In order to support the Lao people's struggle to resist American aggression and save the nation, the China People's Liberation Army dispatched the 705th Brigade, the 302nd Brigade, the 303rd Brigade and the 304th Brigade at the request of the Lao People's Party (1972 renamed the Lao People's Revolutionary Party) and the Royal Government of Laos. The detachment, with a total of 2 1 1,000 people, is responsible for aiding the elderly in road construction and air defense operations. On March 7th, 1969, the 705th brigade entered Laos and deployed in the area along the construction line of China Road Construction Army. By the end of the year, the 705th Brigade had fought eight battles in Yusai and Mongkwa, shooting down three American planes and injuring five others.
1970 1 month, the 302nd detachment led the 707th and 7th10 brigades into Laos to take over the air defense mission of the 705th brigade. The detachment and two anti-aircraft artillery battalions and anti-aircraft machine gun detachments that entered Laos ahead of time were deployed in a unified way, and medium and small anti-aircraft guns were mixed with anti-aircraft machine guns, forming a strict anti-aircraft fire system. By the end of the year, the 302 detachment had fought 26 times, shot down 9 American planes and injured 12 people.
197 1 year 1 month, the 303 detachment took over the air defense task of the 302 detachment. In May of the same year, the 304th detachment entered Laos to undertake air defense tasks in road-building areas such as Bangladesh and Meng Hong. Under the attack of anti-aircraft guns supporting the elderly, American planes gradually reduced their attacks on road-building troops. The 303rd and 304th detachments returned to China in 197 1 65438+February and 1973165438+1October respectively.
In more than four years, China's anti-aircraft gun forces fought 95 times, shooting down 35 American planes and injuring 24 others. The anti-aircraft artillery unit sacrificed 269 people to support the elderly, of which 265,438+00 people were buried in the Martyrs Cemetery in Munce and Bannan Sheh, Laos.
According to relevant information, the 72nd division of our anti-aircraft artillery is mainly responsible for the air defense task of aiding the elderly. Air Force Anti-aircraft Gun 15 Division and its subordinate Army Anti-aircraft Gun 647 Regiment, Air Force Anti-aircraft Gun 55 Regiment, Army Anti-aircraft Gun Independent Battalion 1 1 and Army Anti-aircraft Gun Independent Battalion 32 Divisions; Air Force Anti-aircraft Gun 1 1 Division (304th detachment) and the 30th Army Anti-aircraft Gun Independent Battalion; They have contributed to the Lao people's anti-American struggle, which will last as long as supporting Vietnam's anti-American struggle.
Anti-aircraft gun independent 72nd division (302nd detachment)
7 1 in the first half of the year, our division received an order from Beikong to join the war to help the elderly and resist the United States. At that time, I was promoted as a radar technician (June 7 1), with two regiments (3 1 and 32 regiments, equipped with 100MM and 57MM anti-aircraft guns)+a battalion of the Army (37 guns+high-altitude aircraft). In late February, 65,438+entered the left-controlled northern Laos from the border of Mengla. The road starts from the border of Mengla and passes through the northern area controlled by communist party, Laos. One road is built to North Vietnam, and the other road is built to the southwest of Mekong River on the border between Laos and Thailand. It is mainly an army unit (about 1 division) that supports and assists Thai guerrillas in Thailand. The fighting time was originally one year. Due to the influence of 7 1 year 9. 13 (Lin Biao incident), the original air force antiaircraft artillery division 15 in Laos failed to return to China on schedule, which was delayed for nearly one year, so our division also stayed an extra year until 731kloc-0/. It's actually 65438+.
The antiaircraft gun company's weapons and equipment mainly include 57 guns, 100 guns, 37 guns, 85 guns, directors, gun sight radars, one-meter rangefinders, command mirrors and searchlights.