The unit that commissioned the new
vehicle is garrisoned at a high altitude
snowy border region that is extremely
cold lacks oxygen and has a complex
terrain which causes difficulties in
logistic support including the transport
of supplies. The PLA, Xinjiang military
command revealed in a release published
on its wechat account on sunday.
After several on the spot investigations, the vehicle was tailored to suit the
needs of the troops as it uses
caterpillar tracks that aren't made from
metal. These tracks are sturdy do not damage
road surfaces have high mobility and can
carry heavy loads the command said.
The vehicle can traverse freely in
complex terrains like shallow river
banks deserts mountains and snow fields
even under bad weather conditions and
provide reliable support to the supply
transportation of plateau troops the
release said. It didn't reveal the designation of the
new vehicle. There is no need to worry that we will
run out of living materials this winter, the release quoted a soldier as saying.
Logistics support is very important to
the military particularly at locations
with challenging natural environments. This specially designed all-terrain
vehicle will serve this purpose well and
allow the troops to be at 100 combat
readiness at all times. A Chinese
military expert told the Global Times on
monday requesting anonymity.
According to a report by China central
television CCTV some PLA unit started to
use this type of vehicle in January. But
it was not revealed at that time if it
was being used by the xinjiang military
command.
The new all-terrain vehicle can tread
over slopes of 35 degrees and deliver
1.5 tonnes of goods to troops stationed
at altitudes higher than 5000 metres, CCTV reported.
The delivery of the vehicle comes at a
time when china and india failed to
reach an agreement during the 13th round
of core commander level talks over
issues related to the western section of
the China-India border with the pla
western theater command slamming india
for its unreasonable and unrealistic
demands on october 11.
Several chinese experts reached by the
global times warned at the time that
china needs to brace for the possibility
of further indian military aggression as
india is risking a new round of conflict.
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