Found this picture of Chinese PLA military using uv-5re model baofengs, credit goes to "Task & Purpose" news. 
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China PLA using Baofengs
- Thread starter Abqactive
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Wouldn't it be funny if they had got delivered with instructions in English?
N6JPA
A Ham Radio Operator With too much frequency.
Back in the Iraq War US forces used Icom HT's for squad/platoon communications.
n2nov
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The InterSquad Radios (ISR) that were like FRS, but used freqs in the upper 390 Mhz range.
GlobalNorth
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Why wouldn't they? They build them.
nd5y
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Can't you guys tell that's a photoshopped picture?
I can provide the link for the source if anyone wants it.
nd5y
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Source of which picture? The group on the left that's out of focus or the 3 guys with baofengs (and one arm) that was added to the foreground on the right?
Yes please
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The radio can also be seen in the first photo if you look closely.Why the Chinese military wants thousands of 'made-to-order' noncommissioned officers
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rescuecomm
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Photo-shopped? Could be since the camo patterns don't match and the more in focus white patches seem to stand out. After seeing the Russia-Ukraine conflict and how the conscripted troops are equipped, I wouldn't be surprised that only the Chinese special ops troops have state of the art communications gear. People in the west seem surprised that the the net worth of soldiers in third world armies is less than the cost of a PRC148 or PRC152.
It would appear that in western countries, airsoft players use surplus XTS5000 UHF radios with NATO type PTT and headgear.
It would appear that in western countries, airsoft players use surplus XTS5000 UHF radios with NATO type PTT and headgear.
UV5RE was released in 2012 from what I'm seeing in different sources, and the UV5R+ came out in 2015. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post external links in forums so I didn't include the sources.
They may use those radios for training, but use more sophisticated radios for combat.
mmckenna
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Right, like the Russians using consumer cell service and Motorola DMR radios.
lx2005
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As a Chinese, I personally won’t think they will use Baofeng in combat. Perhaps for training, just guess. The PLA has developed their own military radio models, AFAIK.
I would assume so as this article did describe a training exercise
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