{"product_id":"korean-war-chinese-pva-support-group-1","title":"Korean War: Chinese PVA support group","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChinese PVA Support Group\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeadquarters Team\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOfficers of the CCP army were selected on past military experience and political ideology. CCP army officers did not carry swords like Japanese officers. They had titles, not ranks; for example, Platoon Commander or Company Commander, rather than Lieutenant or Captain. There are also models to represent medics and\/or forward observers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium Machine Gun Teams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Type 24 machine gun was a Chinese produced copy of the MG08\/15 Maxim machine gun. The Chinese would make use of captured US .30cal MMG and make copies of the .30 cal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium Mortar Team\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chinese had a fair number of medium mortars in the infantry battalion, typically utilizing the Russian model 82mm and the 81mm Brandt Mle 27\/31 medium mortar. The Chinese PVA formed small batteries of three tubes in an infantry battalion’s weapons company and six-tube batteries in a battalion mortar company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContains 10 Metal Models \u0026amp; 2 Weapons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55254925279605,"sku":"402218101","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0478\/6061\/3271\/files\/402218101_ChinesePVASupportGroup01.jpg?v=1744398261","url":"https:\/\/trade.warlordgames.com\/products\/korean-war-chinese-pva-support-group-1","provider":"Warlord Games (Trade)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}