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Exercising troops in mountains

  

PLA Daily 2006-09-18

  Following closely the requirements of future operations, the Heroic Fourth Company of a mechanized infantry brigade of the Lanzhou Military Area Command is determined to train its troops to gain great proficiency in coordinated operation involving armored troops and the infantry by taking advantage of the tricky terrain and by earnestly exploring the effective methods and tactics for mountain operations, which has yielded the desired result of raising the combat effectiveness of the company. Troops of the company are shown in the picture conducting an exercise in mid September in the depths of the Qinling Mountains on launching a counter attack against the defending "enemies".

  By Fan Xin

  (Sept 18, PLA Daily)