Artillery Troops Conduct Confrontation Drill in NW China

Описание: Artillery troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted confrontation drill recently in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, as part of the "Firepower-2015 Qingtongxia" live-fire military exercises.

The drill started at 04:00 as the red side troops composed of an artillery brigade from the No. 27 Army Group launched attack towards a motorized infantry of the blue side that came from the No. 21 Army Group.

The red side introduced a variety of modernized reconnaissance methods to assist the attack.

"Previously we used to send people to conduct reconnaissance, but such method was low in efficiency and weak in the overall control of target area. Now we have introduced some information-based reconnaissance means including radar, drone and satellite. All of those help improve the clairvoyance of our artillery," said Su Qing, deputy captain of the drone unit of the red side troops.

The blue side that was familiar with the field terrain had already lurked in a valley and dealt a big blow to the "enemy" with the helicopters and airborne troops.

The drill concluded as the red side troops cast thousands of bombs to the blue side's position in the valley. This also marked the end of the "Qingtongxia" exercises.

"This year's cross-region artillery drill made records in its duration, number of participants, maneuvering distance and degree of mode of actual combat. The drill helped break the bad habits of troops and expose our weakness in the construction of forces fighting capacity," said Liu Lifweng, military officer with the military training department of the Headquarters of the PLA General Staff.
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