CHINA-PLA: TIBET MILITARY REGION RECENTLY HELD LARGE MILITARY EXERCISE AT HIGH ALTITUDE IN TIBET PLATEAU
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The Global Times (August 26) quoted the state-run CCTV to report that the Tibet Military Command recently organized large-scale joint exercises at an elevation of about 4,500 meters in a snowy plateau region, in which the troops operated some of the PLA's latest weapons and equipment and practised multidimensional tactics with the goal of target elimination. It revealed that the 'Snowfield Duty-2021' exercise featured more than 10 brigades and regiments affiliated with the PLA Tibet Military Command and set the theme of joint, multidimensional combat in plateau and mountainous regions. CCTV said 'it showed the combat capabilities in joint plateau operations of the PLA forces and their determination in safeguarding China's border and the stability of Tibet'. Observation positions and provided guidance for precision strikes on key hostile targets behind defence lines. Anti-aircraft batteries deployed by a defence brigade launched missiles to intercept hostile aircraft. Attack helicopters of an army aviation brigade took off for additional multidimensional fire support, as the artillery positions were exposed and the self-propelled howitzers and multiple rocket launcher systems had to be relocated. Global Times quoted a military expert as saying 'the exercise was notable for the number of troops involved, the wide variety of tactics and combat elements as well as the deployment of advanced weaponry like the Type 15 light tanks'.
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