MACAO, Apr.18 -- The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in Macao recently organized an assessment to check the combat capabilities of its special operations forces on coordination, skills and tactics.
澳门4月18日电 解放军驻澳门部队近日组织考核，对特战队员协同配合、技战术等综合作战能力进行全面检验。
According to the commander of a special operations company in PLA Macao Garrison, the assessment was set against the background of “eliminating terrorists and rescuing hostages” and was composed of various phases like “operations planning”, “engagement operations”, “firepower strikes”, and “joint clearing operations”. In between, more than ten courses such as armed cross-country race, crossing obstacles, climbing and live-fire shooting with various firearms were scheduled to be carried out in succession with the interval between no more than two minutes.
驻澳门部队某特种作战连连长雷文介绍，这次考核以“清剿据守恐怖分子、解救人质”为演练背景，分为“作战筹划”“接敌行动”“火力打击”“联合清剿”等阶段，连贯实施武装越野、克服障碍、攀登、多种枪械实弹射击等十余个课目，每个课目间隔时间不超过2分钟。
As explained by Colonel Li Jian, head of the combat and training department with the PLA Macao Garrison, this assessment aimed to test and figure out the actual combat capabilities of the garrison’s special operations forces, with a view to laying a sound foundation for optimizing the organization of special operations forces and improving the training pertinence.
驻澳门部队作训处处长李健介绍，这次考核目的是为了检验和摸清特战队员的能力底数，为下一步优化特战小队的编成编组、提高训练的针对性提供依据。
