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Deception: Key to Chinese Military Strategy

Inflatable decoy (Pic: Courtesy – Reddit)

China regards deception as a key component of military planning, and PLA leaders continue to emphasise on the widespread use of deception.

 

This is particularly evident at the tactical level, where the PLA actively employs wide variety of deception measures.

Decoys

One of the primary methods of battlefield deception for PLA ground forces is the use of decoys.

 

PLA decoys simulate a wide range of equipment including ballistic missile launch vehicles, tanks, aircraft, artillery, and other various types of military vehicles and equipment including small maritime vessels.

 

The PLA uses two types of decoys: inflatable and solid.

 

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TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE: DECOYS TO DECEIVE AND SURVIVE

Tactical decoys are dummy equipment like aircraft, radars, missile launch vehicles, armoured vehicles, bridging capabilities, artillery pieces, and installations (buildings, bridges, and runways) intended to deceive enemy observers.

Decoys are one of the most effective tools in deception operations. Their use has been standard in warfare since ancient times.

 

Usefulness

Decoys increase the survivability of installations, units, or equipment, primarily in the face of air threat (drones, planes, helicopters) and indirect fire.

Decoys provide alternative targets and can therefore decrease the adversary’s chance of hitting real targets.

Decoys cause opponents to consume ammunition, a significant effect given the cost of some ammunition and, often, the low volumes stored.

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