Beijing (TDI): The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Army has carried out joint exercises to evaluate annual combat readiness in high-altitude and cold environment conditions in the Karakoram Mountains at the start of the new year, featuring tanks, drones and infantry fighting vehicles.
A unit of the Xinjiang Military Command has been conducting reconnaissance tactical exercises in an unfamiliar high-altitude area.
Multiple forces of reconnaissance, armored and firepower units participated with multiple equipment to test their operational capacity, according to Chinese media reports.
In the Karakoram Mountains during the ongoing exercise, the reconnaissance unit rapidly maneuvered to the designated area and established a reconnaissance position upon after receiving intelligence from a higher command.
In the meantime, the aerial reconnaissance unit deployed drones to conduct real-time battlefield monitoring.
The command post swiftly analyzed the enemy situation and issued combat orders, with all operational units swiftly responding.
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The armored unit immediately assembled, mobilized their vehicles, and carried out an assault on the forward positions.
The artillery unit adjusted firing parameters s per instructions, preparing for fire support.
Efficient, Stealthy Reconnaissance Unit
According to a participant of the drill, due to rapidly changing battlefield conditions, the reconnaissance unit must be efficient, stealthy and swift when carrying out missions, which requires the unit not only to have strong military skills but also to be familiar with the terrain and topography of the battlefield.
As the drills continued, the reconnaissance unit advanced the frontline swiftly, using radar systems, drones and telescopes to conduct full detection of the enemy’s forward positions.
After obtaining information on enemy troops’ deployments and firepower configurations, an attacking group formed by the armored unit launched successive charges.
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Under the cover of tanks, troops carried by infantry fighting vehicles swiftly dismounted and advanced toward the target area, successfully seizing the position.
This year’s military drills officially started on January 2 with all military troops carrying out exercises throughout China, from the Gobi Desert, the coastal frontlines, the snow-covered plateaus to the dense mountain forests.
