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PLA Army practices anti-ship with long-range rockets, anti-tank missiles Liu Xuanzun Published: May 30, 2021 06:33 PM An armored vehicle assigned to the missile element assigned to a brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army fires the missile during a live-firing assessment on May 17, 2021.Photo:China Military In its recently held live-fire exercises, the Chinese People s Liberation Army (PLA) Army used long-range rocket artillery and anti-tank missiles, traditionally used against ground targets, to hit maritime targets, leading Chinese analysts to say on Sunday that the Army can join the PLA Navy and other military branches in anti-ship missions. A brigade affiliated with the PLA 80th Group Army organized a long-range rocket artillery unit in a live-fire shooting practice at Bohai Bay and tested the damage effectiveness of long-range rockets against different types of maritime targets, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday. ....
Chinese Army Inducts New Armored Vehicles, Howitzers & Rocket Launchers Our Bureau 571 PCL-181 155mm wheeled vehicle-mounted howitzers The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s Xinjiang Military Command has taken delivery of three new advanced weapon systems – armored vehicles, howitzers and self-propelled rocket launchers – over the past week. The unit deployed in a snowy plateau region at an elevation of more than 4,500m inducted dozens of Type 08 eight-wheeled armored vehicles of different variants with some of them equipped with large caliber rifled guns, auto cannons, machine guns and howitzer systems, js7tv.cn, a video news website affiliated with the PLA, reported on Sunday. ....