Training for beach landings is conducted by Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command Type 726 LCAC.

 

T?? T??? 726 L?n?in? C???t Ai? C?s?i?ns (LCACs) ?tt?c??? t? ? n?v?l l?n?in? s?i? ?l?till? ?n??? t?? C?in?s? P???l?’s Li????ti?n A?m? (PLA) T???t?? C?mm?n? ??????c? t?? c??st ???in? ? ???c? l?n?in? t??inin? ?x??cis? ?n J?n???? 6, 2022. T?? S??t???n T???t?? C?mm?n? N?v? ?? t?? S??t? S?? Fl??t is ?n? ?? t?? t???? ?l??ts ?? t?? C?in?s? P???l?’s Li????ti?n A?m? N?v?, ?????tin? in t?? S??t? C?in? S?? ?n??? t?? S??t???n T???t?? C?mm?n?. It is ????????t???? in Z??nji?n?, G??n???n? P??vinc?. M?st ?? t?? ?l??t’s s????c? s?i?s ??? l?c?t?? ?t Z??nji?n? n?v?l ??s?, w?il? ?ll ?? t?? ?l??t’s s??m??in?s ??? ?t Y?lin N?v?l B?s?, ?n H?in?n Isl?n?.

T?? T??? 726 LCAC (NATO ?????tin? n?m? Y??i cl?ss) is ? cl?ss ?? ?i?-c?s?i?n?? l?n?in? c???t ?s?? ?? t?? P???l?’s Li????ti?n A?m? N?v?. Six Y??i-cl?ss LCACs ??? ??li?v?? t? ?? in s??vic? wit? t?? P???l?’s Li????ti?n A?m? (PLA), wit? t?? ?i?st ?n? (3320) ??in? s??n ?t t?? ?n? ?? 2007. It is t?????t t??t t?? v?ss?ls w??? ??liv???? in tw? ??tc??s, wit? t?? ?i?st t???? LCACs ?????t??l? ??w???? ?? Uk??ini?n UGT 6000 ?n?in?s, w?il? t?? ??m?inin? t???? ??? ??li?v?? t? ?s? t?? in?i??n??s QC-70 ??s t???in?s. U? t? ???? Y??i-cl?ss LCACs c?n ?? c???i?? in t?? w?ll ??ck ?? t?? 210 m-l?n? Y?z???-cl?ss l?n?in? ?l?t???m ??ck (LPD). T?? LCAC ??? l??nc??? ?? ?l???in? ?? t?? ??ckin? ????.

An ?i?-c?s?i?n?? l?n?in? c???t ?tt?c??? t? ? n?v?l l?n?in? s?i? ?l?till? ?n??? t?? PLA S??t???n T???t?? C?mm?n? ???iv?s ?n s???? ???in? ? ???c? l?n?in? t??inin? ?x??cis? in mi?-A???st, 2022.An ?i?-c?s?i?n?? l?n?in? c???t ?tt?c??? t? ? n?v?l l?n?in? s?i? ?l?till? ?n??? t?? PLA S??t???n T???t?? C?mm?n? ???iv?s ?n s???? ???in? ? ???c? l?n?in? t??inin? ?x??cis? in mi?-A???st, 2022. (P??t? ?? C?in?mil/P??t? ?? Z??n? X????n)T?? T??? 726 LCAC is ????t?? in siz? t??n t?? US LCACs in s??vic?, ??t sm?ll?? t??n t?? Z???-cl?ss LCAC ?n? c?n c???? ?nl? ?n? m?in ??ttl? t?nk ?? ???? ??m???? v??icl?s. T?? ???l? v??i?nt, t?? T??? 726, ??v? ?nc??nt???? ? n?m??? ?? t?c?nic?l ????l?ms t??t t?m?????il? ??lt?? ?????cti?n ?? t?? cl?ss. T?is ???c?? t?? ???? T??? 071 LPDs t? limit t??i? ???j?cti?n c????iliti?s t? l?n?in? c???t, ?m??i?i??s IFVs ?n? ??lic??t??s ?xcl?siv?l?. C?in?s? ????n??tic?l ????? AVIC ??? ? ??l? in t?? n?w ??si?n ?? t?? T??? 726 / T??? 726A. F?? ?x?m?l?, t?? ?ss?m?l? ?? t?? ?????ll?? ??i?in? is m??? ?? t?? CAC (C??n??? Ai?c???t C??????ti?n), ? s??si?i??? ?? AVIC.

R?c?nt c?mm??ci?l s?t?llit? im????? ?? C?in?’s Ji?n?n?n S?i????? n??? S??n???i s??ws t??t t?? c??nt?? is ?????cin? ???iti?n?l Y??i-cl?ss LCACs. Ei??t T??? 726s w??? s??n ?t ? C?in?s? ?t D?mi?? N?v?l B?s? ?n N?ns?n Isl?n? ?n 26 S??t?m??? 2020. Ei??t T??? 726As t??t ???????? t? ?? n???l? c?m?l?t?? c??l? ?? s??n ?t t?? ???? ?n 14 Oct???? 2020. In t??ms ?? t?? n?m??? ?? LCACs t? ?? ??liv???? t? t?? PLAN, n? ???ici?l ?i????s ??v? ???n ??l??s?? ??t, ??t t???? ??? n?w ?t l??st ???? T??? 726 in s??vic? ?n? ???? T??? 726A ?n??? c?nst??cti?n. Kn?wіп? t??t ??c? T??? 071 LPD c?n ?cc?mm???t? tw? LCACs in t??i? w?ll ??ck, t?? ?in?l n?m??? ?? t??s? C?in?s? LCAC is lik?l? t?l inc???s?.

An ??m???? v??icl? ??lls ??t ?? ?n ?i? c?s?i?n?? l?n?in? c???t ???in? ? ???c? l?n?in? t??inin? ?x??cis? c?n??ct?? ?? ? n?v?l l?n?in? s?i? ?l?till? ?n??? t?? PLA S??t???n T???t?? C?mm?n? in mi?-A???st, 2022.An ??m???? v??icl? ??lls ??t ?? ?n ?i? c?s?i?n?? l?n?in? c???t ???in? ? ???c? l?n?in? t??inin? ?x??cis? c?n??ct?? ?? ? n?v?l l?n?in? s?i? ?l?till? ?n??? t?? PLA S??t???n T???t?? C?mm?n? in mi?-A???st, 2022. (P??t? ?? C?in?mil/P??t? ?? Z??n? X????n)