Uniforms currently in use with regular airmen and the Type 97 Air Force Service Uniforms used by the PLA garrison troops in Hong Kong and Macau. The new Type 07 uniform made its debut in late June 2007 during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.
The new Type 07 Air Force Uniforms inherited the "Air Force Blue" color of the Type 05 Air Force Service Uniforms, but with better material and cutting to give a more stylish and professional appearance. All rank insignias are on blue backgrounds. The old standing-collar winter service uniform was abandoned in favor of an open-collar design. Furthermore, the new uniforms also included for the first time a dress uniform to be worn by officers at ceremonial events.
, trousers, a soft cap and black
leather
boots.
The Summer Combat Uniform has a coat replacing the waist-length jacket
used by the Type 87, with cuffed sleeves, a soft turndown collar, two zipper
breast pockets, two hip pockets, and an arm pocket on the left sleeve.
A pair of rank cloth insignia (light yellow on olive drab for Army, light yellow on medium blue for Air Force, and light yellow on navy blue for Navy) with velcro is worn on the collars. The service branch cloth badge (Military Commission HQ, Army, Air Force, Navy, or Second Artillery Corps
) with velcro is worn above the right chest pocket. The unit shield badge (37 different badges available) is carried on the right sleeve pocket. During a multi-national event, a cloth nametag with both Simplified Chinese and English text is worn above the left chest pocket and the PRC
flag color patch may be worn above the left sleeve pocket. In summer, enlisted personnel also wear a T-shirt
(either in green or camouflage) for physical training. The Winter Combat Uniform has an inner lining of quilted cotton padding, a brown fur collar, and a hood
. A fur cap with earflaps is available for winter operations.
According to the press release by PLA officials in July 2007, the Type 07 Combat & Training Uniforms should be available in four basic camouflage patterns with each in a four-color scheme. However so far, the only Type 07 pattern mass-distributed is the universal pattern (or the urban). The desert pattern is primarily used during Winter, and is currently issued to troops in Tibet and border guards near Russia in the Northeast. Woodland is currently issued to Second Artillery Forces in dense forested regions, and the Type 07 Ocean camouflage is slowly issued to naval special units.
PLA officials always like to introduce irregular camouflage pattern for special occasion. Without exception, PLA had several new digital camouflage patterns for the great military parade of 60th National Day on 1st Oct 2009. According to the press photos were taken from Beijing's Military Parade Village, the following special 07 digital patterns had been seem at rehearsals:
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Military uniform
Military uniforms comprises standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations. Military dress and military styles have gone through great changes over the centuries from colourful and elaborate to extremely utilitarian...
s to be used by all branches of the People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
(PLA) and People's Armed Police
People's Armed Police
The People's Armed Police , officially Chinese People's Armed Police Force is a paramilitary or gendarmerie force primarily responsible for civilian policing and fire rescue duties in the People's Republic of China, as well as provide support to PLA during wartime.In contrast to public security...
(PAP) of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
(PRC). During 2007-2008, the new uniforms will replace the Type 87
Type 87
The Type 87 35 mm automatic grenade launcher is an air-cooled, blowback operated, fully automatic weapon and is crew transportable with limited amounts of ammunition. It can fire a variety of 35 mm grenades stored in the 6-, 9-, or 12-round cartridge drum. The Type 87 is described by...
Service Uniforms currently in use by regular units and the Type 97 Service Dress
Type 97 Service Dress
Type 97 Service Dress was the military uniforms used by all branches of the People's Liberation Army in both the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison and People's Liberation Army Macau Garrison in 1997 and 1999...
Service Uniforms currently in use by PLA garrison troops in People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison
People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison
The People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China responsible for defence duties of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since the sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned to the PRC in 1997...
and People's Liberation Army Macau Garrison. The new Type 07 uniforms were unveiled in late June 2007 during the celebration ceremony the 10th anniversary of Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong.
Though new, PLA uniform (especially dress uniform) still borrows strongly from older designs, inspired in turn by Soviet-era Russian army, air force and fleet uniforms. But for the first time, the uniforms also have cuff insignia in the form of stripes, worn not just by the PLA's honor guard and color guard, but by all NCO's and junior and senior officers except the general officers, save for the admirals of the PLA Navy.
Army Uniforms
The Type 07 Army Uniforms will be the newest uniforms to be adopted by all PLA Ground ForcePeople's Liberation Army Ground Force
The People's Liberation Army Ground Force is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army. Its regular forces consist of 1.7 million personnel, with an additional 800,000 personnel in reserve, making it the largest active standing army in the world, and second largest in terms of...
and Second Artillery Corps
Second Artillery Corps
The Second Artillery Corps is the strategic missile forces of the People's Republic of China. The SAC is the component of the People's Liberation Army that controls China's nuclear ballistic and conventional missiles. China's total nuclear arsenal size is estimated to be about 240 nuclear weapons...
(Strategic Missile Force) units in 2007-08, replacing various uniforms currently in use — the Type 87 Service Uniforms for regular ground forces units and the Type 97 Service Uniforms for PLA garrison troops in Hong Kong and Macau. The new Type 07 uniform made its debut in late June 2007 during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.
Compared to the previous "olive green" service uniforms that have been in service with the PLA Ground Force since the mid-1980s, the new Type 07 Army Uniforms features a colder "pine green" color, with better material and cutting to give a more stylish and yet professional appearance. All rank insignias
Ranks of the People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army has not always used ranks or insignia. In common with the practice of the Red Army at the time of its founding in 1927, neither were used until 1955 when a system of ranks was established. As a result of the Cultural Revolution, ranks were abolished in May 1965...
are on green backgrounds. The old standing-collar winter service uniform was abandoned in favor of an open-collar design. Furthermore, the Type 07 Army Uniforms have included a dress uniform
Dress uniform
Dress uniform , is the most formal military uniform, typically worn at ceremonies, official receptions, and other special occasions; with order insignias and full size medals...
for the first time to be worn by officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
s at ceremonial events.
Navy Uniforms
The Type 07 Navy Uniforms will replace the Type 87 Navy Service Uniforms and Type 97 Navy Service Uniforms in current service with the People's Liberation Army NavyPeople's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
(PLAN). The new Type 07 uniform made its debut in late June 2007 during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, and will be introduced to all PLAN units in the next three years.
The new Type 07 Navy Uniforms adopts white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
and navy-blue as its basic colors, with better material and cutting to give a more stylish and professional appearance. Officers will receive for the first time a dress uniform to be worn at ceremonial events. In addition, officers will receive two Spring/Autumn Service Uniforms instead of one, an all-white design with the traditional shoulder
Shoulder
The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle , the scapula , and the humerus as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons. The articulations between the bones of the shoulder make up the shoulder joints. The major joint of the shoulder is the glenohumeral joint, which...
rank insignia and a navy-blue design with cuff
Cuff
A cuff is an extra layer of fabric at the lower edge of the sleeve of a garment covering the arms. In US usage the word may also refer to the end of the leg of a pair of trousers...
insignia replacing the traditional shoulder rank insignia.
Air Force Uniforms
The Type 07 Air Force Uniforms will replace the two Air Force Service Uniforms in service with the People's Liberation Army Air ForcePeople's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
(PLAAF) — the Type 05 Air Force Service Uniforms currently in use with regular airmen and the Type 97 Air Force Service Uniforms used by the PLA garrison troops in Hong Kong and Macau. The new Type 07 uniform made its debut in late June 2007 during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.
The new Type 07 Air Force Uniforms inherited the "Air Force Blue" color of the Type 05 Air Force Service Uniforms, but with better material and cutting to give a more stylish and professional appearance. All rank insignias are on blue backgrounds. The old standing-collar winter service uniform was abandoned in favor of an open-collar design. Furthermore, the new uniforms also included for the first time a dress uniform to be worn by officers at ceremonial events.
Combat & Training Uniforms
In 2007, the PLA introduced the Type 07 Combat & Training Uniforms to replace the older Type 87 Combat & Training Uniforms originally introduced in the 1980s. Each serviceman in the PLA has a Winter Combat & Training Uniform made of woollen material and a Summer Combat & Training Uniform made of poly/cotton twill fabric. Both uniforms consist of a coatCoat (clothing)
A coat is a long garment worn by both men and women, for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front, closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these...
, trousers, a soft cap and black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...
boots.
The Summer Combat Uniform has a coat replacing the waist-length jacket
Jacket
A jacket is a hip- or waist-length garment for the upper body. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat, which is outerwear...
used by the Type 87, with cuffed sleeves, a soft turndown collar, two zipper
Zipper
A zipper is a commonly used device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric...
breast pockets, two hip pockets, and an arm pocket on the left sleeve.
A pair of rank cloth insignia (light yellow on olive drab for Army, light yellow on medium blue for Air Force, and light yellow on navy blue for Navy) with velcro is worn on the collars. The service branch cloth badge (Military Commission HQ, Army, Air Force, Navy, or Second Artillery Corps
Second Artillery Corps
The Second Artillery Corps is the strategic missile forces of the People's Republic of China. The SAC is the component of the People's Liberation Army that controls China's nuclear ballistic and conventional missiles. China's total nuclear arsenal size is estimated to be about 240 nuclear weapons...
) with velcro is worn above the right chest pocket. The unit shield badge (37 different badges available) is carried on the right sleeve pocket. During a multi-national event, a cloth nametag with both Simplified Chinese and English text is worn above the left chest pocket and the PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
flag color patch may be worn above the left sleeve pocket. In summer, enlisted personnel also wear a T-shirt
T-shirt
A T-shirt is a style of shirt. A T-shirt is buttonless and collarless, with short sleeves and frequently a round neck line....
(either in green or camouflage) for physical training. The Winter Combat Uniform has an inner lining of quilted cotton padding, a brown fur collar, and a hood
Hood
-Apparel:* Hood , type of head covering** Article of Academic dress** Animal hood, something used in costume play or part of an animal transformation fantasy** Bondage hood, sex toy-Anatomy:* Hood , flap of skin behind the head of a cobra...
. A fur cap with earflaps is available for winter operations.
According to the press release by PLA officials in July 2007, the Type 07 Combat & Training Uniforms should be available in four basic camouflage patterns with each in a four-color scheme. However so far, the only Type 07 pattern mass-distributed is the universal pattern (or the urban). The desert pattern is primarily used during Winter, and is currently issued to troops in Tibet and border guards near Russia in the Northeast. Woodland is currently issued to Second Artillery Forces in dense forested regions, and the Type 07 Ocean camouflage is slowly issued to naval special units.
- Urban (Universal) (Official name: 07 Universal Camouflage, "07 通用迷彩作训服" in Simplified Chinese text): Green, brown and black on grey background. This pattern is good for semi-urbanized terrain. It is the standard pattern for the PLA Ground Force and the PLA Air Force, and is being distributed to most major units. All officers and soldiers currently serving overseas have received these uniforms.
- Desert (Official name: 07 Arid Camouflage, "07 荒漠迷彩作训服" in Simplified Chinese text): Light khaki, dark brown and black on tan background. The original intent of this pattern was for desert or arid terrain, however it is actually issued as Winter Camouflage pattern regardless of terrain in north China. Footage of its cold weather parka had been seen on TV since late 2008, but the completed uniform was started to issue widely in late 2009.
- Woodland (Official name: 07 Woodland Camouflage, "07 林地迷彩作训服" in Simplified Chinese text): Light yellow, medium brown and black on olive green background. It is designated for use in dense bush terrain or jungle, and is mainly issued to the PLA Second Artillery Corps.
- Ocean: Light blue, green and light khaki on medium blue background. It is being issued to the PLA Navy and Marine Corps in limited quantities, such as Spratly Islands garrison forces and Somalia anti-piracy naval task force.
- Navy Blue: It is same cut but in plain dark blue color which is issued to all vessel crew of PLA Navy as working uniform.
PLA officials always like to introduce irregular camouflage pattern for special occasion. Without exception, PLA had several new digital camouflage patterns for the great military parade of 60th National Day on 1st Oct 2009. According to the press photos were taken from Beijing's Military Parade Village, the following special 07 digital patterns had been seem at rehearsals:
- Airborne Camo --- It was used by the PLAAF 15th Airborne Corps formation at the 60th National Day. Sky blue, green, greyish green and light greyish blue which is very similar with 07 Universal Camouflage.
- Special Force Camo --- It was the pixelized pattern of Type 04 Special Force DPM camouflage, and supposed to use by most elite CFS (the spec ops unit) formation of 38th Group Army, which also under the command of PLA General Staff HQ. However, it was dropped in final after exposed by mass media during early rehearsal.
- Second Artillery Corps Camo --- A variant of 07 Woodland pattern which used redish brown instead of dark brown. It will be used by PLA Second Artillery Command Academy, Second Artillery Engineering Academy, and Second Artillery Qingzhou NCO Training School formations at the 60th National Day.
See also
Digital camouflage pattern uniforms:- CADPATCADPATCanadian Disruptive Pattern is the computer-generated digital camouflage pattern currently used by the Canadian Forces . CADPAT is designed to reduce the likelihood of detection by night vision devices. The basic uniform consists of a wide brim combat hat, helmet cover, shirt, jacket, trousers,...
- MARPATMARPATMARPAT is a digital camouflage pattern in use with the United States Marine Corps, introduced with the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform , which replaced the Camouflage Utility Uniform. The pattern is formed by a number of small rectangular pixels of color...
- ACUArmy Combat UniformThe Army Combat Uniform is the current combat uniform worn by the United States Army. It is the successor to the Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Camouflage Uniform worn during the 1980s and 1990s. It features a number of design changes, as well as a different camouflage pattern from its...
- ABUAirman Battle UniformThe Airman Battle Uniform is a service-distinctive camouflage battledress uniform for the United States Air Force. It is currently in full production and replaced the Battle Dress Uniform November 1st, 2011 after a four year phase-in period...
- MCCUUMarine Corps Combat Utility UniformThe Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform is the current battledress uniform of the United States Marine Corps. It is also worn by Navy personnel assigned to Marine Corps units . Field testing began in 2001, the uniform debuted in 2002, and the changeover was completed in October 2004...
- NWU
External links
General information:- Ranks, Uniforms & Insignia - SinoDefence.com
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