On July 28, 2015 a Regiment of the Second Artillery conducted a live-firing exercise with " new artillery guns" at a location in the Tibet Plateau and at heights between 3700 metres and 4800 metres. The troops 'prepared an environment for actual war situations'and conducted an "exercise to address the problems of Combat unit mechanical failure, electrical problems, battle damage repair,and to enhance the soldiers ability in battlefield command and also in practical use of equipments and to support the proper use of artillery. They also carried along 300 electrical equipments".