Recently, a combined regiment of the Xinjiang Military Region, which is stationed on a snowy plateau at an altitude of more than 5,100 meters, organized a combat shooting continuity assessment of armored assault vehicles. The officers and soldiers had to complete battlefield spec

Source: People's Liberation Army Daily Client • Chinese Bugle Author: Liu Cheng, Liu Xianwei

Recently, a synthetic regiment of Xinjiang Military Region that is training on a snowy plateau at an altitude of more than 5,100 meters organized a combat shooting continuity assessment of armored assault vehicles. Officers and soldiers must Complete battlefield special situation handling and combat shooting assessments in an environment close to actual combat, and comprehensively test the firepower strike capabilities of new equipment and the coordination capabilities of vehicle crews in plateau and cold environments.

Preparation before shooting

At the beginning of the assessment, the armored detachment launched a firepower raid on the target position in accordance with the battle formation. What is different from the past is that this time the assessment of the armored vehicle group requires sports shooting at bunkers, simulated tanks, and machine gun targets within a sliding distance of 500 meters.

Observing the target

During the shooting process, in addition to the close cooperation of the crew members, the factors that affect the accuracy of hitting the target must also take into account the impact of the temperature, air pressure and wind speed on the plateau on the shooting. In addition, taking the assault vehicle into an unfamiliar area during the assessment also posed a new test for the cooperation between the driver and the gunner .

(PLA client·Produced by China Military Bugle)