China-made peacekeeping transport equipment goes abroad for the first time
　　

　　Yesterday at the departure spot of the Chinese peacekeeping transport team to Liberia, the reporter learned that 179 sophisticated transportation vehicles for signal communication, logistics support and maintenance & repair, etc. had arrived at Monrovia harbor of Liberia on March 17 by sea. This is the first time the large-scale home-made high-tech transportation equipment go abroad to carry out peacekeeping operation since China's participation in the UN's peacekeeping missions.

　　The vehicles for the Chinese peacekeeping transport team to Liberia include field transport vehicles, field command vehicles, signal communication vehicles, recovery vehicles and refueling vehicles, and all of them are advanced equipment made in China with strong independent support capabilities. 100 5-ton field transport trucks are equipped with air conditioners and double berths, and they are suitable to be used in tropical Africa where road conditions are rough and temperature are high. The tactical field POL depot can swiftly provide POL supply to vehicles. Two sets of field trailer-mounted power stations can basically meet daily power requirements of the barracks of the Chinese peacekeeping force. In addition, the Chinese peacekeeping transport team has also been equipped with GPS, vehicle-mounted signal communication system, maritime satellite telephone and so on, all these can not only provide smooth communication within the Chinese peacekeeping forces during the operation, but also facilitate their contact with people in China at any time.

　　Various new types of logistics support vehicles for water purification, water transport, bathing, refrigeration, field cooking and ambulances can fully meet daily needs of the Chinese peacekeeping forces in Liberia. The field bathing vehicles can provide 48 person/time per hour for bathing after water drawn from rivers or reservoirs being purified, sterilized, and heated up. Each latest field-cooking vehicle can provide Chinese food and beverage for 300 officers and men.

　　It is learned that the officers and men of the Chinese peacekeeping transport team have undergone one-year intensified training to master the required operational skill of these high-tech special equipment, and all of them are fully qualified to operate these new equipment in their fulfillment of forthcoming peacekeeping missions.

　　By Zhang Xiaodong and Fan Juwei

　　(Mar.19, PLA Daily)