Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-19

Army artillery troops conduct full-element live-fire assessment

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-08-19
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/TE/16480133.html
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An artillery detachment assigned to a brigade under the Chinese PLA 81st Group Army recently maneuvered to a training ground in northern China to conduct a full-element live-fire assessment. During the assessment, PL-96 122mm howitzers targeted fixed fortifications such as trenches and bunkers, using precision fire and rapid fire to deliver suppressive fire on the target area. Leveraging damage data relayed from the front, PHL-11 122mm wheeled multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) quickly switched ammunition types to launch deep fire strikes and destroy the enemy fortifications. Simultaneously, HJ-8 anti-tank missiles executed precision strikes to neutralize the remaining targets. The live-fire assessment effectively tested the troops' capabilities in intelligence reconnaissance, fire coordination, and rapidstrike operations. (Video Editor: Zhang Jinwen)

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An artillery detachment from a brigade of the 81st Group Army conducted a full-element live-fire assessment at a training ground in northern China, employing PL-96 122mm howitzers for suppressive fire, PHL-11 122mm wheeled MLRS for deep strikes with switched ammunition types, and HJ-8 anti-tank missiles for precision neutralization of remaining targets. The assessment tested integrated fire coordination across three distinct systems — tube artillery, rocket artillery, and guided anti-tank weapons — with the PHL-11 crews responding to real-time battle damage assessment relayed from the front. This is a routine combined-arms artillery readiness evaluation; its value is as a baseline record of how the 81st Group Army's artillery brigades structure multi-system live-fire validation, not as evidence of a changed posture or new capability.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Army artillery troops conduct full-element live-fire assessment." China Military Online (EN), 2026-08-19. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/TE/16480133.html.

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