Joint PLA drill in Tibet sends strong warning to India, say analysts
- During the training over two days and one night, combined forces carried out a shell raid, electromagnetic attack and espionage, according to CCTV
- Quality production and absence of propaganda voice-over ‘gives a feeling of strong, real combat’, says military expert
Combat units joining the drill included an elite regiment from the military district, alpine troops, forces with tanks and military vehicles, artillery personnel, missile forces, drones, intelligence personnel, army aviation teams, and airborne troops, the CCTV video clip showed.
During the training over two days and one night, the PLA carried out a shell raid by an artillery force, electromagnetic attack, observation and espionage, with a 12-member alpine team in snow camouflage climbing to a peak of over 6,100 metres (20,000 feet) to monitor and collect accurate attack intelligence.
Coordinate data relating to the blue army outpost was sent to the command centre in real time, allowing precision strikes by the artillery and howitzer forces at the front line.